Company Required Applicants to Complete an Unlawful Pre-Offer Health Questionnaire, Federal Agency Charged TAMPA, Fla. – KB Staffing LLC, a staffing firm servicing central Florida, made unlawful pre-offer health inquiries of applicants in violation of federal law, the U.S. Equal […]

62 Thai Farmworkers Vindicated After Exploitation at the Hands of Global Horizons LOS ANGELES – A federal judge has ordered farm labor contractor Global Horizons, Inc. to pay $7,658,500 for a pattern or practice of subjecting Thai farmworkers in the […]

Moving Company Fired an Employee Because She Complained of Harassment, Agency Says DETROIT – Morse Moving & Storage, a residential and corporate moving services provider based in Romulus, Mich., will pay $30,000 to settle a retaliation lawsuit filed by the […]

Milk Manufacturer Refused to Promote Woman Because of Gender, Federal Agency Charged DETROIT – A Grand Rapids, Mich.-based milk and juice manufacturer violated federal law by subjecting a female employee to sex discrimination, the U. S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission […]

Asheville Hospital Fired Employees Who Declined Flu Vaccinations Based on Their Religious Beliefs, Federal Agency Charged ASHEVILLE, N.C. – Mission Hospital, Inc., a North Carolina corporation based in Asheville, violated federal law when it failed to accommodate employees’ religious beliefs […]

Several Young Mexican-American Males Secretly Videotaped in Men’s Room, Federal Agency Charged SAN DIEGO – A San Ysidro, Calif., restaurant will pay $27,500 and furnish remedial relief to settle a male-on-male class sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit filed by the […]

Bakery Refused to Hire Applicants Based on Their Race/National Origin, Federal Agency Alleged HOUSTON – A large local bakery will pay $1,042,000 as part of the settlement of a class race and national origin discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. […]

Commission Hears Input from Stakeholders on Collection of Pay Data WASHINGTON-Today, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) convened a public hearing to obtain feedback from stakeholders on a proposal to revise the Employer Information Report (EEO-1) to include collecting […]

Includes Key Federal Sector Decisions, Special Article on Determining Status of Complainants in the EEO Process WASHINGTON — The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced the latest edition of its federal sector Digest of Equal Employment Opportunity Law, […]

Company Failed to Honor Agreement to Hire Applicant to Resolve Disability Discrimination Charge, Federal Agency Says JACKSON, Miss. – Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. and Boots & Coots, LLC, an oil and gas exploration services company with headquarters in Houston, violated […]