Company Refused Job to Experienced Applicant Because of Gender, Federal Agency Charged MOBILE, Ala. — Coca-Cola Bottling Company of Mobile, a manufacturer, bottler and distributor of soft drink products, will pay $35,000 and furnish other significant relief to settle a […]

Human Resources Manager Fired Because of Coronary Artery Disease, Agency Says DETROIT – A paper and packaging manufacturer with a facility located in Battle Creek, Mich., will pay $187,500 to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal […]

Agency Continues To Expand Digital Services WASHINGTON – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced the launch of key services that improve service to the public. EEOC’s services now include: 1) providing individuals who have filed a charge of […]

The first chance a supervisor had to retaliate against a subordinate VP—who was a witness in a sexual harassment suit—was when the supervisor returned to the company nearly 13 years after he left; and he made it clear he remembered […]

Maine Farm Subjected Farmworkers to Abuse Since 2003, Federal Agency Charged BOSTON – The federal district court in Portland, Maine has approved a consent decree resolving discrimination litigation brought by U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) against County Fair Farm, […]

Company Required Employee to Take Meds at Job Site as a Condition of Employment, Federal Agency Charged DETROIT – A manufacturer of various types of premium paper with a paper mill in Munising, Mich., will pay $33,000 to settle a […]

Deaf Employee Was Denied a Sign Language Interpreter, Federal Agency Charged LAS VEGAS-Bank of America, N.A. will pay $30,000 and furnish other relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency […]

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, […]

Tool Company Violated Federal Law by Refusing to Hire Applicant With Vision Impairment, Federal Agency Charges INDIANAPOLIS – C&A Tool Engineering Inc., a manufacturing-tooling company in Churubusco, Ind., violated federal law by failing to hire an applicant on the basis […]

Transportation Giant Ordered to Pay $95,000 to Applicant Rejected Due to Prior Back Injury SEATTLE – A Washington federal court ordered Texas-based BNSF Railway Co. to pay $95,000 to a qualified applicant denied hire because of an old back injury […]