EEOC at 50: Confronting Racial and Ethnic Discrimination in the 21st Century Workplace WASHINGTON — The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will hold a meeting on Wednesday, April 15, at 9:00 a.m. (Eastern Time), at Miami Dade College, 500 […]

Clinic Agrees to Implement New Gender Identity Anti-Discrimination Policy TAMPA, Fla. – Lakeland Eye Clinic, a Lakeland, Fla.-based organization of health care professionals, will pay $150,000 to settle one of the first two lawsuits ever filed by the U.S. Equal […]

Race-Based Hiring Discrimination Claims Will Go Forward CHICAGO – A federal judge has denied a motion to dismiss a claim of racial discrimination in hiring against Rosebud Restaurants, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today. In its complaint, […]

School Fired Male Employee Because of His Age and Gender, Federal Agency Charges MILWAUKEE – Renaissance School, Inc., of Racine, Wis., an owner and operator of government-funded private schools, violated federal law by firing an employee because it considered him […]

Company Fired Man After His Heart Attack, Federal Agency Charged MINNEAPOLIS – A Minneapolis-based distributor will pay $50,000 under a consent decree which resolves a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency […]

EEOC and Others Charged Local 28 with Discriminating Against Black and Hispanic Workers for Many Years NEW YORK – Subject to approval by the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, Local 28 of the Sheet Metal […]

Recent events, including the upcoming Supreme Court argument in EEOC v. Abercrombie & Fitch have focused attention on the issue of discrimination on the basis of religion. The information below highlights what you should know about the EEOC’s enforcement in […]

EEOC and Others Charged Local 28 with Discriminating Against Black and Hispanic Workers for Many Years NEW YORK – Subject to approval by the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, Local 28 of the Sheet Metal […]

EEOC, DOL and OPM Encourage a Dialogue on Removing Barriers for Federal Workers WASHINGTON — The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will hold a live Twitter chat on Thursday, April 2 from 1:00 to 2:00 pm (EDT). This is […]

WASHINGTON – The Justice Department announced today the filing of a lawsuit against Southeastern Oklahoma State University (Southeastern) and the Regional University System of Oklahoma (RUSO) for violating Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 by discriminating against […]