Male Employee Was Subjected to a Hostile Work Environment Because of His Sexual Orientation, Federal Agency Charges MINNEAPOLIS — The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today that it has filed its first North Dakota case charging that an […]

Hospital Refused To Grant Employees Religious Belief-Based Exemptions From Flu Vaccination Requirement and Instead Fired Them, Federal Agency Charged ERIE, Pa. – Saint Vincent Health Center will pay $300,000 constituting back pay and compensatory damages to a class of six […]

Scottsdale Wine Café Abused Employees Based on Their Actual and Perceived Sexual Orientation, Federal Agency Charges PHOENIX – Scottsdale Wine Café, LLC (5th & Wine), a Scottsdale wine bar and restaurant, violated federal law by subjecting two of its male […]

Agency Adds Statistics Detailing LGBT Charges WASHINGTON – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today released detailed breakdowns for the 91,503 charges of workplace discrimination the agency received in fiscal year 2016. This is the second year in a […]

Retail Giant Refused to Make a Simple Accommodation for a Longtime Employee, Federal Agency Charges MILWAUKEE, Wis. – Walmart violated federal law when it failed to accommodate and fired a longtime employee because of her disability, the U.S. Equal Employment […]

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today published Federal Sector Quality Practices (FSQP) to address the quality of the agency’s hearings and appeals in federal employee employment discrimination complaints. The FSQP also devotes attention to the Commission’s […]

Includes Selected Notable Federal Sector Decisions for Fiscal Year 2016 WASHINGTON — The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced the latest edition of its federal sector Digest of Equal Employment Opportunity Law (EEO Digest), which is available online. […]

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today that it has voted to release for public input a proposed enforcement guidance addressing unlawful harassment under the federal employment discrimination laws. The proposed Enforcement Guidance on Unlawful Harassment […]

Non-Hispanic Applicants Turned Away From Entry-Level Positions, Federal Agency Charges FRESNO, Calif. – Marquez Brothers International, Inc. and its affiliates violated federal law when they failed to hire non-Hispanic applicants for entry-level positions because of their race, the U.S. Equal […]

Bread Manufacturer Failed to Stop Co-Workers’ Racial Taunts, Agency Charged CHICAGO — Gonnella Baking Co. of Chicago will pay $30,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charging race harassment at the company’s Aurora, […]