Federal Judge Agrees with EEOC that School District Discriminated Against Older Teachers and Orders District to Pay over $51,000 in DamagesCHICAGO – A federal judge ruled in favor of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) on November 7, 2023 […]
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EEOC Wins Summary Judgment Against Urbana School District No. 116 in Age Discrimination Case
EEOC Issues Reports on Women in the Federal Sector
Results Show Underrepresentation in Leadership Positions and Significant Pay GapsWASHINGTON – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today released three reports focusing on different groups of women in the federal government: American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) women, African […]
Read whole storySenate Votes to Re-Confirm EEOC Chair Charlotte A. Burrows
WASHINGTON – Today the U.S. Senate voted to confirm Chair Charlotte A. Burrows to a third term on the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), with the term expiring July 1, 2028. First nominated in 2014 and unanimously confirmed for […]
Read whole storyMueller Co. and IH Services to Pay $150,000 to Settle EEOC Sexual Harassment and Retaliation Suit
Settles Federal Charges Alabama Manufacturer and Cleaning Company Permitted Hostile Work Environment for Three Female EmployeesBIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Mueller Co. LLC, a nationwide manufacturer and seller of gas and water distribution products, and IH Services, Inc., which provides cleaning services […]
Read whole storyEEOC Announces Opening of 2022 EEO-1 Component 1 Data Collection
Deadline to Submit and Certify Reports is December 5WASHINGTON – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced the opening today of the 2022 EEO-1 Component 1 data collection due Dec. 5, 2023. To meet this deadline, the EEOC strongly […]
Read whole storyNational Telecommuting Institute Sued by EEOC for Disability Discrimination
Federal Agency Charges Staffing Firm Refused to Refer Blind and Low-Vision Applicants And Denied Disability AccommodationsSAN ANTONIO, Texas — National Telecommuting Institute, Inc. (NTI), a Westwood, Massachusetts-based staffing firm, violated federal law when it refused to place or refer blind […]
Read whole storyEEOC Sues Chipotle for Religious Discrimination and Retaliation
Federal Agency Charges Muslim Teen Was Harassed, Retaliated Against, and Forced to QuitST. LOUIS – National restaurant chain Chipotle violated federal law when a manager at the company’s Lenexa, Kansas location harassed a teen worker for wearing a hijab and […]
Read whole storyPRC Industries Pays $400,000 to Settle EEOC Racial Harassment, Retaliation Lawsuit
Settles Federal Charges E-Commerce Company Fired Black Workers Who Reported Racial SlursRENO, Nev. — PRC Industries, Inc., an E-commerce remanufacturing company, will pay two former employees of its Reno, Nevada, location $400,000 and implement company-wide preventative measures to resolve a […]
Read whole storyEEOC Sues Weis Markets for Sexual Harassment and Unlawful Use of Employee Assistance Program
Federal Agency Charges That Grocery Chain Subjected Employee to Sexual Harassment and Fired Her for Refusal to Cooperate with Illegal Medical Examination and Disability-Related InquiriesHARRISBURG, Pa. – Weis Markets, Inc., a chain of grocery stores throughout the Mid-Atlantic and headquartered […]
Read whole storyEEOC and Tapco Agree to Conciliate Discrimination Charge
ST. LOUIS – Tapco Inc, a manufacturer and molder of farm equipment in Bridgeton, Missouri, agreed to conciliate two federal discrimination charges alleging sexual harassment and constructive discharge with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. […]
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