University Refused to Hire Qualified Applicant for Security Officer Position Because of His Diabetes, Federal Agency Charged WASHINGTON – Howard University, a historically black university in the District of Columbia, will pay $35,000 and furnish significant equitable relief to settle […]

Food Supplier Refused to Hire Applicant on the Basis of Disability, Federal Agency Charges MEMPHIS, Tenn. – McLane Foodservice, Inc., which supplies foodservice deliveries to fast-food chain restaurants, violated federal law by discriminating against an employee it believed to be […]

Insurance Regulatory Agency Paid Female Investigators Less Than Male Investigators, Federal Agency Charges BALTIMORE – The Maryland Insurance Administration, an independent state agency that regulates Maryland’s insurance industry and enforces insurance laws, violated federal law by paying female employees lower […]

Federal Agency Resolves Lawsuit Alleging Employer Tolerated Discrimination on Drilling Rigs, Punished Victims for Complaining DENVER – Patterson-UTI Drilling Company LLC, a Snyder, Texas-based multistate oil drilling company, will pay $14.5 million and furnish other relief to settle a lawsuit […]

Panel of Practitioners At Miami Meeting Of the EEOC Says Despite Positive Advances, Fight For Equal Treatment in Employment Far From Over MIAMI – Despite significant progress in the 50 years since the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) first […]

Proposed Rule Would Permit Incentives, Emphasize Confidentiality WASHINGTON — The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) describing how Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) applies to employer wellness programs […]

Post from Chair Jenny R. Yang – April 13, 2015 Equal Pay Day This Tuesday, April 14, we mark Equal Pay Day, an occasion to consider just how far into the new year a woman would have to work to […]

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, […]