WASHINGTON – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has announced the appointment of Pierrette McIntire to a key Senior Executive Service (SES) position at the agency. McIntire has been named as the new chief information officer (CIO) of the […]

Employer Ignored Sexually Hostile Work Environment at Multiple Alabama Locations Despite Employee Complaints, Federal Agency ChargesBIRMINGHAM, Ala. – McDonald Oil Company has agreed to pay $400,000 to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission […]

Includes Information on Discrimination Against Job ApplicantsWASHINGTON – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today released an updated resource document, “Hearing Disabilities in the Workplace and the Americans with Disabilities Act,” explaining how the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) […]

Employer Allowed Abuse of Pregnant Employee and Fired Her After She Complained, Federal Agency ChargedASHEVILLE, N.C. – North Georgia Foods, Inc., a Georgia-based company operating several Burger King restaurants, including one in Murphy, North Carolina, has agreed to pay $60,000 […]

Preschool Provider Refused to Hire Candidate With Cerebral Palsy, Federal Agency ChargedPHILADELPHIA — Excentia Human Services, also known as The Pai Corporation and the S. June Smith Center, will pay $100,000 and provide other relief to settle a disability discrim­ination […]

Company Fired Deaf Employee After She Requested an Interpreter, Federal Agency ChargedGREELEY, Colo. – Pneuline Supply, a Colorado parts manufacturer, will pay $44,250 and provide other relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity […]

Supervisors Repeatedly Ignored Farmworker’s Reports of Sexual Harassment, Federal Agency ChargedYAKIMA, Wash. — Chief Orchards Administrative Services, a tree fruit business based in Yakima, Washington, has agreed to pay $127,500 to a former employee and to provide other relief to […]

Health Care Provider Failed to Hire and Provide Reasonable Accommodation to Qualified Deaf Applicant for Hospital Greeter Position, Federal Agency ChargedMINNEAPOLIS – North Memorial Health, a health care provider that operates two hospitals and 26 specialty and primary care clinics, […]

Stakeholders are Invited to Weigh-In on Agency PrioritiesWASHINGTON – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has released for public comment, and published in the Federal Register on January 10, a draft of its Strategic Enforcement Plan (SEP) for Fiscal […]

Fast-Food Franchise Resolves Sex Harassment Case Involving Young Employees Spanning Three StatesLAS VEGAS – AMTCR, Inc., AMTCR Nevada, Inc., and AMTCR California, LLC (AMTCR), a Kingman, Arizona headquartered franchise owner operating approximately 18 McDonald’s restaurants in Nevada, Arizona and California, […]