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Federal Court Awards More Than $2.6 Million to EEOC Against Green JobWorks LLC

Staffing Company Excluded Female Workers From Specific Job Assignments and Duties, Federal Agency ChargedBALTIMORE – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has obtained a default judgment in U.S. District Court in its sex discrimination lawsuit against Green JobWorks LLC, […]

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EEOC Issues Federal Workforce Report for 2020

Hispanic Women and People With Disabilities Show Gains; Retaliation Tops Complaint BasesWASHINGTON — The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today released its Annual Report on the Federal Workforce for fiscal year (FY) 2020. Despite the significant progress the federal […]

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EEOC Sues Otis Elevator Company for Disability Discrimination

Company Refused to Accommodate Employee with Autism and ADHD, Then Retaliated Against Him, Federal Agency ChargesBOSTON – Otis Worldwide Corporation, doing business as Otis Elevator Company — a global company based in Farmington, Connecticut that constructs, repairs, modernizes, and maintains […]

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DHI Group, Inc. Conciliates EEOC National Origin Discrimination Finding

Job Search Website Agrees to Take Steps to Prevent its Customers from Posting Discriminatory Position AdvertisementsMIAMI – DHI Group, Inc., which operates job-search website for technology professionals Dice.com, has entered into a conciliation agreement with the U.S. Equal Employ­ment Opportunity […]

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Court Agrees With EEOC That UPS Failed to Accommodate and Terminated Employee With Diabetes, Violating Federal Law

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A federal judge has ruled as a matter of law that United Parcel Service, ­Inc. violated federal law by failing to accommodate and then firing an employee because of his disability, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission […]

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ResourceMFG to Pay $75,000 to Settle EEOC National Origin Discrimination Suit

Staffing Company Rejected Job Candidate Because She Was Born in Germany, Federal Agency ChargedST. LOUIS – ResourceMFG, a national manufacturing specialty staffing company, will pay $75,000 to resolve a national origin discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity […]

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EEOC Sues Subway Franchises for Unlawful Employment Practices on the Basis of Race and Color

Sandwich Franchise Discriminated Against Black Employees and Subjected Them to a Hostile Work Environment, Federal Agency ChargesRALEIGH, N.C. – North Carolina-based Subway franchises Bilal & Aaya Subway, Inc., H & F Subway, Inc. and L & H Subway, Inc. (Subway) […]

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EEOC Sues Papa John’s Pizza for Disability Discrimination

Pizza Chain Failed to Accommodate and Fired Blind Employee Because of Disability, Federal Agency ChargesATLANTA – Papa John’s Pizza, an international chain of pizza restaurants based in Louisville, Kentucky, unlawfully denied a blind employee’s request to keep his service dog […]

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Joyce Willoughby Named as EEOC’s New Inspector General

WASHINGTON – Joyce Willoughby will be the new inspector general of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), effective March 13, the federal agency announced today. Willoughby joined the EEOC in August 1984 and served a total of nine years […]

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EEOC Releases Annual Performance Report for Fiscal Year 2022

Annual Performance Report Highlights Agency’s Efforts in Rebuilding Workforce to Address Increasing Demands for ServicesWASHINGTON – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today released its report on the agency’s performance during the 2022 fiscal year (FY). The report highlights […]

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