EEOC Chair Burrows to Be Featured as the Keynote SpeakerMIAMI – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency tasked with enforcing laws against employment discrimination and harassment, announced today that it is hosting a free virtual event […]

Company Refused to Hire Vision-Impaired Applicant, Federal Agency ChargesST. LOUIS – Hiland Dairy Foods, a Missouri-based producer and distributor of dairy products, violated federal law when it refused to hire a man to work in its Norman, Okla., plant because […]

Insurance Company Fired Employee For Her Discrimination Complaint, Federal Agency ChargedLITTLE ROCK, Ark. – USAble Life (USAL), an insurance company based in Florida and Little Rock, will pay $90,000 to settle a retaliation discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal […]

Flatbed Transportation Company Refused to Hire Applicant Because of Previous Back Injury, Federal Agency Charged JACKSON, Miss. – Jordan Carriers, Inc., an over-the-road trucking company headquartered in Natchez, Miss., has agreed to pay $60,000 and furnish other significant relief to […]

Medical Transportation Company Fired Two Women Because They Were Pregnant, Federal Agency Charged PHOENIX – A non-emergency medical transportation company with a call center located in Phoenix, Ariz., will pay $120,000 and furnish other relief to settle a pregnancy discrimination […]

Employee Was Fired Due to Perceived Disability, Federal Agency Charged MINNEAPOLIS – Lake States Lumber, Inc., a company operating in Duluth, Minn., has agreed to pay $100,000 to resolve a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity […]

MIAMI – Food Ventures North America, Inc., doing business as Wild Fork Foods, a member of the JBS USA family of companies, has agreed to pay $130,000 to settle a national origin and race discrimination and retaliation lawsuit filed by […]

MIAMI – Food Ventures North America, Inc., doing business as Wild Fork Foods, a member of the JBS USA family of companies, has agreed to pay $130,000 to settle a national origin and race discrimination and retaliation lawsuit filed by […]

Virtual Training Event for Public and Private Sectors to Take Place June 15-17 WASHINGTON — The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today that registration is open for its 24th Annual Examining Conflicts in Employment Laws (EXCEL) Training Conference. […]

Decatur Store Refused to Accommodate Deaf Applicant During Hiring Process Federal Agency Charges DECATUR, Ill. – Walmart violated federal law by failing to provide an American Sign Language (ASL) interpreter for an applicant and failing to hire the qualified applicant […]