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Walmart, Inc. to Pay $20 Million to Settle EEOC Nationwide Hiring Discrimination Case

Retail Giant to Cease Physical Abilities Testing Which Disproportionally Excluded Female Order Filler Applicants, Federal Agency Charged LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Walmart, Inc. will pay $20 million, stop using a pre-employment test, and furnish other relief to settle a companywide, sex-based […]

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EEOC Updates COVID-19 Technical Assistance Publication

Comprehensive Guide Compiles Resources to Address Common Workplace Questions WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) posted an updated technical assistance document, “What You Should Know About COVID-19 and the ADA, Rehabilitation Act, and Other EEO Laws […]

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Presbyterian Healthcare to Pay $150,000 to Settle EEOC Race Discrimination and Retaliation Suit

Presbyterian’s Lincoln County Medical Center Subjected African American EMT to Race Harassment and Retaliation for Filing Complaint, Federal Agency Charged ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Presbyterian Healthcare Services, operating Lincoln County Medical Center and its emergency services unit in Ruidoso, N.M., will […]

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EEOC Sues the Ohio State University for Age Discrimination

Human Resources Generalist Fired Because of Age, Federal Agency Charges COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio State University (OSU), a public research university, violated federal law by firing a human resources generalist in the College of Education and Human Ecology (CEHE) […]

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Presbyterian Healthcare to Pay $150,000 to Settle EEOC Race Discrimination and Retaliation Suit

Presbyterian’s Lincoln County Medical Center Subjected African American EMT to Race Harassment and Retaliation for Filing Complaint, Federal Agency Charged ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Presbyterian Healthcare Services, operating Lincoln County Medical Center and its emergency services unit in Ruidoso, N.M., will […]

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EEOC Holds Remote Public Meeting to Consider NPRM On Conciliation

Agency Seeks to Clarify Steps to Parties to Encourage More Voluntary Compliance WASHINGTON – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today held a remote meeting to discuss a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on conciliation. The EEOC is proposing […]

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EEOC Sues Trafficade for Harassing Two Hispanic Employees

Work Zone Services Company Harassed Two Employees Because of their National Origin and Retaliated Against Them When They Complained, Federal Agency Charges PHOENIX – Trafficade Service, Inc. violated federal law when it subjected two Hispanic employees to verbal and physical […]

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Aspire Health Partners Sued by EEOC for Disability Discrimination

Behavioral Health Care Organization Refused to Hire Former Employee Due to Her Prior Workplace Injury, Federal Agency Charges TAMPA, Fla. – Aspire Health Partners, a non-profit behavioral healthcare organization head­quartered in Orlando, Fla., violated federal law by refusing to hire […]

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Martin Ebel Named EEOC’s Director of Field Programs Effective Oct. 1

WASHINGTON – Janet Dhillon, Chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), has named Martin (“Marty”) S. Ebel to be the agency’s director of the Office of Field Pro­grams (OFP), effective Oct. 1, the federal agency announced today. The […]

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