Railroad Violated ADA by Refusing to Accommodate Employee with Brain Tumor History, Federal Agency Charged CHICAGO – Union Pacific Railroad Company will pay $260,000 and furnish other relief to settle a disability discrimination case brought by the Equal Employment Opportunity […]

Agency Explains Important Processes to Fight Discrimination WASHINGTON – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today posted a new document on its website explaining the role and procedures of two key EEOC processes to combat employment discrimination — Commissioner […]

Black Employees at Construction Company’s Ravena Worksite Were Subjected to Racist Insults and a Noose, Federal Agency Charges ALBANY, N.Y. – CCC Group, Inc., violated federal law when it fostered a work environment rife with racist comments and discriminatory work […]

Commission Will Confer by Audio Only Due to COVID In accordance with the Sunshine Act, the public may listen to the conference by following the instructions that will be posted on www.eeoc.gov 24 hours prior to the meeting. Closed captioning […]

Oklahoma Drilling Contractor Refused to Hire Older Rig Hands and Fired Employee Because of Disability After Conducting an Unlawful Medical Exam, Federal Agency Charged ST. LOUIS – Horizontal Well Drillers LLC (HWD), a Purcell, Okla.-based oil and gas drilling contractor, […]

Caster Manufacturer Also Fired Employees Who Opposed Harassment, Federal Agency Charged PHILADELPHIA – Service Caster Corporation, one of the largest caster and wheel companies in North America, will pay $85,000 and furnish significant equitable relief to settle a federal national […]

Non-Hispanic Applicants Turned Away From Entry-Level Positions, Federal Agency Charges FRESNO – Helados La Tapatia, Inc., violated federal law when they failed to hire non-Hispanic applicants for entry-level positions because of their race/national origin, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission […]

Medical Device Manufacturer Fired Temporary Employee for Absences Related to Disability, Federal Agency Charged Greenwood, S.C. – Medtronic, Inc., a Minneapolis-based company that develops and manufactures medical devices, will pay $75,000 and provide other relief to settle a disability dis­crimination […]

PHILADELPHIA — The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and Quinton Township Board of Education in Hammonton, N.J., reached a voluntary conciliation agreement to resolve a retaliation charge filed by a former employee, the federal agency announced today. Following an […]

Automobile Seat Frame Manufacturer Failed to Hire Applicants They Believed had a Disability, Federal Agency Charged JACKSON, Ms. – Faurecia Madison Automobile Seating, Inc., a manufacturer of automobile seat frames in Madison, Mississippi, has agreed to pay $825,000 and furnish […]