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Clothing retailer Abercrombie & Fitch, Co. (NYSE: ANF) violated federal law when it refused to hire a Muslim job applicant because she wore a hijab (religious head scarf), the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a workplace discrimination lawsuit filed today.

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today released its Annual Report on the Federal Work Force for Fiscal Year (FY) 2009.  The full text of the report is available on the agency's web site at www.eeoc.gov.  The report assesses the state of equal employment opportunity throughout the federal work force – including trends in the composition of the workforce, and data concerning complaints of employment discrimination in the federal sector – and includes practical tips for agencies to improve their performance.

Houston-based U.S. Concrete will pay $135,000 to settle a national origin, age and retaliation lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) against its Memphis subsidiary, Titan Concrete, according to an agency announcement released today.

Federal District Judge Philip G. Reinhard has accepted the final report of a court-appointed monitor regarding the compliance of Woodward Governor Company, a Colorado-based global infrastructure equipment manufacturer and service provider, with a $5 million consent decree.  Reinhard had finally approved the decree in 2007 in two employment discrimination cases brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and a class of company employees.  Nancy B. Kreiter, who wrote the report, had been appointed by Judge Reinhard to monitor and advise the company with respect to its compliance efforts and to periodically report to the court and the parties.

Discrimination Complaint Filings and Agency Processing Times Rise Slightly

           

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today released the Annual Report on the Federal Work Force for Fiscal Year (FY) 2008, which shows small increases in discrimination complaint filings against federal agencies and in average complaint processing time government-wide.

           

The annual report informs and advises the President and the Congress

Barriers and Misperceptions Persist; Low Participation in Senior Ranks

   

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today released a comprehensive report prepared by the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Work Group containing findings and a series of practical recommendations for EEOC Chair Naomi C. Earp's consideration.  These recommendations address AAPI issues related to federal sector employment, special emphasis programs and the complaints process. The full report, entitled Report to the

Prayer Breaks Sought by Muslim Employees to be Instituted; Total of $365,000 to be Paid in Two Cases

     

MINNEAPOLIS – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced that a federal district court in St. Paul, Minn., recently approved consent decrees that settle two religious discrimination lawsuits against a leading St. Cloud, Minn.-based chicken processor, Gold'n Plump Poultry, Inc., and an employment agency, The Work Connection, which referred workers to it.

Federal Complaints and Processing Times Down; Government Diversity Improves

 

WASHINGTON – Naomi C. Earp, Chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), today released the Annual Report on the Federal Work Force for Fiscal Year (FY) 2007, covering October 2006 through September 2007.  The comprehensive report, which informs and advises the President and the Congress on the state of equal employment opportunity (EEO) government-wide, is available on the agency's web site at

Two Plenary Sessions to Focus on Asian and Hispanic Federal Communities

   

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will hold its annual federal sector EXCEL (Examining Conflicts in Employment Law) conference from Aug. 18 to 21 at the Chicago Hilton Hotel. EXCEL is the premier national federal sector law conference and the most comprehensive of its kind examining contemporary equal employment opportunity issues and other workplace topics.

     

The multi-day interactive

EEOC to Focus on Federal Employment of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders

     

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Equal  Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will hold its next public meeting on Tuesday, July 22, 2008, at 10:00 a.m.  (Eastern Time), at agency headquarters, 1801 L Street, N.W. In  accordance with the Sunshine Act, the meeting is open for public observation of  the Commission’s deliberations.

 

Following the announcement of notation votes, the  Commission will hear

WASHINGTON – Naomi C. Earp, Chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), today announced the formation of an Asian American and Pacific Islander Work Group that will examine this community's concerns about federal sector employment, special emphasis programs and the complaints process.

     

"The work group will be tackling these urgent and vexing problems which the Commission plans to address at a meeting to be held in 2008," Chair Earp said. 

Chair Earp Cites Government-Wide Progress, Calls for Further Improvements

 

WASHINGTON – Naomi C. Earp, Chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), today released the Annual Report on the Federal Work Force for Fiscal Year (FY) 2006, covering October 2005 through September 2006.  The comprehensive report, which informs and advises the President and the U.S. Congress on the state of equal employment opportunity (EEO) government-wide, is available on the agency's web site at

Commission Hears from Broad Range of Expert Panelists at Public Meeting

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today held a public meeting focusing on employer best practices to achieve work/family balance, and issued a guidance document on how agency-enforced laws apply to workers with caregiving responsibilities.

           

The new guidance is being issued by the EEOC as a proactive measure to address an emerging discrimination issue in

EEOC Consent Decree Also Includes Work Force Training, Other Injunctive Relief

     

DENVER – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today that it has settled a discrimination lawsuit alleging racial and national origin harassment against Professional Transit Management, doing business as Springs Transit.  The Colorado Springs facility will pay $450,000, to be divided between six class members, according to the terms of the consent decree resolving the case – which also

EEOC Said Global Engine Systems and Parts Company Discriminated Against Blacks, Hispanics, Asians and Women at Illinois Facilities

ROCKFORD, Ill. – A federal judge has given final approval to a $5 million settlement resolving two consolidated class action employment discrimination lawsuits against a global engine systems and parts company, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today.

     

The litigation began on May 8, 2003, when a group of employees filed a

Seven Employers Honored for Programs that Promote Access and Inclusion

WASHINGTON -- Cari M. Dominguez, Chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), today presented the agency’s second annual “Freedom to Compete Award” to seven employers from the private and public sectors for practices that promote access and inclusion.

“Today, we honor employers whose extraordinary efforts embody a key tenet of the Commission's goals: to ensure that all individuals have the freedom to compete

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has released a report showing women, African Americans, Hispanics, Asians and American Indians /Alaskan Natives are still lagging behind as managers in a large share of finance industry firms.

EEOC Chair Cari M. Dominguez unveiled the report, "Diversity in the Finance Industry," in San Francisco Tuesday during a presentation to the Financial Women's Association, which is observing its 50th anniversary.

"This report shows that

Survey Says 15% of Workers Perceive Job Bias; Figures Higher for People of Color, Women

WASHINGTON -- A national Gallup poll on discrimination in today’s workplace, conducted in conjunction with the 40th anniversary of U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), shows that while much progress has been made in fulfilling the promise of equal opportunity, more remains to be done.

The new poll addresses perceptions of discrimination among American workers four decades after the agency

Survey Says 15% of Workers Perceive Job Bias; Figures Higher for People of Color, Women

     

WASHINGTON -- A national Gallup poll on discrimination in today's workplace, conducted in conjunction with the 40th anniversary of U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), shows that while much progress has been made in fulfilling the promise of equal opportunity, more remains to be done.

           

The new poll addresses perceptions of

               

Improved Data Analysis, Practical Tips and Best Practices Included                 to Help Agencies Boost EEO Performance

                                 

WASHINGTON -  Cari M. Dominguez, Chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), has released the EEOC's Annual Report on the Federal Work Force for Fiscal

     

LOS ANGELES – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and private plaintiffs today announced their mutual resolution of the lawsuit entitled EEOC v. Abercrombie  & Fitch Stores, Inc., Case No. CV-04-4731 SI, which was filed on November 10, 2004, in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California in San Francisco.  The lawsuit alleged that Abercrombie & Fitch, which operates a nationwide chain of retail stores, violated

             

Influential Civil Rights Group Thanks Commission for its 'Landmark Contributions'

                                     

DEARBORN, Michigan    On Saturday evening, October 2, Cari M. Dominguez, Chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), will accept the distinguished "Friend In Government" award from the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC), a prominent national civil rights

       

EEOC and Barber Auto Settle Bias Lawsuit

                                                               

Sacramento - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced a $550,000 settlement with Barber Dodge and Fairfield Toyota, part of the Barber Dealer Group, a network of thirteen auto