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EEOC Sues UPS for Religious Discrimination

The nation's largest package delivery company violated federal law by discriminating against applicants and employees around the country whose religious practices conflicted with its uniform and appearance policy, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.
July 15, 2015

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EEOC Sues Crothall Services Group to Enforce Federal Record-Keeping Requirements

Crothall Services Group, Inc., a nationwide provider of janitorial and facilities management services based in Wayne, Pa., is in violation of federal law requiring it to maintain records or other information that will disclose the impact its employee selection procedures have on equal employment opportunities, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed yesterday.
July 10, 2015

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EEOC Sues Rotten Ralph's Restaurant for Religious Discrimination

Rotten Ralph's, a popular Philadelphia restaurant, violated federal law when it refused to allow a server to wear a religious headscarf as a reasonable accommodation of her religious beliefs and instead fired her because of her religion, Muslim, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it announced today.
July 9, 2015

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Nursing Center Sued by EEOC for  Pregnancy and Disability Discrimination

NHC Healthcare/Clinton, LLC, a licensed nursing center that provides a wide array of skilled nursing, therapeutic and rehabilitative services, violated federal law when it failed to accommodate a pregnant employee and subsequently fired her because of her pregnancy and her disability, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed last week.
July 7, 2015

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EEOC Considers Past, Looks Toward Future

Much work lies ahead to achieve true equality of opportunity in today's workplaces, but new and effective strategies are demonstrating the potential to break down barriers to inclusion, witnesses told the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) at a meeting held today.
July 1, 2015

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The EEOC to Hear About Progress and Challenges at Meeting Commemorating 50th Anniversary

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will hold a meeting on Wednesday, July 1, at 9:30 a.m. (Eastern Time), at agency headquarters, 131 M Street, N.E., Washington D.C. The meeting, entitled "EEOC at 50: Progress and Continuing Challenges in Eradicating Employment Discrimination," will be open to public observation and commemorates the agency's 50th anniversary on July 2.
June 29, 2015

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United Airlines to Pay over $1 Million  To Settle EEOC Disability Lawsuit

In a case that garnered nationwide attention, air transportation giant United Airlines Inc. has agreed to pay more than $1 million and implement changes to settle a federal disability lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
June 11, 2015

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Agencies Release Guide on LGBT Discrimination Protections for Federal Workers

Today, four Federal Government agencies with roles in ensuring fairness in the federal workplace released a guide on the rights and processes available to applicants and employees who allege sexual orientation or gender identity discrimination. The guide is being reissued after more than a decade and has been substantially revised to reflect major developments in the law.
June 3, 2015

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Supreme Court Rules in Favor of EEOC in Abercrombie Religious Discrimination Case

The U.S. Supreme Court held today in an 8-1 decision written by Justice Antonin Scalia that an employer may not refuse to hire an applicant if the employer was motivated by avoiding the need to accommodate a religious practice.  Such behavior violates the prohibition on religious discrimination contained in Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
June 1, 2015

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Newport News Industrial Corporation Agrees to Pay $65,000 in EEOC Retaliation Lawsuit

Newport News Industrial Corporation has agreed to pay $65,000 and provide substantial injunctive relief to settle an employment discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.  The EEOC said the company fired an employee because she complained she was being discriminated against based on her gender.
April 27, 2015

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Appeals Court Affirms Jury Verdict of  Over $1.5 Million in EEOC Sexual Harassment and Retaliation Lawsuit Against New Breed Logistics

A federal appeals court has upheld a jury verdict of over $1.5 million in the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's (EEOC's) lawsuit against a High Point, N.C.-based logistics services provider for sexual harassment and retaliation, the federal agency announced today.  The EEOC had charged the company with subjecting three temporary female employees to sexual harassment and retaliation against them for complaining, as well as against a male employee who supported the women's claims.
April 23, 2015