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Unit Drilling Company, a nationwide oil drilling company, will pay $400,000 and furnish other relief to settle a systemic sex discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.  The EEOC had alleged that Unit Drilling refused to hire any women nationwide on its oil rigs.

McLane Foodservice, Inc., which supplies foodservice deliveries to fast-food chain restaurants, violated federal law by discriminating against an employee it believed to be disabled, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.

Universidad se Negó en Contratar a Solicitante Cualificado para Posición de Oficial de Seguridad Debido a su Diabetes, Agencia Federal Acusó

WASHINGTON - La Universidad de Howard, una universidad históricamente con la mayoría de estudiantes afroamericanos en el Distrito de Columbia, pagará $35,000 y proporcionará alivio equitativo significativo para resolver una demanda por discriminación por discapacidad presentada por la Comisión Para la Igualdad de Oportunidades en el Empleo (EEOC), la agencia anunció hoy.

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Howard University, a historically black university in the District of Columbia, will pay $35,000 and furnish significant equitable relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.

The Maryland Insurance Administration, an independent state agency that regulates Maryland's insurance industry and enforces insurance laws, violated federal law by paying  female employees lower wages than men, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it announced today.

Agencia Federal Resuelve Demanda que Alega que Empleador Toleraba Discriminación en Plataformas de Perforación, Castigaba a Víctimas por Quejarse

DENVER - Patterson-UTI Drilling Company LLC, una empresa de perforación de petróleo de varios estado con sede en Snyder, Texas, pagará $14,500,000 y proporcionará otros alivios para resolver una demanda presentada por la Comisión Para la Igualdad de Oportunidades en el Empleo (EEOC) para resolver varios casos a través de múltiples acuerdos de conciliación, la agencia

Patterson-UTI Drilling Company LLC, a Snyder, Texas-based multistate oil drilling company, will pay $14.5 million and furnish other relief to settle a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and to resolve several cases through separate conciliation agreements, the agency announced today.  The EEOC charged the company with race and national origin discrimination, harassment and retaliation at its facilities throughout the country.

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) describing how Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) applies to employer wellness programs that are part of group health plans. The NPRM is available in the Public Inspection portion of the Federal Register, and will be officially published on Monday, April 20, 2015. Members of the public have 60 days from that date (or until Friday, June 19) to submit comments.

Despite significant progress in the 50 years since the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) first opened its doors in 1965, the problems of discrimination against racial and ethnic minorities remain a reality in 21st century America, a panel of experts told the Commissioners of the EEOC at a meeting held at Miami Dade College today.

Lakeland Eye Clinic, a Lakeland, Fla.-based organization of health care professionals, will pay $150,000 to settle one of the first two lawsuits ever filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) alleging sex discrimination against a transgender individual, the agency announced today.  Lakeland additionally agreed to implement a new gender discrimination policy and to provide training to its management and employees regarding transgender/gender stereotype discrimination. The settlement was approved by the U.S. District Court in Tampa late Thursday, April 9, 2015.

A federal judge has denied a motion to dismiss a claim of racial discrimination in hiring against Rosebud Restaurants, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today.

Escuela Despidió a Empleado Debido a su Edad y Género, Acusa Agencia Federal

MILWAUKEE - Renaissance School, Inc., de Racine, Wis., propietario y operador de escuelas privadas financiadas por el gobierno, violó la ley federal al despedir a un empleado porque lo consideraba demasiado viejo para su trabajo y por ser hombre, la Comisión Para la Igualdad de Oportunidades en el Empleo (EEOC) acusó en una demanda presentada hoy.

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Renaissance School, Inc., of Racine, Wis., an owner and operator of government-funded private schools, violated federal law by firing an employee because it considered him too old for his job and because he is male, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.

A Minneapolis-based distributor will pay $50,000 under a consent decree which resolves a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.

EEOC a los 50: Enfrentando la Discriminación Racial y Étnica en el Lugar de Trabajo en el Siglo 21

WASHINGTON -- La Comisión Para la Igualdad de Oportunidades en el Empleo (EEOC) celebrará una reunión el miércoles 15 de abril a las 9:00 am (hora del este), en el Miami Dade College, 500 NE 2nd Avenue, en el salón de reuniones Wolfson, Sala # 7128, Miami, Florida . De acuerdo con la Ley de Transparencia

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will hold a meeting on Wednesday, April 15, at 9:00 a.m. (Eastern Time), at Miami Dade College, 500 NE 2nd Avenue, Wolfson Conference Meeting, Room #7128, Miami, Fla.  In accordance with the Sunshine Act, the open session of the meeting will be open to public observation of the Commission's deliberations.

EEOC y Otros Acusaron a Local 28 con Discriminar en Contra de Trabajadores Negros e Hispanos por Muchos Años

NEW YORK - Sujeto a la aprobación por parte del Tribunal de Distrito para el Distrito Sur de Nueva York, Local 28 de la Asociacion Internacional de Trabajadores de Metal, el sindicato de trabajadores de hojas de metal en la ciudad de Nueva York, ha acordado en la creación de un fondo de salarios atrasados ??para

Subject to approval by the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, Local 28 of the Sheet Metal Workers' International Association, the trade union for sheet metal journeypersons in New York City, has agreed to create a back pay fund for a group of minority sheet metal workers in partial settlement of race discrimination claims against the local union.

The Justice Department announced today the filing of a lawsuit against Southeastern Oklahoma State University (Southeastern) and the Regional University System of Oklahoma (RUSO) for violating Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 by discriminating against a transgender employee on the basis of her sex and retaliating against her when she complained about the discrimination.

Grupo de Trabajo Selecto de Académicos, Profesionales y Partes Interesadas Estudiaran la Forma de Abordar y Prevenir Todo Tipo de Acoso Laboral

WASHINGTON-- Jenny Yang, presidenta de la Comisión Para la Igualdad de Oportunidades en el Empleo (EEOC), anunció hoy los miembros de la Fuerza de Trabajo Selecta de la EEOC sobre el Estudio del Acoso en el Lugar de Trabajo.

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Jenny R. Yang, Chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), today announced the membership of the EEOC Select Task Force on the Study of Harassment in the Workplace.

CFS Health Management Inc., d/b/a Shefa Wellness Center, a Canton, Ga.,  medical practice specializing in cosmetic skin care treatments, violated federal law by firing a newly hired licensed skin care therapist shortly after learning that she was pregnant, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it recently filed.

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will hold a live Twitter chat on Thursday, April 2 from 1:00 to 2:00 pm (EDT).  This is an opportunity for stakeholders to discuss how technology impacts federal workers with disabilities. 

A federal judge has approved a subpoena allowing the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) to proceed with its age discrimination investigation of staffing firm Aerotek, Inc., the federal agency announced today.