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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.

De acuerdo con Julianne Bowman, directora

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.

En una reunión pública sobre el tema del acoso laboral celebrada en enero del

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.

A federal judge has held that the operators of the Hampton Inn on Shadeland Avenue in Indianapolis in contempt for failing to comply with five different conditions settling the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's (EEOC) class race discrimination and retaliation lawsuit against the companies, the federal agency announced today.

Empresa Rescinde Promoción a Causa del Embarazo de Empleada, Acusa Agencia Federal

NEWARK, N.J. - Receivable Management, Inc., d/b/a Kramer and Associates, una empresa de cobros de deudas con sede en Hackensack, Nueva Jersey, violó la ley federal por rescindir una oferta para promover a una empleada porque estaba embarazada, según una demanda presentada el 19 de marzo del 2015 por la Comisión Para la Igualdad de Oportunidades en el Empleo (EEOC).

Según la demanda

Receivable Management, Inc., d/b/a Kramer and Associates, a debt collections firm located in Hackensack, N.J., violated federal law by rescinding its offer to promote an employee because she was pregnant, according to a lawsuit filed March 19, 2015 by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) on March 20 voted to send a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on the interplay of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Affordable Care Act (ACA) with respect to wellness programs to the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for clearance.

The Lash Group, a Charlotte, N.C.-based consulting company, will pay $75,000 and provide significant equitable relief to settle a federal disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today that it is inviting the public to provide input on its ongoing review of significant existing EEOC regulations to determine whether they should be modified, streamlined, expanded, or repealed.  The review is conducted pursuant to Executive Order (EO) 13563, "Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review," found at 76 Fed. Reg. 3821 (Jan. 21, 2011).  Comments may be submitted to Public.Comments.RegulatoryReview@eeoc.gov through April 20, 2015.

Roseland Community Hospital will pay $15,500 and make policy changes to prevent any future discrimination to settle a pregnancy discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.

Save Edge, Inc., a Xenia, Ohio-based industrial file sharpening company, will pay $30,000 to a rejected job applicant and furnish other relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.

Rockville, Md.-based First Title & Escrow, Inc., and its related company Streamline Title & Escrow Services, LLC, which operate as a single employer, will pay $95,000 and provide significant equitable relief to settle a federal disability discrimination lawsuit, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today.