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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.

Agencia Federal Acusó a Empresa por Despedir a Empleado Porque él Era VIH Positivo

NEWNAN, Ga. - Gregory Packaging, Inc., un fabricante nacional y distribuidor de productos de jugo a distritos escolares e instituciones médicas, pagará $125,000 para resolver una demanda por discriminación por discapacidad interpuesta por la Comisión Para la Igualdad de Oportunidades en el Empleo (EEOC), la agencia anunció hoy.

En su demanda, la EEOC acusó a Gregory Packaging de despedir a un

Gregory Packaging, Inc., a nationwide manufacturer and distributor of juice products to school districts and medical institutions, will pay $125,000 to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.

Regional Center for Border Health Despidio a Empleada Porque Ella se Quejó de Acoso Sexual, Acusa Agencia Federal

SOMERTON, Ariz. - El Regional Center for Border Health, Inc., un centro de salud en el área de Yuma, violó la ley federal al despedir a una empleada después de que ella se quejó de acoso sexual, la Comisión Para la Igualdad de Oportunidades en el Empleo (EEOC) acusó en una demanda que presentó hoy.

De acuerdo

The Regional Center for Border Health, Inc., a Yuma-area health center, violated federal law by firing an employee after she complained about sexual harassment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.

Detallador de Autos Afroamericano Abusado con Insultos Raciales, Chistes, Agencia Federal Acusó

DETROIT - Lafontaine Cadillac, Buick, GMC, Inc., un concesionario de automóviles con sede Highland,,Mich. pagará $75,000 para resolver una demanda de acoso racial presentada por la Comisión para la Igualdad de Oportunidades en el Empleo (EEOC), la agencia anunció hoy. La EEOC había acusado que Lafontaine ilegalmente sometió a un empleado negro a un ambiente de trabajo racialmente hostil.

En su demanda presentada

Lafontaine Cadillac, Buick, GMC, Inc., a Highland, Mich.-based automobile dealership, will pay $75,000 to settle a racial harassment lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.  The EEOC had charged that Lafontaine unlawfully subjected a black employee to a racially hostile work environment.

The Miami District Office of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with the consular section of the Philippine embassy of Washington, D.C. in Fort Lauderdale today.  The agreement establishes an ongoing collaboration between these entities to provide Philippine nationals with information, guidance, and access to resources on the prevention of discrimination in the workplace regardless of immigration status.

Agencia Federal Acusa que Empleada fue Despedida en Represalia por Quejarse con el Empleador por no Recibir Ajuste Razonables por su Escoliosis

ATLANTA - Jamison Shaw, Inc., un salón de belleza con sede en Atlanta, pagará $27,500 para resolver una demanda por discriminación a base de discapacidad y represalias interpuesta por la Comisión Para la Igualdad de Oportunidades en el Empleo (EEOC), la agencia anunció hoy.

De acuerdo a la demanda de la EEOC, en

Jamison Shaw, Inc., a hair salon based in Atlanta, will pay $27,500 to settle a disability discrimination and retaliation lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.