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Schenker Inc to Pay $750,000  To Conciliate EEOC Class Investigation

Schenker Inc., a global leader in the field of contract logistics services, has agreed to pay $750,000 to conciliate several charges of discrimination filed with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) pursuant to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the agency announced today.
October 26, 2016

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Chemtrusion Sued by EEOC for Disability Discrimination in Hiring

A Southern Indiana manufacturing services company refused to hire or provide reasonable accommodations to a class of job applicants because of medical information it obtained during pre-employment medical examinations, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed on October 19, 2016.
October 20, 2016

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EEOC Updates Strategic Enforcement Plan

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently approved an updated Strategic Enforcement Plan (SEP) for Fiscal Years 2017-2021, reaffirming the agency's commitment to efforts that have strategic impact in advancing equal opportunity in America's workplaces.
October 17, 2016

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EEOC General Counsel David Lopez to Depart Agency

David Lopez, general counsel of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) since 2010, announced today that he will depart the agency after 6 ½ years of service in early December.
October 11, 2016

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Justice Department and Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Release Advancing Diversity In Law Enforcement Report

The Justice Department and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) released a comprehensive report today that examines barriers and promising practices – in recruitment, hiring and retention – for advancing diversity in law enforcement.  The report, developed with support from the Center for Policing Equity, aims to provide law enforcement agencies, especially small and mid-size agencies, with a resource to enhance the diversity of their workforce by highlighting specific strategies and efforts in place in police departments around the country.
October 5, 2016

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EEOC Conciliates Discriminatory Wage Theft Case

A Steamboat Springs, Colo., restaurant has agreed to pay $50,000 to resolve race and national origin discrimination charges, including charges of wage theft, by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.
October 4, 2016

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EEOC Sues Winner Ford for National Origin Discrimination

Chas. S. Winner, Inc., doing business as Winner Ford of Cherry Hill and Winner Ford, violated federal law by compensating Chinese emergency accessories and installations (EAI) technicians less than other non-Chinese EAI technicians at its Cherry Hill, N.J., facility because of their national origin, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it announced today.
October 3, 2016

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Granite Mesa Health Center Sued By EEOC for Disability Discrimination and Retaliation

Nursing Home Fired a Certified Nurse Assistant When He Disclosed He Was HIV-Positive, Federal Agency Charged

AUSTIN, Texas - A nursing home violated federal law by discharging an employee who hesitated when ordered to provide his HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) test results as a condition of his continued employment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.

According to the lawsuit, Granite Mesa Health Center, Ltd. unlawfully required a medical examination of

October 3, 2016

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Royal Dining and Better 4 You Breakfast Sued For Sex-Based Harassment and Retaliation

Royal Dining Catering, Inc., Royal Dining Group, and Better 4 You Breakfasts, related companies that provide prepared meals to schools, violated federal law by subjecting four male employees in Phoenix to a hostile work environment based on their sex, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today. EEOC also charged the companies by illegally retaliating against the complainants by refusing to rehire the men and a female co-worker because they reported the unlawful discrimination.
September 30, 2016

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EEOC Sues Koch Foods of Mississippi  For Pay Discrimination

Koch Foods of Mississippi, LLC, a poultry processor headquartered in Illinois and operating a plant in Morton, Miss., violated federal law by paying a female plant coordinator less than a male plant coordinator doing equal work, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.
September 30, 2016

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EEOC Sues Sherwood Food Distributors For Sex Discrimination

Sherwood Food Distributors, LLC, violated federal law when it intentionally refused to hire a class of female applicants for entry-level positions in Sherwood's warehouses located in Cleveland and Detroit because of their sex, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed on Sept. 27.
September 30, 2016

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EEOC to Collect Summary Pay Data

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced that starting March 2018, it will collect summary employee pay data from certain employers. The new data will improve investigations of possible pay discrimination, which remains a contributing factor to persistent wage gaps. The summary pay data will be added to the annual Employer Information Report or EEO-1 report that is coordinated by the EEOC and the Department of Labor's Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP). OFCCP collects data from federal contractors and subcontractors.  
September 29, 2016

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EEOC Sues Community Pharmacy for Paying Female Technician Less Than a Male Doing the Same Work

CJMBS Pharmacies, Inc., dba Community Pharmacy, a pharmacy chain in north San Diego County, violated federal law when it paid a female pharmacy technician substantially less than a male pharmacy technician and then fired her two days after she complained about discrimination, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
September 26, 2016

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EEOC Sues Aloha Auto Group for Retaliation

Aloha Auto Group, Ltd. violated federal law when it fired an employee for advising other employees of their right to complain about racial harassment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.
September 23, 2016

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Philips Lighting To Pay $56,000 to Settle  EEOC Retaliation Charge

Philips Lighting of North America will pay $56,000 and furnish other relief to settle a retaliation lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. EEOC charged that Philips retaliated against a security guard at its Salina, Kan., plant when it recognized him as the grandson of a former employee who had filed a discrimination lawsuit against the company.
September 21, 2016

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Security Firm To Pay $115,000 To Settle EEOC Retaliation Suit

Security giant Guardsmark has agreed to pay $115,000 and to provide other relief to settle a retaliation discrimination case brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. EEOC sued Guardsmark for retaliating against a security guard who opposed a sexually hostile work environment.
September 19, 2016