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The El Paso Office of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Consulate General of Mexico in El Paso.  The agreement establishes an ongoing partnership between the agency and the consulate which will provide information to Mexican citizens working in the United States about their rights under federal laws that protect workers in this country from discrimination, regardless of documentation status.  This will include educational sessions, Spanish-language informational materials, and training to staff about the EEOC and the laws it enforces.

Mountaire Farms, Inc., doing business as Mountaire Farms of North Carolina Corp., unlawfully fired an employee in retaliation for his complaining about national origin discrimination, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) alleged in a lawsuit filed today.  Mountaire Farms is a Delaware-based agricultural food processing company that operates a poultry processing facility in Lumber Bridge, N.C.

Carolina Mattress Guild, Inc., a Thomasville, N.C.-based mattress manufacturer and distributor, subjected black employees to a racially hostile work environment and unlawfully fired the employee who complained about racial comments, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) alleged in a lawsuit filed today.

A Worthington, Minn., office furniture and office supply company violated federal civil rights laws by permitting its operations manager to create a sexually hostile working environment against one of its female employees, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.

La Oficina del Distrito de Dallas de la Comisión Para la Igualdad de Oportunidades en el Empleo de los EE.UU. (EEOC) firmó un Memorando de Entendimiento con el Consulado General de México el 26 de agosto en Dallas. El acuerdo establece una asociación constante entre la agencia y el consulado que proporcionará información a los ciudadanos mexicanos que trabajan en los EE.UU. acerca de sus derechos bajo las leyes federales que protegen a los trabajadores en este país de la discriminación, independientemente de su condición legal. Esto incluirá sesiones educativas, materiales informativos en español, y capacitación acerca de la EEOC y las leyes que hace cumplir.

The Dallas District Office of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Consulate General of Mexico on Aug. 26 in Dallas.  The agreement creates a partnership between the EEOC and the consulate for the purpose of educating Mexican citizens working in the United States about their rights under federal anti-discrimination laws, regardless of documentation status.  As part of the agreement, the EEOC will present educational events, provide Spanish-language informational materials and deliver training sessions to consulate staff about the EEOC and the laws it enforces. 

The U.S. Equal Employment Commission (EEOC) announced today that Cooper University Health Care has implemented policy changes that strengthen its processes for addressing reasonable accommodations for employees who must be absent from work due to serious medical conditions. Cooper has also agreed to pay $500,000 to former employees to amicably resolve disputes over the extent of reasonable accommodations previously granted.

Esta semana, la Oficina del Distrito de Nueva York de la Comisión Para la Igualdad de Oportunidades en el Empleo de los EE.UU. (EEOC) y el Consulado de México en Nueva York firmaron un Memorando de Entendimiento (MOU) en una conferencia de prensa conjunta. El acuerdo, firmado por el Director de la Oficina del Distrito de Nueva York de la EEOC Kevin Berry y la Cónsul General Sandra Fuentes-Berrain Villenave, establece oficialmente una colaboración de cinco años entre las entidades gubernamentales para consolidar sus esfuerzos para hacer cumplir las leyes, proteger y educar a ciudadanos mexicanos sobre sus derechos de empleo de en el lugar de trabajo, independiente­mente de su estatus migratorio. Miembros de la prensa y medios de comunicación de habla inglesa y en español asistieron a la firma del acuerdo.

Today the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's (EEOC) New York District Office and the Mexican Consulate in New York signed a Memorandum of Under­stand­ing (MOU) at a joint press conference in New York City. The agreement, signed by EEOC District Director Kevin Berry and Consul General Sandra Fuentes-Berrain Villenave, officially establishes a five-year collaboration between these government entities to solidify their efforts to enforce, protect and educate all Mexicans about their employment rights of in the workplace, regardless of immigration status. The signing of the agreement was attended by members of English-language and Spanish-language press and media.

We are pleased to announce that our private sector EXCEL Program has qualified for continuing legal education credits and attendees may receive recertification credits from HRCI (application pending). Also new and noteworthy will be Commissioner Jenny Yang, the President's most recent appointment to EEOC, who will lead a panel on wage discrimination.

Jiji, Inc., a Holiday Inn franchisee located in Batesville, Miss., violated federal law when it fired an employee because of her pregnancy, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.

A Cheyenne, Wyo., contracting company unlawfully retaliated against its only female electrician after she complained that she had been sexually harassed, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed yesterday.

Guardian Angel Ambulance Service, Inc. violated federal law by failing to comply with a negotiated agreement settlement of a discrimination charge, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it announced today.

Battaglia Distributing Co., Inc., a Chicago wholesale food distributor located at 2500 South Ashland Avenue, permitted a hostile work environment where use of racial slurs was common, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.  According to the EEOC, slurs were used by both black and white supervisors to scold black employees.  In addition, frequent, offensive racial banter among hourly workers was routinely tolerated by management.

Market Burgers, L.L.C., doing business as Checkers, a fast food restaurant chain, violated federal law by paying women less than men and scheduling them for fewer hours than their male counterparts because of gender, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it announced today.

La Oficina del Distrito de Miami de la Comisión Para la Igualdad de Oportunidades en el Empleo de los EE.UU. (EEOC) firmó un Memorando de Entendimiento (MOU) en Orlando hoy con el Consulado General de México en Miami y el Consulado de México en Orlando. El acuerdo establece una colaboración entre estas entidades para facilitar a mexicanos con información, orientación y acceso a recursos para la prevención de la discriminación en el lugar de trabajo, independientemente de su estatus migratorio. El Cónsul mexicano Efran Nicolas Leyva Acevedo de Orlando y el Director de la Oficina del Distrito de Miami de la EEOC Malcolm S. Medley, firmaron el acuerdo. Cónsul General Suplente de México Vladimir Hernández Lara de Miami firmó el documento antes de la reunión de hoy.

Platinum P.T.S., Inc., a Laredo-based company which provides oil/gas testing, measuring, surveying and analysis surveys, and oil and gas exploration and development, will pay a former employee $100,000 to settle a pregnancy discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.

The Miami District Office of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in Orlando today with the Consulate General of Mexico in Miami and Consulate of Mexico in Orlando.  The agreement establishes an ongoing collaboration between these entities to provide Mexican nationals with information, guidance, and access to resources on the prevention of discrimination in the workplace regardless of immigration status.  Mexican Consul Efran Nicolas Leyva Acevedo of Orlando and Miami District Office Director Malcolm S. Medley signed the agreement.  Acting Mexican Consul General Vladimir Hernandez Lara of Miami signed the document prior to the meeting today.

OhioHealth Corporation, doing business as Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, violated federal law by failing to accommodate and then firing an employee with narcolepsy, a chronic central nervous system disorder, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) alleged in a lawsuit it announced today.

An Akron, Ohio-based van company has agreed to resolve a sex discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.

Weirton Medical Center, a community hospital in Weirton, W.V., refused to select a long-time employee for a vacant maintenance department position because of his age and perceived disability, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it announced today.

Kyklos Bearing International, LLC (KBI), an Ohio bearings manufacturer, violated federal law by firing an employee because of her cancer, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it announced today.

Midwest Regional Medical Center, an acute care hospital and for-profit Oklahoma limited liability corporation, violated federal law by firing an employee because of her cancer and cancer treatment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.

In a unanimous decision issued on Friday, July 26, 2013, the U. S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit reversed a Beaumont, Texas, trial court judge's grant of summary judgment in favor of DynMcDermott Petroleum Operations Company (DM), a federal contractor, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced.  The EEOC had sued the company, alleging that it discriminated against an applicant on the basis of age and disability.