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The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is pleased to announce the keynote speakers and the full agenda for the 21st annual Examining Conflicts in Employment Laws (EXCEL) conference. Themed "Inspiration, Innovation, Action!," the conference boasts two specialty tracks, three dynamic keynote speakers and more than 50 workshops.

Farmington Diner Refused Muslim Employee's Request to Wear Head Scarf, Federal Agency Charges

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Blue Moon Diner LLC, in Farmington, violated federal law by subjecting a Muslim woman to religious discrimination, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.

In its suit, the EEOC charges that the diner failed to accommodate employee Samantha Bandy's request to work while wearing a hijab, a head scarf worn by Muslim

In its continuing effort to aid the federal government in serving as a model employer, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today issued its federally focused report addressing equal employment opportunities for women in various public safety occupations.

IDEC Corporation, a worldwide industrial device manufacturer, unlawfully fired an employee at its East Dundee, Ill., location whom it regarded as disabled, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.

Georgina's, LLC, dba Georgina's Taqueria, an Asian and Latin "Fusion Cuisine" restaurant in Traverse City, Mich., violated federal law by subjecting female employees to repeated sexual harassment and retaliating against a female employee for opposing the harassment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) alleged in a lawsuit filed today.

Agency Enforces the Law in Filings Around the Country

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has filed seven lawsuits against various employers across the country, charging them with harassment. This multi-state action by the EEOC should reinforce to employers that harassment - on all bases - is a violation of federal law.

"As the nation has seen over the past nine months, harassment at work can affect individuals for years in their

Master Marine, Inc., a Gulf Coast shipbuilder, violated federal anti-discrimination laws when one of its lead welders sexually and racially harassed a male Asian-American welder at its Bayou La Batre, Ala., headquarters, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today. In addition, Master Marine subjected three African-American employees to racial harassment, the EEOC said.

G2 Corporation, doing business as Screen Tight, violated federal law by subjecting a female worker in the Patio Screen Door Fabrication warehouse in Corsicana, Texas to unwelcome physical and verbal sexual harassment at the hands of her production manager and another high-level corporate officer, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.

Tapioca Express, a South El Monte, Calif.-based milk tea franchise, and two of its franchisees violated federal law by subjecting female employees to sexual harassment and forcing some to quit because of the abuse, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today.

Sierra Creative Systems, Inc., a Paramount, Calif.-based printing, mailing and fulfillment company doing business as "Addressers," violated federal law when it failed to prevent and correct the ongoing sexual harassment, sex-based harassment, and retaliation against female employees, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today.

Real Time Staffing Services, Inc., doing business as Select Staffing in Albuquerque, violated federal law by allowing a group of female employees to be subjected to sexual harassment while they were working at the Inspection of Public Records Act Unit of the Albuquerque Police Department, the U.S. Equal Employ­ment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.

New Prime Trucking, Inc., one of the nation's largest trucking companies, violated federal law when it failed to take adequate steps to prevent the sexual harassment of a female truck driver, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.

Total Maintenance Solutions, Inc., a Cincinnati-based commercial cleaning and construction clean-up company, violated federal law by subjecting an employee to a sexually hostile work environment and retaliating against her for complaining, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit today.

CSX Transportation, Inc. (CSXT) will pay $3.2 million and furnish other relief to settle a company-wide sex discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.

Amsted Rail Co., Inc., a leading manufacturer of steel castings for the rail industry, will pay $4.4 million and furnish other relief to settle a class disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today. The EEOC had charged the Chicago-based company violated federal disability law when it disqualified job applicants based on the results of a nerve conduction test for carpal tunnel syndrome (performed by a third-party contractor) rather than conducting an individualized assessment of each applicant's ability to do the job safely.

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's (EEOC) Select Task Force on the Study of Harassment in the Workplace reconvened today to hear from expert witnesses on "Trans­forming #MeToo Into Harassment-Free Workplaces" at a meeting open to the public.

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's (EEOC) Select Task Force on the Study of Harassment in the Workplace will reconvene on Monday, June 11, from 9:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. (Eastern Time), at agency headquarters, 131 M Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. The meeting, entitled "Transforming #MeToo into Harassment-Free Workplaces: A Reconvening of the EEOC's Select Task Force on the Study of Harassment in the Workplace," will be open to public observation.

Regional International Corporation, a commercial truck and trailer dealership with locations in Western New York, has agreed to pay $65,000 and furnish other relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.

A Bluefield, Va., Mexican restaurant will pay $25,000 and provide other relief to settle a sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.

Nevada Restaurant Services, a large Las Vegas-based gaming company that operates slot machines, taverns and casinos in Nevada and Montana, will pay $3.5 million and provide other relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.

CVS Caremark Corporation, a nationwide retail pharmacy and health care company based in Woonsocket, R.I., has reached a conciliation agreement with U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) to resolve charges of race and national origin discrimination raised by a former EEOC Commissioner under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the federal agency announced today.

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and Best Buy, a nationwide electronics retailer based in Richfield, Minn., have reached a conciliation agreement to resolve charges of race and national origin discrimination raised by a former EEOC Commissioner, the federal agency announced today.

M&R Consulting, LLC, a Towson, Md,-based home care agency doing business as Home Instead Senior Care, violated federal law when it rescinded a job offer because it regarded an applicant as having tuberculosis, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), charged in a lawsuit it announced today. 

Transmodal Solutions, LLC, a Washington State limited liability corporation that conducts business in Norfolk, Virginia, breached a mediation agreement entered into as part of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's (EEOC) Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) program, the agency charged in a lawsuit filed today.