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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.

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.

A Detroit casino operator violated federal law by denying a reasonable accommodation to and then firing an employee because of his disability, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.

Harrison Poultry, Inc., a poultry hatchery located in Bethlehem, Ga., will pay $100,000 and furnish other relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today

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.

The University of Denver violated federal law by paying female employees lower wages than men, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit today.

Plastipak Packaging, Inc. violated federal law when it fired a materials handler in retaliation for her complaint about sexual harassment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it announced today.

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced that it has filed a disability discrimination lawsuit against Work Services, Inc., an employer of six intellectually and developmentally disabled former employees. Work Services, Inc., which is located in Newberry, S.C., contracts its employees to work the production line at a Newberry-based turkey processing plant.

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.

Oklahoma Chain Unlawfully Denied Reasonable Accommodations to Workers with Disabilities and Fired Them, Federal Agency Charges

ST. LOUIS - Brown-Thompson General Partnership, dba 7-Eleven, a chain of Oklahoma convenience stores, violated federal law when it failed to provide reasonable accommodations to workers with disabilities at the company's Oklahoma City warehouse and distribution center, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed on Friday, September 30, 2016.

According to EEOC's suit, Casey

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

Nashville manufacturer Centurion Products, Inc. violated federal law by allowing its male supervisory staff to subject several male employees to sexual harassment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it announced today.

Emory Healthcare, Inc., which operates Emory University Hospital Midtown (EUHM) in Atlanta, will pay $15,000 and furnish other relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.

Shirley Richardson, who recently served as the deputy director of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's (EEOC) Memphis District, was named director of the agency's Dallas District Office, EEOC Chair Jenny R. Yang announced today.

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today that it has simultaneously filed a contempt action and a racial discrimination suit against Danny's Downtown, operated by Danny's Restaurant, LLC, and Danny's of Jackson, LLC. Danny's Downtown Cabaret is a Jackson-based adult entertainment establishment.

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.

Fifth Avenue Restaurant Group, one of Las Vegas' largest hospitality groups, has agreed to pay $50,000 to settle a sexual harassment and retaliation charge filed with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.

Major manufacturer Kaiser Aluminum Corporation violated federal law when it rejected an experienced construction worker due to his medical history instead of evaluating his current abilities, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.

Automotive Parts Manufacturer Refused to Hire Applicants Because of Prior Sick Leave, Federal Agency Charges

JACKSON, Miss. - Faurecia Automotive Seating, LLC, the sixth largest international automotive parts manufacturer in the world, violated federal law by disqualifying applicants from employment because they were disabled, regarded as disabled, have a record of a disability, and/or because of their association with an individual who has a disability, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a

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.