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Worcester County, Md., will pay $60,000 and furnish significant equitable relief to resolve a pay discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.

Telecommunications giant AT&T will pay $250,000 and furnish other relief to settle an age discrimination suit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.

A car dealership in Fort Smith, Ark., violated federal law when it failed to accommodate its used car manager and then terminated him because of his disability, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.

La Oficina de El Paso 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 en El Paso hoy. 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.

Atchison Transportation Services, Inc., the largest full-service ground transportation company in South Carolina, violated federal law by firing two employees because of their ages, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed yesterday.

Vamco Sheet Metals, Inc. violated federal law by serially firing female sheet metal workers working for the company on a state-funded construction project and otherwise treating them differently because of their sex, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.  The Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y.-based company fabricates and installs sheet metal on construction projects throughout the state.

House of Raeford Farms, Inc., a Rose Hill, N.C., poultry processor, discriminated against an employee with a disability and then unlawfully fired her, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.  The complaint further alleges that the company illegally disclosed Sutton's disability.

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.

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. 

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 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.

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.

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.

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.