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Pierrette McIntire Nombrada Nueva Directora de Información de la EEOC

WASHINGTON – La Comisión Para la Igualdad de Oportunidades en el Empleo (EEOC, por sus siglas en inglés) de los EE. UU. ha anunciado el nombramiento de Pierrette McIntire en un puesto clave del Servicio Ejecutivo Superior (SES, por sus siglas en inglés) en la agencia. McIntire ha sido nombrado nueva directora de información (CIO) de la EEOC.

“La EEOC es afortunada de tener a Pierrette McIntire en este importante cargo,” dijo la Presidenta de

January 30, 2023

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Updated EEOC Resource Explains ADA Requirements for Individuals with Hearing Disabilities in the Workplace

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today released an updated resource document, “Hearing Disabilities in the Workplace and the Americans with Disabilities Act,” explaining how the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) applies to job applicants and employees who are deaf or hard of hearing or have other hearing conditions.

The document outlines how certain pre- and post-job offer disability-related questions can violate the ADA, describes easy-to-access technologies that can make

January 24, 2023

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Williamsburg Hometown Iga Sued by EEOC for Religious Discrimination

The Williamsburg Hometown IGA violated federal discrimination law by refusing to hire a job applicant because of his Spiritualist Rastafarian dreadlocks hairstyle, the U.S Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed on December 27, 2022.

The EEOC’s lawsuit (Case No. 6:22-cv-00235 in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky, London Division) alleges that Houchens Food Group, Inc. doing business as Hometown IGA, refused to hire Matthew Barnett because of

December 27, 2022

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Red Roof Inns, Inc. Will Pay $43,188 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit

Red Roof Inns, Inc. (Red Roof) will pay $43,188.00 to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.

According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, Red Roof failed to provide an employee who is blind working in its Contact Center in Springfield, Ohio, with a reasonable accommodation so that he could participate in an information seminar to learn more about a promotional opportunity in its Online

December 27, 2022

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EEOC Releases New Data and Expands Visualizations

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today released new data on its website and added the ability for the public to visualize charges of discrimination filed with the agency by state.

New data now available at: https://www.eeoc.gov/data/employment-statistics include the 2019 and 2020 EEO-1 Component 1 data for private employers with 100 or more employees and federal contractors with 50 or more employees, 2020 EEO-3 data for referral local unions, 2021 EEO-4 data

September 29, 2022

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EEOC Sues Keystone RV for Disability Discrimination

INDIANAPOLIS – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced that it filed suit against Keystone RV Company, headquartered in Goshen, Indiana, for failing to accommodate and firing an employee with a disability at its Wakarusa, Indiana factory.

According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, Keystone refused to give less than a week of unpaid leave to accommodate an employee with a disability who needed surgery. Keystone rigidly adhered to its attendance policy, which required employees with

September 29, 2022

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PFG Customized Distribution Sued by EEOC for Sex Discrimination

INDIANAPOLIS — The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced that it filed suit against Kenneth O. Lester Company, Inc., doing business as PFG Customized Distribution – Indiana (PFG Customized Distribution), headquartered in Lebanon, Tennessee, for sex discrimination in hiring and job assignments at its Kendallville, Indiana warehouse.

In its lawsuit, the EEOC alleged that since 2018, PFG Customized Distribution has refused to hire female job applicants for order-selector positions because of their sex

September 27, 2022

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EEOC Sues R3 Government Solutions for Race Discrimination and Retaliation

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – R3 Government Solutions, LLC, a federal contractor that recruits and hires workers for federal jobs, violated federal law when it retaliated against a Black female recruiter and discriminated against her because of race, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it announced today.

According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, R3 retaliated against the recruiter after she opposed R3’s recruiting and hiring practices, which restricted employment opportunities based on age

September 27, 2022

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EEOC to Hold Commission Meeting Sept. 22 on Future Enforcement Priorities

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission announced today that it will hold a Commission meeting on Sept. 22, “Shaping the EEOC’s Strategic Enforcement Priorities,” the final listening session in a series to obtain public input on future enforcement priorities.

The meeting starts at 10 a.m. Eastern, and the public can attend the meeting virtually or in person. Witnesses will include representatives from civil rights and workers’ rights organizations; employer and human resource representatives

September 15, 2022

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EEOC Event: "Decoded: can technology advance equitable recruiting and hiring?"

Join U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Chair Charlotte A. Burrows and U.S. Department of Labor’s OFCCP Director Jenny R. Yang for Decoded, a roundtable event to explore potential barriers automated technologies present to diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility. The speakers will also identify promising practices for using these systems to recruit and hire diverse workers in an equitable, inclusive and accessible manner. 

The Decoded event starts Tuesday, Sept. 13, at 1:00 p.m. Eastern.  This roundtable

August 30, 2022

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EEOC to Hold Commission Meeting in Buffalo Aug. 22 to Focus on Racial and Economic Justice

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission announced details about a listening session to take place in Buffalo, NY on Aug. 22, 2022. The meeting will begin at 10 a.m. EDT and run until about 3 p.m. EDT. It will be held at the City of Buffalo Common Council Chambers, Buffalo City Hall (65 Niagara Square, 13th Floor, Buffalo, NY 14202). The public may attend in person, and do not need to register in

August 17, 2022

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EEOC Announces First Spanish Language Webinar for Employers

WASHINGTON – On Aug. 4, 2022, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will hold a virtual EEO workshop for employers exclusively in Spanish, a first for the agency.

The fee-based event will cover the essential information that every employer and manager needs to understand in order to fulfill their legal obligation to maintain a workplace free from unlawful harassment and discrimination. Additionally, the workshop will focus on a few key hot topics, including harassment

July 22, 2022

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EEOC Sues Eden Foods for Sexual Harassment

DETROIT – Eden Foods, Inc., an organic foods company headquartered in Clinton, Michigan that claims to be the premier natural foods company in the Americas, violated federal law by subjecting female employees to repeated sexual harassment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) alleged in a lawsuit filed today.

According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, Eden’s owner and president touched multiple female employees inappropriately. The EEOC’s pre-suit investigation revealed that the company’s owner regularly touched the

April 28, 2022

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Heart of Cardon to Pay $115,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit

INDIANAPOLIS – Heart of CarDon, a Bloomington, Indiana-based senior living community, will pay $115,000 and furnish other relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.

According to the lawsuit, Heart of CarDon determined an employee could no longer perform the essential functions of her certified nursing assistant job due to lifting restrictions resulting from a work injury. Though the employee expressed interest

April 4, 2022

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TrueBlue and PeopleReady to Pay $125,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination and Retaliation Suit

WASHINGTON – TrueBlue, Inc. and PeopleReady, Inc., labor sourcing companies with offices across the United States, will pay $125,000 and furnish significant equitable relief to resolve a federal disability discrimination suit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.

According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, the companies fired an employee because of her psychiatric disability. The employee, who worked at the Manassas, Virginia office of TrueBlue’s subsidiary, PeopleReady, was not

February 24, 2022

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Blue Sky Vision Pays $67,590 to Resolve EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit

DETROIT -- Blue Sky Vision, L.L.C., a Delaware-based management services organ­ization that provides support to eye care providers, will pay $67,590 and provide other relief to settle a federal disability-discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. The EEOC charged that Blue Sky Vision violated federal law when it subjected an employee to an unlawful medical inquiry and then fired him because it perceived him to be disabled

February 22, 2022

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EEOC Sues R&R Janitorial for Race and National Origin Discrimination

WASHINGTON -- R&R Janitorial, Painting and Building Services, Inc., a federal contractor that provides janitorial services to government agencies, violated federal law when it fired 16 Hispanic workers because of their race and national origin, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it announced today.

According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, effective April 27, 2018, R&R terminated 16 Hispanic janitors who had been working at the Harry S. Truman building in Washington

September 30, 2021

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EEOC Sues TrueBlue, Inc., for Disability Discrimination

WASHINGTON- TrueBlue, Inc., a Tacoma, Washington.-based staffing company with branch offices nationwide, violated federal law by discriminating against an employee based on her disability at the Manassas, Virginia, office of its subsidiary, PeopleReady, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.

According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, the employee worked as a marketing coordinator and needed to take leave due to a psychiatric disability.  TrueBlue denied the employee’s request and fired

September 29, 2021

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EEOC Sues Key Management Partners for Sexual Harassment and Retaliation

WASHINGTON – Key Management Partners, a Greenbelt, Maryland-based consulting firm with government contracts, violated federal law when its chief executive officer (CEO) sexually harassed a female employee and then punished her for resisting, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed on Sept. today.

According to the EEOC's lawsuit, Key’s CEO subjected the woman, a single mother, to unwelcome sexual propositioning, and then terminated her because she rejected the advances. The

September 29, 2021

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EEOC Sues Agropur for Disability Discrimination

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Agropur, Inc., a diary processor and U.S. subsidiary of Canadian-based Agropur Cooperative, has been sued by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) for failing to provide a disabled employee with a reasonable accommodation, which resulted in her discharge, the federal agency announced today. The employee worked at Agropur’s Grand Rapids location with approximately 175 other employees.

According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, Agropur refused to accommodate the employee’s severe dyshidrotic eczema

September 2, 2021

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Total Maintenance Solutions to Pay $22,500 to Settle EEOC Sexual Harassment / Retaliation Suit

LOUISVILLE – Total Maintenance Solutions, Inc., a Cincinnati-area company that specializes in commercial cleaning and construction clean-up, will pay $22,500 to a former female employee and implement other relief to settle a federal sexual harassment lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.

According to the EEOC lawsuit, Total Maintenance Solutions, through its male owner, forced the employee to endure sexual harassment, including unwanted touching, sexual comments, overtures and

June 7, 2021

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Meijer, Inc. Pays $30,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit

DETROIT – Meijer, Inc., a grocery store chain based in Grand Rapids, Mich., will pay $30,000 and provide other relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. The EEOC alleged that Meijer violated federal law by denying an employee a reasonable accommodation and demoting him to a lower-paying job because of his disability.

According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, a cashier at Meijer’s Commerce

May 27, 2021

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Subway Franchisee to Pay $28,700 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit

INDIANAPOLIS – A Bloomington, Ind., fast-food sandwich shop will pay $28,700 to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.

The EEOC charged in its suit that Ranrae, Inc., doing business as Subway violated federal law by rejecting a hard-of-hearing applicant because of his hearing and resultant speech impairments.

Such alleged conduct violates the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The EEOC filed suit (Case No

March 26, 2021

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United Precision Products Pays $60,000 to Settle EEOC Age Discrimination Suit

DETROIT – United Precision Products Co., Inc., a Michigan-based aerospace components manufac­turer, will pay $60,000 and provide other relief to settle a federal age discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.

According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, United Precision Products violated federal law by refusing to hire an applicant because of his age. The then-64-year-old applicant applied through a staffing agency to be a machine operator. During a

February 9, 2021

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