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J.B. Hunt Transport Settles EEOC Religious Discrimination Charge for $260,000

J.B. Hunt Transport, Inc., one of the largest transportation logistics companies in North America, will pay $260,000 and provide other relief to settle charges of race, national origin and religious discrimination filed with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.
November 15, 2016

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Labor Ready Northeast, Inc. To Pay $72,500  To Settle EEOC Racial and Sexual Harassment Lawsuit

Labor Ready Northeast, Inc. (Labor Ready) will pay $72,500 and provide substantial injunctive relief to settle a race and sex harassment lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.  U.S. Magistrate Judge Cynthia Reed Eddy entered a consent decree on November 9, 2016 settling the case for both monetary and injunctive relief. EEOC filed the lawsuit, U.S. EEOC v. Labor Ready Northeast, Inc., Civil Action No. 2:15-CV-01251-CRE, on September 25, 2015, in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh Division.
November 10, 2016

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EEOC Sues JL Schwieters Construction For Severe Race Harassment

A Hugo, Minn., construction company violated federal civil rights law by subjecting African-American employees to a hostile work environment based on their race, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed in Minnesota today.
November 3, 2016

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Schenker Inc to Pay $750,000  To Conciliate EEOC Class Investigation

Schenker Inc., a global leader in the field of contract logistics services, has agreed to pay $750,000 to conciliate several charges of discrimination filed with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) pursuant to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the agency announced today.
October 26, 2016

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EEOC Sues Upstate Niagara for Sex Discrimination

A Buffalo dairy cooperative that produces a variety of dairy products, including milk, ice cream mix, dip, yogurt, and flavored milk-based beverages, failed to hire women for production jobs in its Buffalo and Rochester facilities, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.
October 24, 2016

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Justice Department Seeks to Intervene in Lawsuit Alleging Race Discrimination and Retaliation by Pocomoke City, Maryland, the Worcester County Sheriff and the State Of Maryland

The Justice Department announced today that it has moved to intervene in Savage et al. v. Pocomoke City et al., a private lawsuit alleging race discrimination and retaliation under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 by Pocomoke City, Maryland, the Worcester County Sheriff and the state of Maryland.  Title VII is a federal statute that prohibits employment discrimination on the basis of the basis of sex, race, color, national origin and religion.
October 19, 2016

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EEOC Updates Strategic Enforcement Plan

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently approved an updated Strategic Enforcement Plan (SEP) for Fiscal Years 2017-2021, reaffirming the agency's commitment to efforts that have strategic impact in advancing equal opportunity in America's workplaces.
October 17, 2016

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EEOC General Counsel David Lopez to Depart Agency

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.
October 11, 2016

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EEOC Conciliates Discriminatory Wage Theft Case

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.
October 4, 2016

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EEOC to Collect Summary Pay Data

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced that starting March 2018, it will collect summary employee pay data from certain employers. The new data will improve investigations of possible pay discrimination, which remains a contributing factor to persistent wage gaps. The summary pay data will be added to the annual Employer Information Report or EEO-1 report that is coordinated by the EEOC and the Department of Labor's Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP). OFCCP collects data from federal contractors and subcontractors.  
September 29, 2016

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Taylor Shellfish Sued By EEOC For Racial Harassment

The largest producer of shellfish in the United States violated federal law when it permitted ongoing racial harassment and retaliatory discipline against a black maintenance mechanic, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) alleged in a lawsuit filed today.
September 28, 2016

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EEOC Sues the Laquila Group for Race Harassment and Retaliation

The Laquila Group, Inc., a prominent New York City excavation and construction company, violated federal law when a supervisor racially harassed African-American employees and then fired one of them after he complained about the harassment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
September 19, 2016

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Scion Dental Sued By EEOC for Race Discrimination

A Menomonee Falls, Wis., dental benefit administration company violated federal law when it refused to hire and then fired an African-American woman because of her race, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.
September 7, 2016

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SFI of Tennessee to Pay $210,000  To Settle EEOC Race Discrimination Lawsuit

SFI of Tennessee, LLC, a fabricator and supplier of heavy-gauge steel and value-added products, has agreed to pay $210,000 and provide other relief to settle a race discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. EEOC charged that SFI of Tennessee discharged three black employees on the same day because of their race.
September 7, 2016

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Resource Employment Solutions Pays $435,000 to Settle EEOC Race Discrimination Suit

Company Illegally Granted Placement Preferences to Hispanic Temps over Black Temps, Federal Agency Charged

MEMPHIS, Tenn.-Resource Employment Solutions, LLC (Resource), a temporary staffing agency headquartered in Orlando, Fla., will pay $435,000 to settle a race and national origin discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.

EEOC charged that the staffing agency had violated federal law by failing to place a class of African American workers into temporary

August 29, 2016

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EEOC Issues Final Enforcement Guidance on Retaliation and Related Issues after Public Input Process

Today the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued its final Enforcement Guidance on Retaliation and Related Issues, to replace its 1998 Compliance Manual section on retaliation. The guidance also addresses the separate "interference" provision under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), which prohibits coercion, threats, or other acts that interfere with the exercise of ADA rights.
August 29, 2016

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EEOC Sues Midwest Freight Systems for Breach of Mediation Agreement

Midwest Freight Systems Corporation, a freight transportation company with headquarters in Warren, Mich., violated federal law by failing to comply with its obligations under a mediation settlement agreement which resolved two employment discrimination charges, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed on August 25, 2016.
August 25, 2016

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EEOC Sues Profile Cabinet for Discrimination  Against Black Employees

American Blue Ribbons Holding, LLC, dba Legendary Baking, violated federal law by refusing to accommodate an employee with a disability and then firing her and failing to rehire her, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission charged in a lawsuit it filed today.
August 23, 2016

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EEO-1 Survey for 2016 Now Open

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has completed its mailing of the 2016 EEO-1 Survey notification letters.  The EEO-1 is an annual survey that requires all private employers with 100 or more employees and federal government contractors or first-tier subcontractors with 50 or more employees and a contract/subcontract of $50,000 or more to file the EEO-1 report.  The filing of the EEO-1 report is not voluntary and is required by federal law, Section 709(c), Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended; and §1602.7–§1602.14, Title 29, Chapter XIV, of the Federal Code of Regulations.  The annual filing deadline is Sept. 30
August 1, 2016

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Nabors Industries and C&J Energy Services Sued By EEOC for Racial Harassment and Retaliation

Bermuda-based oilfield services companies Nabors Industries, Ltd. and C&J Energy Services, Ltd., Civil Action 05:16-CV-758-FB, violated federal law through widespread racial harassment of African-American employees and punishing those who complained about the abuse, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.
July 27, 2016

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EEOC Announces Second Opportunity for Public to Submit Comments on Proposal to Collect Pay Data

he U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced the publication of its revised proposal to collect pay data through the Employer Information Report (EEO-1), a longstanding joint information collection of EEOC and the U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP). The proposed revision would include collecting summary pay data from employers, including federal contractors, with 100 or more employees. The pay data will assist the agencies in identifying possible pay discrimination and assist employers in promoting equal pay in their workplaces.
July 13, 2016