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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

PHILADELPHIA — Excentia Human Services, also known as The Pai Corporation and the S. June Smith Center, will pay $100,000 and provide other relief to settle a disability discrim­ination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the federal agency announced today.

Excentia refused to hire a candidate for a preschool provider position because she has cerebral palsy, the EEOC charged. Although the candidate was qualified, and human resources staff sent her to the

ASHEVILLE, N.C. – North Georgia Foods, Inc., a Georgia-based company operating several Burger King restaurants, including one in Murphy, North Carolina, has agreed to pay $60,000 and provide other relief to settle a sex harassment, retaliation and pregnancy discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.   

According to the EEOC’s complaint, from at least August 2018 through approximately July 2019, a team member at North Georgia Foods’ Murphy

YAKIMA, Wash. — Chief Orchards Administrative Services, a tree fruit business based in Yakima, Washington, has agreed to pay $127,500 to a former employee and to provide other relief to resolve a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.

According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, Chief Orchards permitted a male picker to harass a female Latina checker over the course of the 2017 and 2018 seasons

GREELEY, Colo. – Pneuline Supply, a Colorado parts manufacturer, will pay $44,250 and provide other relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.

According to the EEOC’s suit, Pneuline fired a deaf employee after she complained of discrimination and requested to have a sign language interpreter during important meetings. The employee complained of discrimination because managers invited all other team members, except

MINNEAPOLIS – North Memorial Health, a health care provider that operates two hospitals and 26 specialty and primary care clinics, urgent and emergency care facilities and medical transportation services throughout the Twin Cities metropolitan area, will pay $180,000 and provide 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 EEOC’s lawsuit, in July 2020, North Memorial Health failed to

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has released for public comment, and published in the Federal Register on January 10, a draft of its Strategic Enforcement Plan (SEP) for Fiscal Years 2023-2027, the agency announced today. Once finalized, the SEP will establish the EEOC’s upcoming enforcement priorities in its work to advance equal employment opportunity and prevent and remedy discrimination in the workplace.

The public is invited to submit comments on

ST. LOUIS – Hiland Dairy Foods, a Springfield, Missouri-based producer and distributor of dairy products, will pay $140,000 to resolve a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.

According to the suit, Hiland refused to hire a man to work at its Norman, Oklahoma, dairy plant because of his vision impairment. Hiland initially offered the applicant a dairy plant worker position knowing he had a

LAS VEGAS – AMTCR, Inc., AMTCR Nevada, Inc., and AMTCR California, LLC (AMTCR), a Kingman, Arizona headquartered franchise owner operating approximately 18 McDonald’s restaurants in Nevada, Arizona and California, will pay $1,997,500 to resolve a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.

According to the lawsuit, since at least 2017, AMTCR knew about sexual harassment and allowed it to continue, unabated, by supervisors, managers, and coworkers

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

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

HOUSTON – American Piping Inspection, Inc. (API), an Oklahoma-based testing and piping inspection services company, agreed to pay $250,000 and to provide other substantial equitable relief to resolve a discrimination and retaliation lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.

According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, a Black radiographer hired to work out of API’s Midland, Texas office was subjected to racist remarks by his supervisor, beginning his first

RENTON, Wash. – CCS Facility Services, Inc. has agreed to provide payment and furnish other relief to resolve a sexual harassment complaint filed with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. 

The Latina janitor who filed the charge with the EEOC alleged that she suffered sexual comments, unwelcome touching and other unwanted sexual conduct by her direct supervisor for well over a year, despite making multiple complaints.  

Following an extensive investigation

HAYDEN, Idaho – Fashion retailers Sage Boutique, LLC, and Just Because - Washington, LLC, located in Hayden, Idaho, and Newport, Washington, respectively, have agreed to pay a former employee $37,000 and furnish other relief to resolve a discrimination charge filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.

Following a federal investigation by the agency’s Seattle Field Office, the EEOC found reasonable cause to believe the social media manager had

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Equal Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today the selection of two individuals to key Senior Executive Service managerial positions at the agency. EEOC Chair Charlotte A. Burrows selected Patricia St. Clair as the new director of Field Coordination Programs in the Office of Field Programs (OFP) and Dr. Marvin Williams as the new director of the Office of Civil Rights, Diversity, and Inclusion (OCRDI).

“I am delighted to have Ms. St. Clair

DETROIT – Proctor Financial, Inc., an insurance company based in Troy, Michigan that provides insurance products for residential and commercial properties, will pay $67,000 to settle a retaliation lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).

According to the EEOC’s suit, the employee filed a charge with the EEOC in which she alleged that she was denied a promotion due to her race. Roughly three months after she filed her charge, the employee

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Enforge, LLC, a Michigan-based tie rods and automotive parts company conducting business in North Carolina, violated federal law when it subjected a female employee to a sexually hostile work environment and then fired her for complaining about it, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today. The EEOC said that Enforge knew the employee was being harassed but failed to take action to protect her, and then

ATLANTA – ISS Facility Services, Inc. (ISS), a workplace experience and facility management company, will pay $47,500 and provide other relief to settle a disability discrimination and retaliation lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.

According to the EEOC’s suit, Ronisha Moncrief worked for ISS as a health and safety manager. From March 2020 through June 2020, ISS required its employees to work remotely four days per

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Outokumpu Stainless USA, LLC agreed to pay $49,000 to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.

Outokumpu, a global stainless-steel producer, employs more than 900 persons at its Calvert, Alabama facility. According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, Outokumpu offered a qualified applicant a position as an entry operator in its melt shop contingent on the applicant passing a physical examination and drug

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today opening of registration for FY 2023 federal sector EEO training courses at https://www.eeoc.gov/training-institute/eeo-federal-courses. The first of more than 50 classes will begin in Feb. 2023 with virtual and in-person options.

The EEO training catalog includes courses designed to meet the MD-110 training requirements for federal EEO counselors and investigators, as well as training for special emphasis program managers, attorneys, alternative dispute resolution professionals

MIAMI – Qualtool, Inc., a Tavares, Florida tool manufacturing company, will pay $50,000 and furnish other relief to settle a sex discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Oppor­tunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.

According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, Qualtool refused to accept applications from or hire women who sought positions on the evening shift because of their sex.

Such alleged conduct violates Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964

PHILADELPHIA -- JDKD Enterprises, L.P., a Sewell, New Jersey limited partnership that owns and operates numerous McDonald’s franchises in New Jersey, will pay $100,000 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, JDKD Enterprises fired an employee who worked at several McDonald’s restaurants for 37 years because of his autism spectrum disorder. The employee’s per­formance remained excellent throughout

ATLANTA – Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta (CHOA), a pediatric healthcare system in Georgia, violated federal law when it fired a maintenance assistant for requesting a religious exemption to its influenza vaccination policy, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.

According to the EEOC’s suit, the maintenance employee, in accordance with CHOA’s procedures, requested a religious exemption to CHOA’s flu vaccination requirements based on sincerely held religious beliefs. CHOA

CHICAGO – Rural Office of Community Services Inc., a Wagner, South Dakota-based social services agency, which serves low-income families and individuals across multiple locations in South Dakota, will pay $320,000 in monetary relief to a class of affected employees to voluntarily resolve an employment discrimination charge filed with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.

The agreement resolves a charge filed with the EEOC alleging Rural Office of Community Services