ATLANTA – Sureste Property Group and its divisions, Sureste Property Services and Sureste Development, a real estate operating company and asset management firm, agreed to pay $75,000 and provide other relief to settle a race discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.

According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, Sureste violated federal law when it fired its first and only Black project development manager because of his race

WASHINGTON – Partnering with Tribal Employment Rights Offices (TERO) directors from the Nez Perce Tribe and Lummi Nation, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today the release of new public service announcements in full-length, 60 second, 30 second, and 15 second video and downloadable audio formats to help educate Native Americans and Alaska Natives about their employment rights.

Most workers and job seekers in the U.S., including Native Americans and

GREENSBORO, N.C. – Hooters of America, LLC, a Georgia corporation operating a nationwide chain of restaurants known for wings, sports and “Hooters Girls,” will pay $250,000 and provide other relief to settle a race and color discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.

According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, a Hooters located in Greensboro, North Carolina, laid off approximately 43 employees in response to the COVID-19 pandemic

GRAND FORKS, N.D. – LM Wind Power, Inc., a manufacturer and supplier of wind turbine blades, has agreed to pay $125,000 and provide other equitable relief to settle a racial harassment 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 employee’s managers and co-workers subjected him to pervasive racial harassment, including racial slurs and insults, and racially charged threats of

DETROIT – Specialized Staffing Solutions, a South Bend, Indiana-based staffing agency that places temporary employees with business clients across various industries, resolved a charge of national origin, race, sex and disability discrimination filed with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.

According to the EEOC, Specialized Staffing Solutions granted client preferences for temporary workers based on their race, sex, national origin, and disability. Specialized Staffing Solutions disputed the allegations but

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) released a perspective today on a key federal directive titled, “Twenty Years of the EEOC’s Management Directive 715.”

The EEOC issued Management Directive 715 (MD-715) on Oct. 1, 2003 to help federal agencies identify and remove barriers to equal employment opportunity (EEO). MD-715 introduced six essential elements to establish and maintain a model EEO program which “ensures that all employees and applicants for employment