G4S Youth Services, a former manager of programs and services at a juvenile correction and detention facility in Alexander, Ark., violated federal law by paying a female facility investigator less than it paid the male employee who formerly held the position, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.

Hester Foods, Inc., the operator of a Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant franchise in Dublin, Ga., violated federal law by discriminating against an employee because of her disability, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it recently filed.

Apple Metro, Inc., which operates several dozen Applebee's Neighborhood Bar & Grill restaurants in the New York City area, violated federal civil rights law by firing a woman for complaining about sex harassment at the company's Hawthorne, N.Y., restaurant, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.

Two Scottsdale, Ariz., companies will pay $45,000 and furnish other relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today. The EEOC charged that the companies violated federal law when they rescinded a job offer made to an individual after a pre-employment drug test revealed a prescription drug used to treat a disability.

National retailer Big Lots Stores, Inc. violated federal law by condoning disability harassment and punishing an employee without disabilities for her association with a co-worker with disabilities, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will hold a meeting on Wednesday, June 14, from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (Eastern Time), at agency headquarters, 131 M Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. The meeting, entitled "The ADEA @ 50 – More Relevant Than Ever," will be open to public observation.

Prince George's County, Md., will pay $145,402 and furnish significant equitable relief to settle a federal pay discrimination lawsuit, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today.

A federal judge has entered a default judgment of $118,483 against a Hackensack debt collection firm in a pregnancy discrimination case brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.

A Texas union engaged in organizing school employees violated federal law when it fired two African-American organizers because of their race, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.

Favorite Farms, Inc., a farming business growing a variety of produce in Dover, Fla., violated federal law by subjecting a female farmworker to sexual harassment, including rape, and then suspending and firing her for complaining about it, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.