El Departamento de Justicia anunció hoy que ha firmado un decreto de consentimiento con el estado de Maryland y el sheriff del condado de Queen Anne's. Si es aprobado por el tribunal, el acuerdo resolverá Murphy-Taylor v. Estado de Maryland, et al., Una demanda de acoso sexual y represalias en la que los Estados Unidos intervinieron en febrero del 2013. Los EE.UU. ya había acordado en un decreto de consentimiento con Condado de Queen Anne's en mayo del 2014.

Benny Boyd Chevrolet-Chrysler-Dodge Jeep, Ltd., haciendo negocio como Benny Boyd Lubbock, y Boyd-Lamesa Management, L.C. pagará $250,000 en daños y perjuicios y pago retroactivo al ex gerente Randall Hurst para resolver una demanda federal de discriminación por discapacidad, la Comisión Para la Igualdad de Oportunidades en el Empleo (EEOC) anunció hoy. La EEOC había acusado al concesionario de autos con violar la ley contra la discriminación por discapacidad al negarle una asociación a Hurst debido a su esclerosis múltiple (EM), sometiéndolo a un ambiente de trabajo hostil lo que le obligó a renunciar como resultado.

Savi Technology, Inc., an Alexandria, Va.-headquartered provider of  sensor-based analytics, software and hardware, will pay $20,000 and furnish significant remedial relief to settle a federal pregnancy discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.

ValleyLife, a disability support services company, unlawfully discriminated against disabled employees by refusing to provide them with reasonable accommodations in violation of federal law, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today in the United States District Court for the District of Arizona.  ValleyLife is an Arizona corporation which provides programs and support services for individuals with disabilities in the greater Phoenix metropolitan area.

Samantha Elauf filed the original charge of religious discrimination with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) that led to today's argument in the Supreme Court. She has the following statement for the press:

P. David Lopez, General Counsel of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), made the following statement at the conclusion of the Supreme Court argument in EEOC v. Abercrombie & Fitch Stores, Inc., a case involving religious accommodation.

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Atlanta District Office and the Consulate General of Mexico in Atlanta renewed its Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) today.  The Director of the EEOC Atlanta District Office, Bernice Williams-Kimbrough, and Consul General Ricardo Camara Sanchez, signed the agreement.

Un centro médico regional sin fines de lucro con sede en Oakland ha acordado en pagar $300,000 a una ex empleada con cáncer de mama y de implementar políticas y entrenamiento para resolver una demanda federal de discriminación por discapacidad presentada por la Comisión Para la Igualdad de Oportunidades en el Empleo (EEOC), la agencia anunció hoy.

A federal judge has ordered GE Oil & Gas, Inc., a subsidiary of General Electric Corporation, to pay $5,300 as a sanction for contempt of court in an age and race discrimination case brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.

Wal-Mart Stores of Texas, L.L.C. (Wal-Mart) has agreed to pay $150,000 and provide other significant relief to settle an age and disability discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.  The EEOC charged in its suit that Wal-Mart discriminated against the manager of the Keller, Texas Walmart store by subjecting him to harassment, discriminatory treatment, and discharge because of his age.  The EEOC also charged that Wal-Mart refused to provide a reasonable accommodation for the man's  disability as federal law requires.