Mel-K Management Company violated federal law by subjecting a class of employees to a racially hostile environment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it announced today.  The EEOC also said Mel-K unlawfully retaliated against an employee for complaining about the abuse.

Carolina Metal Finishing, LLC, a Bishopville, S.C.-based metal finishing company, subjected an employee to a racially hostile work environment and unlawfully fired him for complaining about the harassment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) alleged in a lawsuit filed today.

On Monday, October 6, 2014, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will conduct a swearingin ceremony for Cheryl Mabry-Thomas as the new director of its Cleveland Field Office.  The Cleveland Field Office is part of the EEOC's Philadelphia District, which covers all of Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Delaware and parts of Ohio.

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and The Cole Group have reached an agreement reflecting the job applicant screening company's implementation of revised policies and practices to ensure that its pre-employment screenings comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), the Genetic Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (GINA), and the anti-retaliation provisions of the federal civil rights laws enforced by the EEOC. The Cole Group screens applicants for hundreds of companies nationwide.

FYC International Inc., a manufacturer and wholesaler of women's and children's clothing and accessories, created a hostile work environment by allowing its warehouse manager and male employees to sexually harass women in the warehouse, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission charged in a lawsuit filed today.

The Kroger Company of Michigan violated federal law by failing to provide a reasonable accommodation to an employee with a disability and then firing her, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.

NFI Interactive Logistics LLC, a major transportation and distribution services provider, violated federal law by subjecting black employees at the company's Bolingbrook, Ill., facility to harassment based on race and national origin (Ghanaian), the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.  NFI, which is headquartered in New Jersey, is a privately owned company that counts Trader Joe's, Costco, Wal-Mart and other retailing giants as clients.

Harrison Poultry, Inc. a poultry hatchery located in Bethlehem, Ga., unlawfully terminated an employee with a disability who was on approved leave, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it announced today.

AutoZone, a major nationwide retailer of automotive replacement parts and accessories, violated federal law by allowing a store manager to subject several female employees to sexual harassment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it announced today.

PJ Utah LLC, PJ Cheese, Inc., and PJ United, Inc., collectively doing business as Papa John's, violated federal law by firing an employee because of his intellectual disability, Down Syndrome, after refusing to allow him the reasonable accommodation of a job coach, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.