The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced the latest edition of its federal sector Digest of Equal Employment Opportunity Law, which is available online at http://www.eeoc.gov/federal/digest/xxv-2.cfm.

Texas-based BNSF Railway Co. violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by withdrawing a job offer to a qualified applicant because of a prior back injury, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.

East Columbus Host, LLC, dba Texas Roadhouse and Ultra Steak, Inc., violated federal law by subjecting several females working at a Texas Roadhouse restaurant in Columbus, including some in their teens, to sexual harassment and then retaliating against them for opposing the misconduct, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it announced today. 

AutoZoners, LLC, the company that operates AutoZone stores nationwide, unlawfully subjected a Hispanic former employee to harassment based on his national origin, which forced the employee to resign, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today. 

Oran Safety Glass, Inc., a manufacturer of armored safety glass, such as bulletproof glass for use by the military and in private sector applications, violated federal law when it fired a female employee because she was pregnant, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed yesterday.

Hufcor, Inc., of Janesville, Wis., the world's leading manufacturer of operable and accordion partitions, violated federal law by allowing a female machine operator to be sexually harassed and then retaliating against her for resisting that harassment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.

Feldman Automotive, Inc., a car dealership with locations throughout metro-Detroit and Lansing, violated federal law by failing to hire an applicant because of his religion, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) alleged in a lawsuit filed today. 

Brookdale Senior Living Communities, Inc., a Delaware corporation based in Brentwood, Tenn., violated the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) in 2012 by failing to provide reasonable accommodations to Bernadine Adams, then the Health & Wellness Director of Brookdale's Heritage Club Mountain View facility in Denver, Colo., the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed September 24. The EEOC also alleged Brookdale further violated the ADA by retaliating against Adams by firing her for requesting a reasonable accommodation for her disability and for filing a charge of discrimination with the agency.

U.S. Steel Tubular Products, Inc., a subsidiary of U.S. Steel Corporation, unlawfully revoked a worker's job offer because of his religion and in retaliation for insisting that his religious practices be accommodated, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.

Lakeland Eye Clinic, a Lakeland, Fla.-based organization of health care professionals, discriminated based on sex in violation of federal law by firing an employee because she is transgender, because she was transitioning from male to female, and/or because she did not conform to the employer's gender-based expectations, preferences, or stereotypes, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today. This is one of the first two lawsuits ever filed by the agency alleging sex discrimination against transgender individuals.  The other case, EEOC v. R.G. & G.R. Harris Funeral Homes, Inc. was filed today by the EEOC's Indianapolis District Office.