An Atlanta jury has awarded $500,000 against a Westerville, Ohio-based warehouse and distribution company for failing to promote a female to a supervisory position, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today.  

Una fábrica de BMW en Carolina del Sur, y una compañía grande de descuento de los Estados Unidos violaron el Título VII de la Ley de Derechos Civiles al aplicar y utilizar políticas que usan antecedentes penales que resultaron que empleados sean despedidos y otros que fueran excluidos de empleo, la Comisión de Para la Igualdad de Oportunidades en el Empleo de los EE.UU. alega en dos demandas presentadas hoy.

CSI Corporation of DC will pay $12,000 to resolve an EEOC lawsuit alleging pregnancy discrimination, unlawful medical inquiries and retaliation, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission announced today.  This is in addition to the $30,000 already paid by Trinity Protection Services, Inc. to resolve its part of the lawsuit. Trinity and CSI will also provide equitable relief as part of the settlements.

Fidelity Engineering Corporation, a leading provider of mechanical heating, ventilation and air conditioning services in the Mid-Atlantic area, will pay $88,500 and provide significant equitable relief to settle a federal disability discrimination and retaliation lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.

A BMW manufacturing facility in South Carolina, and the largest small-box discount retailer in the United States violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act by implementing and utilizing a criminal background policy that resulted in employees being fired and others being screened out for employment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission alleged in two lawsuits filed today.

En los 50 años desde que el presidente John F. Kennedy firmó El Acta de Igualdad Salarial, el salario de las mujeres ha aumentado significativamente, pero aún queda por detrás de los hombres, por lo que la eliminación de la discriminación salarial por razón de género en una prioridad para la Comisión Para la Igualdad de Oportunidades en el Empleo de los EE.UU. (EEOC), la agencia reafirmó hoy. La EEOC se hizo cargo de la ejecución de El Acta de Igualdad Salarial remplazando al Ministerio de Trabajo en 1978.

In the 50 years since President John F. Kennedy signed the Equal Pay Act, women's pay has risen significantly, but still lags that of men, making the elimination of gender-based pay discrimination a priority for the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency reaffirmed today.  The EEOC took over enforcement of the Equal Pay Act from the Department of Labor in 1978.

Professional Freezing Services, a cold storage warehouse and distribution company serving the Chicago area, violated federal law by failing to hire an applicant for its warehouse manager position because he had prostate cancer, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)  alleged in a lawsuit filed today.

A Houston judge has granted summary judgment (judgment prior to trial) in favor of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) on its sexual harassment claims against a Houston restaurant, the agency announced today.

SPOA, LLC, which runs the Italian restaurants Basta Pasta in Fallston and Lutherville-Timonium, Md., subjected female employees to flagrant sexual harassment and fired a manager who complained about the harassment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.