EEOC Says Frozen Food Distributor Refused to Hire Temporary Employee on Permanent Basis

COVINGTON, Ky. – Schwan's Global Supply Chain, Inc., a Kentucky area frozen food distributor, violated federal law by refusing to hire a qualified applicant for a job because of his vision impairment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a disability discrimination lawsuit announced today.

According to the EEOC's suit, Ernest

EEOC Settles Suit Charging Company With Creating Racially Hostile Workplace

SALISBURY, N.C. – The owners of a Lexington, N.C.,  furniture store will pay $80,000 and furnish significant injunctive relief to  settle a race harassment lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Oppor­tunity  Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.

The  EEOC had brought the suit against Stanleytown, Va.-based Stanley Furniture  Company, Inc. on behalf of black production workers Johnny Wright, Darlene  Dickerson and Elease Griffin, who

Settlement With White Hall Nursing Includes Monetary and Other Relief

LITTLE  ROCK, Ark. – White Hall Nursing and Rehabilitation Center,  an elder-care facility in White Hall,  Ark., will pay $24,000 to settle  a religious discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment  Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.

The  EEOC’s lawsuit (Civil Action No. 5:08-cv-00185, filed in U.S. District Court  for the Eastern District of Arkansas, Pine Bluff Division) charged that White  Hall denied

Additional Discrimination and Retaliation Also Alleged by EEOC

CHICAGO – A Tampa-based environmental  clean-up company violated federal law by discriminating against and racially  harassing African American employees at its Lake Calumet work site in Chicago, including  the display of hangman’s nooses, the U.S.  Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit announced  today.

According to the EEOC’s suit,  WRS Infrastructure and Environmental, Inc. (doing business as WRS Compass) subjected  its black workers to a

African American Employees Almost Unknown at Scrub, Inc., Federal Agency Charges

CHICAGO – Scrub, Inc., a Chicago janitorial  services provider, violated federal law by discriminating against African  Americans in hiring, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)  charged in a race discrimination lawsuit announced today.

The EEOC’s  administrative investigation which preceded the lawsuit revealed that although  African American workers were a significant segment of Scrub’s labor market and  applied for jobs in large numbers, they

EEOC Issues Technical Assistance Document on Waivers for Severance Agreements

WASHINGTON – Highlighting the "devastating impact" of age discrimination, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today held a public hearing on recent developments under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), including the effect on older workers of widespread layoffs, threats to employee benefits, and controversial recent court decisions.  The Commission will consider expert panelists' proposals for regulatory and legislative action, and today issued

OPM Director, EEOC Acting Chairman to Make Presentations

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Equal Employment  Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will hold its annual federal sector EXCEL  (Examining Conflicts in Employment Law) conference from July 26 to 30 at the  New Orleans Marriott Hotel.  EXCEL is the premier  national federal sector law conference and the most comprehensive of its  kind examining contemporary equal employment opportunity issues and other  workplace topics.  The multi-day  interactive and educational program features eight plenary sessions

Property Service Company Disciplined a Group of Latino Employees, Falsely Assuming They Attended Immigration Rally, Federal Agency Charged

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – ResCom Services, Inc., a Vista, Calif.-based property service company, will pay $115,000 and furnish other relief to  settle a national origin discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.  The EEOC had charged that Latino employees were discriminated against when

Springfield Construction Company Subjected Worker to Crude, Obscene Verbal Abuse by Supervisor, Federal Agency Charges

SPRINGFIELD, Ky. – A Springfield, Ky., construction company violated federal law by subjecting a male employee to sexual harassment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.

According to the EEOC's suit (Civil Action No. #:09-cv-427-S in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky, Louisville Division), Hayden Brothers Contracting, Inc. allowed a

Owner & President of Greenville Mental Health Services Provider Abused Female Employees, Federal Agency Charges

GREENVILLE, N.C.  – A Greenville mental health services provider violated federal law when it subjected its female employees to a sexually hostile work environment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today. 

The EEOC's suit (Civil Action No. 4:09-cv-00122-F), filed in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina, asserted that Carter Behavior