The Latest Breaking News from Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Instacart to pay $5 million after being accused of discriminating against American workers

Trump has sought to crack down on what he says are widespread abuses of foreign worker visa programs

The Independent UK · Oct 20

US agency sues Harvard over hiring records in probe into alleged discrimination against white men

The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has sued Harvard University seeking records related to an investigation into whether the Ivy League school discriminated against white men and other groups in its hiring practices.

The Times of India · Oct 1

Justice department says it will investigate MLB amid Pride hats controversy

The league was referred to the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for possible religious discrimination

The Guardian - US · Jun 19

Religious Accommodation Claim Over Objections to Having to Wear Multi-Colored Heart Symbol Can Go to Trial

From Judge Lee Rudofsky's opinion Thursday in EEOC v. Kroger Ltd. Partnership I (E.D. Ark. June 23, 2022): This case arises from Kroger's termination of two employees. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission alleges that these terminations amount to religious discrimination and retaliation in violation of Title VII of the Civil…

Reason · Jun 27, 2022

Is New York’s restaurant sector ready to tackle its sexual harassment problem?

Celebrity chef Mario Batali was acquitted on indecent assault charges but the industry is a byword for workplace harassment

The Guardian - US · May 14, 2022

15 older workers allege age discrimination against Fla. golf resort

TAMPA, Fla. — Fifteen former employees at a Pinellas County golf resort are alleging in a lawsuit that they lost their jobs because of their ages.

Tribune News Service · Apr 25, 2022