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Title VII of the Civil Rights Act is a United States federal law enacted in 1964 and aimed at preventing discrimination in the workplace on the basis of race, color, sex, national origin, and religion. Title VII has been subsequently extended to discrimination on the basis of pregnancy and sexual stereotypes and to prohibit sexual harassment. Title VII applies to all employers with fifteen or more employees including private employers, state and local governments, and educational institutions. less -

Liberty Energy to Pay $265,000 in EEOC Discrimination Lawsuit

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 4/30/2024

Settles Federal Agency Charges Company Subjected Black and Hispanic Field Mechanics to Harassment - ODESSA, Texas – Liberty Energy, Inc. doing business as Liberty Oilfield Services, LLC, will pay $265,000 to settle a race...more

Guidance for Employers to Ensure Workplaces Remain Free from Antisemitism

FordHarrison on 11/15/2023

Executive Summary: The unprecedented increase in antisemitism in the workplace may subject employers to liability under federal and state laws prohibiting discrimination on the basis of religion, race, national origin and...more

EEOC Proposes Workplace Harassment Guidance: What Employers Should Know

Laner Muchin, Ltd. on 10/23/2023

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) proposed new guidance for employers regarding updates to the law and modern examples of workplace harassment. The public is allowed to comment on the proposed guidance...more

EEOC Sues Liberty Oilfield Services for Race and National Origin Discrimination

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 7/3/2023

Company Subjected Black and Hispanic Field Mechanics to Verbal Abuse, Federal Agency Charges - ODESSA, Texas – Liberty Energy, Inc. doing business as Liberty Oilfield Services, LLC, subjected three mechanics to...more

Would Your HR Staff Recognize Lesser-Known Biases That Can Lead to Discrimination Claims?

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP on 4/21/2023

Employers may believe they are aware of potential areas of concern for discrimination or harassment among different groups of employees. Their concerns often focus on race discrimination claims or national origin claims from...more

Alden Short and Hinson Jennings to Pay $85,000 to Settle EEOC National Origin Discrimination Suit

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 4/10/2023

Property Management Company Settles Federal Charges of Harassing Three Hispanic Employees - DALLAS – Alden Short and Hinson Jennings, a Dallas-based property management company, will pay $85,000 and furnish other relief to...more

EEOC Sues Construction Company Goodsell/Wilkins for Harassment of Latino Workers

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 9/28/2022

Workers Subjected to Racial and Sexual Harassment, Federal Agency Charges - LOS ANGELES – Orange County, California-based construction contractor Goodsell/Wilkins, Inc., violated federal law when it subjected a class of...more

Eagle Services to Pay $100,000 to Resolve EEOC National Origin and Race Discrimination Charge

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 9/20/2022

Industrial and Environmental Cleaning Company Subjected Hispanic and Black Employees to Harassment, Federal Agency Found - CHICAGO – Eagle Services, an industrial and environmental cleaning service with locations in...more

Owner of Brandon Denny’s to Pay $45,000 to Settle EEOC National Origin Harassment Lawsuit

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 5/17/2022

TAMPA, Fla. – RREMC, LLC, doing business as Denny’s Restaurant, a Florida-based company and the third-largest Denny’s franchisee in the United States, has agreed to pay $45,000 to settle a national origin discrimination...more

Russia’s War in Ukraine No Excuse for National Origin Discrimination

Quarles & Brady LLP on 4/5/2022

As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continues to develop, U.S. employers may face challenges in navigating how to respond when employees make inappropriate statements related to the international conflict. Political acrimony in...more

EEOC Sues General Truck Parts and Equipment Co. for Hostile Work Environment

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 9/30/2021

Owner Made Frequent, Unwelcome Sexual And Racist Comments, Federal Agency Charges - CHICAGO – General Truck Parts, a supplier of new and used truck parts with a facility in Chicago, violated federal law when its owner...more

ABM Resolves Hispanic Harassment Charges

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 8/19/2021

Janitorial Agency Harassed Employees Because of their National Origin, Federal Agency Charged - LAS VEGAS – ABM Industries has agreed to pay $60,000 and furnish other relief to settle a federal charge of national origin...more

Wild Fork Foods to Pay $130k to Settle EEOC Suit for National Origin / Race Harassment and Retaliation

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 5/6/2021

MIAMI – Food Ventures North America, Inc., doing business as Wild Fork Foods, a member of the JBS USA family of companies, has agreed to pay $130,000 to settle a national origin and race discrimination and retaliation lawsuit...more

Coronavirus, Fear, and Racial Harassment: OCR Warns Educational Institutions It Is Watching

Franczek P.C. on 3/5/2020

The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued a statement yesterday reminding schools, colleges, and universities of their responsibilities to address discrimination and harassment based on race and...more

Doing Business in 2020: Courts Tackle Employment Law

Best Best & Krieger LLP on 1/31/2020

Part 2: New Employment-Related Court Decisions Impacting California’s Public and Private Entities - California and federal courts handed down a number of labor and employment-related decisions last year, impacting...more

Falcon Foundry Company Resolves Class Racial Harassment Claims by EEOC and NAACP

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 1/7/2020

Foundry's Leadership Subjected Employees to Discrimination and Harassment, Including Allowing a Noose to Hang in the Facility, Federal Agency Charged - CLEVELAND - Falcon Foundry Company, located in Lowellville, Ohio, has...more

'Go Back to Where You Came From': Employer Liability When Workers Say Xenophobic Things

Butler Snow LLP on 9/13/2019

President Donald Trump’s recent Tweet suggesting that four Democratic congresswomen should “go back and help fix the totally broken and crime infested places from which they came” has sparked robust debate across the country....more

Is It Workplace Harassment to Tell an Employee to Go Back Where She Came From?

Zuckerman Spaeder LLP on 7/19/2019

Last week, President Trump made headlines when he tweeted that “‘progressive’ Democrat Congresswomen … originally came from countries” that were “totally broken and crime infested,” and that they should “go back” to the...more

Pape Material Handling to Pay $650,000 to Settle EEOC National Origin Harassment Lawsuit

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 5/15/2019

Company Failed to Address Racial Slurs and Harassment of Hispanics, Federal Agency Charged - FRESNO, Calif. - Pape Material Handling, Inc., a nationwide company that sells, rents, and services forklift products, will pay...more

EEOC Sues Operators of La Cantera Resort for National Origin Discrimination And Retaliation

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 9/25/2018

Resort Subjected Hispanic Banquet Workers to Harassment and Discriminatory Discipline, Then Fired Those Who Complained, Federal Agency Charges - SAN ANTONIO, Texas - The operators of the La Cantera Resort and Spa in San...more

EEOC Sues Porous Materials for Sexual, Racial, And Anti-Immigrant Harassment and Retaliation

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 9/18/2018

Owner and Plant Manager Bullied Employees, Then Fired Employee Who Complained, Federal Agency Charges - NEW YORK - Porous Materials, Inc. (PMI), an Ithaca, N.Y.-based operator and manufacturer of testing equipment for...more

EEOC Sues Metairie Dry Cleaner for Discrimination and Retaliation

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 8/10/2018

Marion's Cleaners Fired Hispanic Employee for Opposing Verbal and Physical Abuse Based on Her Race and National Origin, Agency Says - NEW ORLEANS - New Orleans-based Mariam Enterprises, doing business as Marion's Cleaners...more

Koch Foods Settles EEOC Harassment, National Origin And Race Bias Suit

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 8/2/2018

Poultry Supplier Pays $3.75 Million to Class of Hispanic Workers - BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Koch Foods, one of the largest poultry suppliers in the world, will pay $3,750,000 and furnish other relief to settle a class...more

Annual Report on EEOC Developments — Fiscal Year 2017

Littler on 2/28/2018

This Annual Report on EEOC Developments—Fiscal Year 2017, our seventh annual Report, is designed as a comprehensive guide to significant EEOC developments over the past fiscal year. The Report does not merely summarize case...more

EEOC Sues Maritime Autowash for Race And national Origin Discrimination and Retaliation

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 8/29/2017

Car Wash Subjected Hispanic Workers to 'Separate and Unequal' Wages and Working Conditions, Federal Agency Charges - BALTIMORE - Maritime Autowash, Inc. violated federal law when it subjected a class of workers to a...more

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