A civil rights agency accused of halting a sexual harassment case filed on behalf of female prison guards is now blaming an administrative judge for doing so in error.

The U.S. federal agency that enforces workplace civil rights is suing a regional Coca-Cola bottler for sex discrimination, alleging the company discriminated against male employees by only inviting women to a company-sponsored networking event.

The head of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has urged white men to report workplace discrimination based on race or sex.

President Donald Trump has appointed Andrea Lucas as chair of the nation's top workplace civil rights agency.

A former Wyoming library director who was fired amid an uproar over books with sexual content and LGBTQ+ themes on youth shelves has reached a $700,000 settlement with her former employer.

Legal groups have challenged the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's handling of discrimination complaints from transgender workers.

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has fired New York administrative judge Karen Ortiz, who has openly criticized the agency’s compliance with President Donald Trump’s executive order defining male and female as “immutable” sexes.

A federal judge in Louisiana on Wednesday struck down government regulations requiring most employers nationwide to provide workers with time off and other accommodations for abortions.

A federal judge in Texas struck down guidance from a government agency specifying protections against workplace harassment based on gender identity and sexual orientation.

The federal agency tasked with protecting workers’ civil rights has moved to terminate a New York administrative judge who has resisted compliance with President Donald Trump’s directives for the agency.

The federal agency tasked with protecting workers’ civil rights is classifying all new gender identity-related discrimination cases as its lowest priority while also placing them on indefinite hold, according to two agency employees.

A lawsuit filed by 17 states challenging federal rules entitling workers to time off and other accommodations for abortions may proceed, a federal appeals court ruled.

A federal judge on Monday granted the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, as well as employers in two Southern states, temporary relief from complying with a federal rule that would have required them to provide workers with time off and other accommodations for abortions.

Pregnant workers have the right to a wide range of accommodations under new federal regulations for enforcing the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act.

The head of the U.S. agency charged with enforcing civil rights in the workplace says artificial intelligence-driven “bossware” tools that closely track the whereabouts, keystrokes and productivity of workers can also run afoul of discrimination laws.

A tweet made by a Minnesota man is going viral, as he shared that a Walgreens sales associate refused to sell condoms to his wife due to the associate’s faith.

A woman who was fired after asking to bring an oxygen tank to work to help her breathe will get $25,000 in a federal settlement.

Experts say employers can make COVID-19 vaccination mandatory, with some exceptions.

Now, some workers say, the company needs to get tougher on sexual harassment in its restaurants. On Tuesday, former McDonald's employee Jenna Ries filed a class-action lawsuit against the company and one of its Michigan franchisees. She's one of at least 50 workers who have filed sexual harassment charges against the company with the U.S. "They barely have a policy (against sexual harassment)," Ries said. Last fall, it introduced harassment training for its U.S. franchisees and general managers.

(WDIV)WATERFORD, Mich. - The Waterford School District will pay $107,000 and provide other relief to settle a retaliation case filed by the U.S. Because the teacher believed he was laid off due to his age, he filed a discrimination charge with the EEOC. After attempting to reach a pre-litigation resolution through its conciliation process, the EEOC filed suit in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District Court of Michigan (EEOC v. Waterford Public School System, case No. Federal law expressly prohibits employers from retaliating against employees for filing an EEOC charge, EEOC trial attorney Nedra Campbell said. Waterford School District should be commended for resolving this case and agreeing to take these bold affirmative steps to ensure that employees are protected from retaliation.Copyright 2019 by WDIV ClickOnDetroit - All rights reserved.