Compliance
EEOC Settles Five Lawsuits in October, Including Sex-Based Harassment and National Origin Discrimination Cases
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) finalized five notable settlement agreements with employers in October, as reported by HR Dive. Two cases involved sex-based harassment, including one where the agency secured $500,000 for female applicants who claimed a Texas logistics company maintained a 'male-only' hiring policy for certain roles. Another settlement addressed anti-American discrimination, a topic emphasized under EEOC Chair Andrea Lucas, involving a U.S.-based employee who alleged she was denied remote work while India-based colleagues were permitted to do so.
An active U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission inked several notable settlement agreements with employers last month, five of which were highlighted on HR Dive.
Two of the disputes concerned sex-based harassment, with the agency obtaining half a million dollars for a class of female job applicants who claimed that a Texas logistics company maintained a “male-only” hiring policy for certain roles.
In another case, the agency returned to a topic — anti-American discrimination — that it has repeatedly emphasized under Chair Andrea Lucas. EEOC obtained relief for a U.S.-based employee who alleged she was denied the ability to work remotely while her India-based colleagues were allowed to do so.
Read on for more details — and to see what else settled over the past month.