Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

EEOC’s 20% backlog of discrimination charges ‘alarming’ to GOP House lawmakers

House GOP lawmakers pressed EEOC Chairwoman Charlotte Burrows for answers on the agency’s 20% backlog of discrimination charges and missing details in…

Congress

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What agencies and federal employees should know about the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act

Workforce Rights/Governance

Pregnant CBP employees involuntarily placed on ‘light duty,’ allege systematic discrimination

Workforce Rights/Governance

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Agency leadership is ‘pivotal’ for effective anti-harassment policies

Workforce

FILE - The emblem of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is shown on a podium in Vail, Colo., Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2016, in Denver. 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. TriMark Foodcraft also agreed to train its staff on what qualifies as reasonable accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act under a two-year consent decree with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the agency said. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

A lawsuit against the Air Force on behalf of the deaf and hard of hearing

Air Force

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How 3 agency leaders try to mitigate burnout, stress for federal employees

Workforce

Lack of feds’ trust in ADR process leading to low participation

Workforce

There’s a quick way to settle EEO disputes, but few agencies try it

Workforce

Higher federal workforce diversity is often concentrated in lower pay grades

Workforce

Labor leaders urge Biden administration to investigate systemic racial inequity at large federal contractor

Unions

The Harry S. Truman Building, headquarters for the State Department, is seen in Washington, Monday, March 9, 2009. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

State Dept. agrees to pay $37M to settle disability discrimination lawsuit

Hiring/Retention

How the Postal Service handles sexual harassment complaints

The U.S. Postal Service, like many agencies, has to deal with sexual harassment complaints. According to the Postal Inspector General, while USPS handles…

Workforce

5 years later, MSPB releases results of federal sexual harassment study

Close to a quarter of women employees at federal agencies have experienced sexual harassment, according to a report from the Merit Systems Protection Board….

Workforce

Governmentwide chief diversity officer eyes long-term plans to advance DEIA

Workforce

After months of planning and two council meetings, federal diversity leaders are hammering out more long-term changes to advance the Biden administration’s DEIA priorities.