Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

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)

House lawmakers push for EEOC to defend furlough threat

The EEOC disputes House Republicans’ claims that the budget problems were avoidable or they didn’t do enough to address their current funding situation.

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Pay

‘We need to do more’ to close gender-based pay gap, OPM says

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Amelia Brust/Federal News NetworkADA, Return to Office

If they only knew: How ADA awareness can block RTO for government staff

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House Appropriators, Federal workforce, Congress Debt Limit

The federal workforce is growing, as House appropriators consider agency spending cuts

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EEOC2024 panel commemorating the 60th anniversary of the 1964 Civil Rights Act

While under hiring freeze, EEOC facing ‘very big task,’ Burrows says

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OPM, skills, federal HR employees

Early-career federal job openings seeing ‘renewed and increased’ interest, OPM’s Shriver says

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(AP Photo/Mike Groll)skills based hiring

Agencies navigating federal hiring challenges for employees with disabilities

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How diverse are the executives, managers and supervisors working in government?

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s latest reports reveal three demographic groups that are behind in both pay and representation in leadership.

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CBP, Enforce and Protect Act

Pregnant workers can move forward with class lawsuit alleging discrimination at CBP

After telling their supervisors they were pregnant, the CBP employees allege that they were forced into temporary light duty status and saw cuts to benefits…

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60th anniversary March on Washington panelists share how their agencies are still working toward the original vision of the 1963 event.

Agencies moving forward on jobs and freedom: Commemorating the 60th anniversary of the March on Washington

Federal News Network and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission hosted a panel reflecting on the vision of the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, and how agencies are still carrying forward and expanding on its promises.

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