EEOC

The federal agency that enforces laws against workplace discrimination has sued a New York-based trucking company for not hiring females.

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has filed a lawsuit against BNSF over alleged sexual harassment at BNSF’s rail yard in Alliance, Nebraska.

Employers have been given a procedural ally in fights against EEOC charges – namely that the employee must adhere to a ADA exhaustion rules. However, employers still need to deal with and act appropriately when faced with accommodation requests under the ADA.

Big Brown’s culture gets a shake-up as it eases policies on employee appearance.

A federal judge approved Walmart Inc.’s $20 million settlement of an EEOC lawsuit over its physical ability testing (PAT).

A Minnesota-based trucking company has agreed to pay $22,500 to settle a federal lawsuit stemming from allegations it required a truck driver to pay fees to have his certified service dog ride in the truck with him.

EEOC agreement clarifies obligations to both union and non-union workers.

The judgement pertained to a company policy that resulted in drivers who must temporarily move into non-driving roles for medical reasons being paid less than drivers making the same move for non-medical reasons.

A deaf trucker got his CDL, got a pass from FMCSA, had a job, but Werner said the law wouldn’t allow it to hire him. Now the case is in court.

Alleging that Prime Inc. put female truck drivers in harm’s way, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed suit this week against the carrier, alleging Prime did not take adequate steps to prevent sexual harassment of a female truck driver.