News for '-us-equal-employ'

Signal Intl 'abused' Indian staff: US files suit

Signal Intl 'abused' Indian staff: US files suit

Rediff.com21 Apr 2011

The lawsuit filed by the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission against Signal International said that these Indian workers, brought into the country by a separate entity which is not part of the case, were forced to live in substandard, unsanitary accommodations.

Pepsi to pay $3.13 million to resolve racial bias charge

Pepsi to pay $3.13 million to resolve racial bias charge

Rediff.com12 Jan 2012

Pepsi will pay USD 3.13 million to resolve a charge of racial discrimination related to criminal background checks for job screenings, which led to disproportionate exclusion of 'black' applicants.

Halliburton fined $275,000 for anti-Muslim behaviour

Halliburton fined $275,000 for anti-Muslim behaviour

Rediff.com9 Oct 2019

The Houston-based Halliburton, one of the world's largest providers of products and services to the energy industry with over 55,000 employees, has agreed to pay the amount and furnish significant relief to settle a national origin and religious discrimination lawsuit brought by the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).

Indian staff harassed: US authorities sue firm

Indian staff harassed: US authorities sue firm

Rediff.com30 Jun 2011

According to the EEOC, Guardsmark not only ignored the employee's reports of harassment, but retaliated against him with an involuntary transfer.

Discrimination: Sikh staffer takes US co to court

Discrimination: Sikh staffer takes US co to court

Rediff.com29 Sep 2010

Automobile parts retailer AutoZone has been sued by a federal agency for discriminating against a Sikh employee, who was not allowed to wear a turban and was called 'bin Laden' and 'terrorist' by the company's other employees and customers.

Football Extras: US women's soccer players sue federation for gender discrimination

Football Extras: US women's soccer players sue federation for gender discrimination

Rediff.com9 Mar 2019

News of all that's transpired on and off the football field.

Time Person of the Year: Meet the #MeToo 'Silence Breakers'

Time Person of the Year: Meet the #MeToo 'Silence Breakers'

Rediff.com7 Dec 2017

They gave voices to sexual assault & harassment survivors across the world.