The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission announced a settlement agreement with staffing firm DHIGroup Inc. (NYSE: DHX), the firm behind jobs websites Dice and ClearanceJobs. Staffing firm ResourceMFG resolved a national origin discrimination lawsuit filed by the EEOC. Lyneer Staffing settled an Americans with Disabilities suit. The EEOC reported $513 million in monetary benefits for victims of discrimination in the fiscal year 2022.

DHI Group

The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission entered a conciliation agreement with DHI Group to resolve multiple charges of discrimination, ending an investigation in which the EEOC determined it had reasonable cause to believe DHI violated Title VII when some of its customers posted positions on Dice.com that excluded those of American national origin, thereby deterring a class of workers from applying.

Pursuant to the conciliation agreement, DHI will compensate the estate of the original complainant and rewrite its programming for potentially discriminatory keywords.

“DHI is pleased to work with the EEOC to take reasonable steps to prevent customers from making job postings on DHI’s website that may have the effect of excluding those individuals of American national origin,” Rachel Ceccarelli, VP of engagement at DHI Group, told SIA Daily News. “Although DHI disputes the claims brought against it by the EEOC related to this matter, in a good faith effort to deter potentially discriminatory job postings by its customers, DHI and the EEOC were able to agree on reasonable terms to resolve this matter to avoid the substantial time and expense of protracted litigation.”

ResourceMFG

The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission also announced a settlement with ResourceMFG, an Atlanta-based manufacturing specialty staffing company. The company will pay $75,000 to resolve a national origin discrimination lawsuit filed by the EEOC.

According to the suit, employment onboarding process of Anke Hicks, a German-born, naturalized US citizen, as a federal government contractor was terminated because the applicant was not born in the US.

The three-year consent decree also requires ResourceMFG to adopt policies, enact procedures, provide employee training and periodically report to the EEOC to ensure future compliance with Title VII.

Lyneer Staffing Solutions

Lyneer Staffing Solutions, a staffing firm based in New Jersey, will pay $119,400 to settle an Americans with Disabilities suit, according to the EEOC. The EEOC noted that Lyneer Staffing canceled a deaf applicant’s job appointment due to disability.

In addition to the $119,400 in monetary relief to the deaf applicant, the two-year consent decree resolving the suit enjoins the company from disability-based discrimination. Lyneer Staffing will adopt a policy that requires it to furnish deaf applicants with American Sign Language interpreters and will train its managers and supervisors on deaf communication.

EEOC revenue

The EEOC reported it obtained more than $513 million in monetary benefits for victims of discrimination in the 2022 fiscal year, an increase from the previous fiscal year. The agency also resolved over 65,000 charges of discrimination and conducted more than 3,000 free outreach events reaching almost 220,000 individuals.

“The EEOC was created as a result of a strong national commitment to civil rights and continues to prove that the causes of justice and equality are greater than hatred, division, and bigotry,” said EEOC Chair Charlotte Burrows. “That legacy and our work are critically important to the American people and to this administration as we rebuild the economy to work for everyone and fulfill our nation’s promise of equal opportunity for all.”

In the federal sector, the agency in 2022 resolved 9,336 hearings, recovered more than $132 million for federal workers and applicants and reduced the federal hearing inventory by 25% year over year.