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Feds file discrimination complaint against Forest Service
Multiple current and former Forest Service employees say they've faced sexual harassment and physical assault while on the job, and some have lost their positions for speaking up. Now, they are fighting back by filing a class action EEOC complaint for unfair treatment. The Agriculture Department, the parent agency of the Forest Service, says it is tackling a history of discrimination with more training and accountability as part of a cultural transformation program.
Tags: USDA , Joe Leonard , Forest Service , Elaine Vercruysse , Debra Roth , Shaw Bransford & Roth , Jonel Wagoner , Alicia Dabney , Lesa Donnelly , USDA Coalition of Minority Employees , EEOC , discrimination , Jolie Lee , workforce , exclusive
Latinos under-represented at all levels of federal employment
According to Jorge Ponce, co-chair of the Council of Federal EEO and Civil Rights Executives, Latinos are under-represented across all job categories and levels of the government, all the way up to senior executive rank.
Tags: Jorge Ponce , diversity , OPM , Partnership for Public Service , Council of Federal EEO and Civil Rights Executives , Government-Wide Diversity and Inclusion Strategic Plan , Michael OConnell
DHS clarifies rules around laptop searches at the border
The new directives come as the ACLU sues the agency for more information on the former policy's impact. Secretary Napolitano says the updated rules will improve privacy and civil liberties.
Tags: management , Janet Napolitano , DHS , CBP , ICE , ACLU , border searches , privacy , laptops
Study: USDA still plagued by civil rights problems
Tags: USDA , discrimination , Tom Vilsack , workforce
Agencies collaborate against discrimination
AFGE legislative conference will focus on ensuring departments and contractors are abiding by civil rights laws. The union also will march on Capitol Hill to Tuesday in support of federal employees.
Tags: management , pay and benefits , discrimination , Department of Labor , Patricia Shiu , Department of Justice , Equal Employment Opportunity Commission , AFGE , John Gage , Meg Beasley
