New "Digest of EEO Law" Issued by EEOC

Includes Key Federal Sector Decisions, Article on Compensatory Damages

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced the latest edition of its federal sector Digest of Equal Employment Opportunity Law (EEO Digest), which is available online.

This edition (Fiscal Year 2016, Volume 3) features a special article entitled, Compensatory Damages: An Overview of the Law and Recent Commission Decisions.

"The article on compensatory damage awards is a 'must read' for all federal agencies and employees alike," said Carlton M. Hadden, Director of EEOC's Office of Federal Operations (OFO). "This article is a great resource and identifies recent case law on this important topic."

The EEO Digest, a quarterly publication prepared by OFO, features a wide variety of recent Commission decisions and federal court cases of interest. The Digest also includes hyperlinks so that stakeholders can easily access the full decisions which have been summarized. 

This edition of the Digest contains summaries of noteworthy decisions issued by the EEOC, including cases involving: Agency Processing, Findings of the Merits, Attorney's Fees, Remedies, Compensatory Damages, Sanctions, Remedies, Dismissals, Settlement Agreements, Stating a Claim, and Timeliness.

The summaries are neither intended to be exhaustive or definitive as to the selected subject matter, nor are they to be given the legal weight of case law in citations. In addition to the quarterly Digest, Commission federal sector decisions are available on EEOC's website. The public may also receive federal sector information updates and news items via Twitter: @EEOC_OFO.

The EEOC enforces federal laws prohibiting employment discrimination in the public and private sectors. Further information about EEOC is available online at www.eeoc.gov.