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Domestic violence prevention programs are far from the rule in many workplaces, and the House of Ruth of Maryland is hoping that might begin to change with the help of a partnership formed with the Baltimore Ravens in the wake of the Ray Rice scandal.

Carroll Hospital Center sees no distinction between nicotine gum and smoking, despite little supporting evidence.

Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake's administration has agreed to no longer require certain job candidates to take medical exams and answer disability-related questions, following a complaint released Wednesday by the U.S. Department of Justice.

In a full reversal of existing state healthcare policy, transgender state employees in Maryland can now access gender reassignment surgery, hormone therapy and other transition-related care under their state-provided health insurance plans.

After serving eight months in federal custody for his role in a towing scandal, former Baltimore police officer David Reeping is fighting to get his job back. He contends that investigators used him as scapegoat to avoid accusations of racial profiling from Hispanic and African-American officers convicted in the scandal, according to a complaint filed with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

The Social Security Administration is overhauling its internal anti-discrimination program after federal auditors found that the agency failed to establish an adequate system for handling claims from employees.

Harassment, intimidation and sabotage are a major reason why women do not enter or remain in jobs in the construction industry, according to a provocative and hard hitting study on women in construction by the National Women's Law Center.

Federal government agencies are not living up to equal employment opportunity mandate

The Social Security Administration has failed to establish an adequate process for handling discrimination claims from employees and has caused concerns about conflicts of interest in some of those cases, according to a scathing federal report obtained Tuesday by The Baltimore Sun.

An Annapolis medical practice must pay $22,500 to a former employee who claimed she was discriminated against because she was pregnant.

Upper Chesapeake Health System agreed to pay $180,000 to settle a disability discrimination and retaliation lawsuit brought on behalf of a former employee of the organization's Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said Tuesday.

Baltimore County discriminated against older employees by requiring them to contribute more to their pensions than younger employees, a federal appeals court ruled this week.

If Baltimore's law prohibiting unfair discrimination against people with criminal records helps boost employment and grow the city's population everyone stands to gain

Tomi B. Finkle was turned down for a volunteer in a Howard County Police Department mounted patrol, and now she's suing the county in federal court for employment discrimination, a complaint that could potentially bolster the case law on legal protection for transgender people.

Jobs for former inmates

A push is underway in Baltimore to stop employers from asking whether a job candidate has a criminal record during the initial application process, as part of a national movement to "ban the box" that former convicts are asked to check on applications.

Maryland, like 34 other states, lacks laws prohibiting discrimination on the basis of gender identity – laws that would protect transgender people and others who transgress traditional notions of male and female.

The federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has sued an Annapolis medical practice, alleging that a pregnant receptionist was discriminated against and fired.

Harford County based Upper Chesapeake Health System is the subject of a complaint filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on behalf of a former employee who claims she was discriminated against because of a disability and retaliated against when she sought federal relief.

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission announced Thursday it has sued the parent of Extended Stay Hotels for paying women less than men performing similar work at the company's facility in Lexington Park.

The owner of Basta Pasta restaurants in Fallston and Timonium allegedly sexual harassed employees, including teenagers, according to a lawsuit filed Wednesday by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

Baltimore County's recent settlements with two firefighters and a police officer who alleged the county violated federal disability law will cost taxpayers more than $1 million, which is more than county officials had previously revealed.

Despite decades of rules, legislation and effort, obstacles remain that hinder equal employment opportunities for African-Americans in the federal workplace, a federal commission has reported.

Companies would have to adjust the duties of women who can't perform their normal jobs because they are pregnant, under legislation pending in the Maryland General Assembly.

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission sued Toys "R" Us, alleging the company broke the law when staff at its Columbia store refused to provide a sign-language interpreter for a job applicant who is deaf.

A female black Howard County Police officer is suing the department and her supervisor for racial discrimination in U.S. District Court.

Baltimore Police announce major reshuffling of command staff

Baltimore County has asked a judge to delay proceedings in a federal case involving age discrimination in its retirement system, saying that determining damages could be a "lengthy, costly and complex" process that requires the review of 10,000 pension files, according to federal court filings.

Baltimore County officials say thousands of workers could be forced to contribute more to their pensions after a federal judge ruled that the county retirement system discriminates against beneficiaries based on age.

A federal judge has ruled that Baltimore County's pension system discriminates against beneficiaries based on age because older workers were required to pay more toward their retirement than younger workers.

The federal government is off the pace for 100,000 new hires in five years.

A Baltimore police officer who sued the department alleging he got no help with his PTSD after shooing a suspect has settled with the city. He dropped his lawsuit and the city agreed not to fire him, allowing him to retire with a pension.

The effort by community leaders to prepare Baltimore for the new economy is laudable, but it should not overlook the population of ex-offenders who have trouble getting any jobs at all.

Maryland missed a chance to improve opportunities for workforce reentry

A bill passed by the Maryland legislature makes it illegal for employers in the state to ask current or prospective employees for their social media user names and passwords.

A Baltimore police sergeant who shot and killed a man in 2005 has filed a lawsuit in federal court alleging that he suffers from post traumatic stress order and that the department has refused to provide him counseling. The sergeant, Richard A. Willard, is not on active duty.

Even though they're not there yet, the Catholic hierarchy will eventually come around to the idea of birth control

Terps' new offensive coordinator ready for fresh start

Three former employees of the Annapolis Area Christian School sued the school's leadership this week, contending that the board did not protect them from sexual harassment and retaliation by Superintendent George J.W. Lawrence Jr.

Todd Bradford's defense was one of the worst in the ACC in his first year as coordinator

Despite opposition from Anne Arundel County Executive John R. Leopold, the County Council on Monday unanimously approved legislation requiring the county government to audit its workforce.

Mike Locksley is expected to replace Gary Crowton as the Maryland football team's offensive coordinator. The Terps are expected to hire the ex-New Mexico coach, a former Maryland and Towson assistant.

Maryland expected to hire Locksley

Blockbuster Inc. has agreed to pay more than $2 million to settle a lawsuit in which the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission accused the retailer of subjecting female employees to sexual harassment, the agency's Baltimore office said Wednesday.

Ulysses Aiken says he is one of eight former residents who have filed complaints with the county Human Relations Commission in recent weeks, alleging a senior staff member bullied and harassed residents.

A group that advocates for black firefighters wants the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate what it describes as "systemic discrimination in hiring, discipline and recruitment" in the Baltimore Fire Department.

Baltimore County Council members say they are troubled by an investigation into allegations that the county has violated federal workplace laws, and hope to gather more information on the case.