Two Oregon farms have been sued by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission after complaints about sexual harassment and retaliation against female workers.

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has filed a lawsuit against Pacific Seafood Company after a Hispanic worker claimed he was the victim of discrimination.

Fines totaling $1.46 million have been assessed against the American Coal Co. Galatia Mine in Saline County by the U.S. Department of Labor's Mine Safety and Health Administration.

There's a fine line between diversifying the workplace and engaging in so-called reverse discrimination, between a legitimate termination and retaliation.

The demand for unemployment benefits across the country has put a strain on state unemployment funds, with such funds in at least 10 states facing insolvency in 2009, according to a policy group.

The court wrestled with whether the anti-retaliation provisions of a landmark civil rights law apply to people who haven't themselves complained about workplace discrimination.