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Notification of Department of Justice (DOJ) Equal Employment Opportunity Class Action Report

DOJ
Component
Where 
Class 
Action Filed

Date Class
Complaint
Was Filed
by Class
Agent or
Certified by
the EEOC

Status of
Class 
Complaint:

“Pending
Certification”
or
“Certified”

Summary of Allegations in
Class Complaint Pending
Certification; or Definition
of the Class in a Certified
Class Action

Approximate
Number of
Members of
the Class

Civil Action
Case Number
for Any Class
Complaint
Where
Discrimination
or
Retaliation
was Found

BOP

  Certified on  
12/15/2023

Certified

All employees allegedly discriminated
against based on disability regarding:

  1. medical inquiries emanating from
    the Central Office at any time 
    since 2016, as reflected on the 
    Agency’s tracking data; and
  2. medical inquiries made pursuant 
    to the following mechanisms at 
    any time since 2016: 8-point 
    letter, Authorization for 
    Disclosure of Information (when 
    provided to current employees), 
    and Mental Health questionnaire 
    for Applicants (when provided to
    current employees).

200

N/A

BOP

Filed on
01/17/2023

Pending
Certification

Alleged hostile work environment 
sexual harassment by inmates 
based on sex (female).

Unknown

N/A

BOP

Filed on
04/13/2022

Pending
Certification

Alleged disparate treatment, hostile 
work environment harassment, and 
denial of reasonable 
accommodation based on religion 
and retaliation for prior EEO activity,
regarding mandatory COVID-19 
testing of unvaccinated employees.

Unknown

N/A

BOP

Filed on
10/03/2018

Pending
Certification

Alleged disparate treatment based 
on disability regarding disabled 
veteran applicants who were 
denied employment or removed 
from the hiring process for failure 
to respond to requests for medical
information.

Unknown

N/A

BOP`

Certified on
03/21/2016

Certified

All Agency employees (nationwide),
from January 1, 1994 to May 25, 
2022, who were allegedly denied 
promotions based on retaliation for 
prior EEO activity. 

800

N/A

BOP

Filed on
11/22/2023

Pending
Certification

Alleged disparate treatment, hostile 
work environment harassment, and 
failure to accommodate based on 
sex (female/pregnancy) and 
retaliation for prior EEO activity.

Unknown

N/A

BOP

Filed on
11/06/2023

Pending
Certification

Alleged hostile work environment 
sexual harassment by inmates 
based on sex (female).

Unknown

N/A

FBI

Filed on
9/20/2024

Pending
Certification

 

Complainant alleged she was 
discriminated against based on sex
(female), sexual orientation, and 
reprisal for disparate a five-day 
suspension and their Special
treatment, leave matter, and 
termination.

N/A

N/A

USMS

Filed on
January 23,
1994;

Certified July
2012

Certified
amended
hiring claims
August 13,
2021

 

Pending
Certification

 

All current and former African 
American DUSMs who were 
subjected to USMS policies and 
practices regarding promotions 
under the Merit Promotion Process, 
Management Directed 
Reassignments, and Headquarters Division assignments; and all 
African American current and former
DUSMs, Detention Enforcement 
Officers, and applicants never 
employed who were subjected to 
USMS policies and practices for 
hiring and recruitment of DUSM 
positions from January 23, 1994 to 
present.

Claims Administrator
 received and processed 
1,275 claims forms

 

N/A

Updated June 9, 2025