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: medical inquiries emanating from the Central Office at any time since 2016, as reflected on the Agency’s tracking data; and 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 8/9/2019	Pending Certification	Complainants alleged they were discriminated against based on disability mental) when they were subjected to a five-day suspension and their Special Agent application was discontinued.	N/A	N/A
FBI	Filed on 10/13/2023	Pending Certification	Complainant alleged they were discriminated against (no basis identified) when they were placed on a Performance Improvement Plan.	n/a	n/a
USMS	Filed on January 23, 1994; Certified July 2012	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.	Unknown - approximately 1,000

Updated May 9, 2024