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 since2016: 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, 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	Certified on 04/21/2025	Certified	Alleged hostile work environment sexual harassment by inmates based on sex (female).	200	N/A
BOP	Filed on 08/07/2024	Pending Certification	Alleged discrimination on the basis of reprisal regarding disciplinary actions.	40	N/A
BOP	Filed on 01/06/2025	Pending Certification	Alleged hostile work environment sexual harassment by inmates based on sex (female).	Unknown	NA
EOIR	Filed on July 13, 2025	Pending Certification	Class Agent and class members across EOIR alleged they were discriminated against based on disability (physical/mental) when their Reasonable Accommodation request for telework was denied.	Unknown	N/A
USMS	Filed on January 23, 1994; Certified July 2012 Certified amended hiring claims August 13, 2021	Certified	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 – settlement pending review by EEOC Office of Federal Sector	N/A
USMS	Filed on July 23, 2010	Pending Certification	Complainants, Detention Enforcement Officers, claim discrimination based upon race, ethnicity, age, and disability when: USMS created policies. procedures, guidance and fitness standards which keep DEOs at low wages and encourage districts to utilize contract guards and deputies to take control over DEO duties; DEOs were not given the same opportunity for advancement as Aviation Enforcement Officers (AEOs) even though they share the same GS-1802 series and are basically performing the same duties; The USMS created a fitness policy which makes it impossible for the majority of the GS-1802s to become deputies since the average DEO is over 40 years of age. Class members have been treated less favorably in jobs, promotions, benefits, and duties when compared to similarly-situated individuals outside the protected class. Respondents have intentionally discriminated against the class on the bases of race, national origin and age; Respondents' actions have created a disparate impact on class members by shutting them out of opportunities for promotion, overtime, pay increases, retirement benefits, duties, bonuses, awards and other privileges and benefits of employment on the bases of race, national origin and age; Respondents have retaliated against class members including: writing them up, demoting them, singling them out for disciplinary treatment and threats and statements that they should retire early; and Respondents have repeatedly refused to accommodate the class members and have retaliated against them due to operations, medical treatment or their need to take leave, and in other ways due to their disability.	Unknown	N/A

Updated March 3, 2026