[qam1]

I am really surprised...finally, the EEOC actually did something to help someone who was definitely and outrageously discriminated against. The EEOC sides with the employer in 99.9% of the cases they hear.

That's of course assuming this story as reported is entirely true and/or in context

But I got to ask, why is this a federal case? The feds have this little to do that they can investigate a simple workplace dispute like this?

[ReignOfError]

But I got to ask, why is this a federal case? The feds have this little to do that they can investigate a simple workplace dispute like this?

Federal workplace discrimination laws were passed by Congress at a time when state governments could not be trusted to enforce equal rights -- often as not, they were as guilty as any company they were supposed to regulate. You could make a case that the EEOA, and a lot of other federal civil rights laws, are no longer necessary, and that the states could take over that duty -- but politically, no one's gonna want to touch that.

[pray4liberty]

But I got to ask, why is this a federal case? The feds have this little to do that they can investigate a simple workplace dispute like this?

It is the EEOC's job to enforce Federal law in employment disputes where discrimination occurs due to someone's age, race, sex or religion.

For more information, contact EEOC.gov.

[Sloth]

But I got to ask, why is this a federal case? The feds have this little to do that they can investigate a simple workplace dispute like this?

It was probably a federal (rather than state) law that was violated.