U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Consol Energy, Inc. et al

  1. November 21, 2014

    Coal Co. Says It Lawfully Handled Worker Against Hand Scan

    The way Consolidation Coal Co. handled a worker's religious objection to a biometric hand-scanning system for tracking employee time satisfied federal law, the company told a West Virginia federal court Friday, despite the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's argument that the company had violated Title VII.

  2. September 25, 2013

    EEOC Says Cos. Hand Scanning Violates Religious Freedom

    The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission announced Wednesday that it has sued Consol Energy Inc. and Consolidation Coal Company in West Virginia federal court for allegedly forcing a long-time mine worker to retire because the companies' newly installed technology violated his religious beliefs.