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Welcome to the EEOC's Virtual Newsroom, which offers a wide range of information and materials on the Commission's history, functions, procedures, programs, actions and staff, on the statutes we enforce, and on related research, data and statistics. We encourage everyone to browse and search through our continually updated Press Kit, which provides extensive background and context for virtually any question.

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Worker with Bipolar Disorder to Receive $91,000 in Disability Discrimination Case Settled by EEOC

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
3-18-03

Employer's Motion to Dismiss Lawsuit Rejected by Court in Rare EEOC Litigation on Issue of Psychiatric Disability

DALLAS - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today the settlement of a disability discrimination lawsuit against Lincoln, Nebraska-based Voss Electric Company (Voss) for $91,250 on behalf of a former worker with bipolar disorder. Voss is a distributor of commercial lighting products, with 12 branches and 16

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Three Florida Employers to Pay Total of $570,000 for Unlawful Retaliation, in EEOC Settlements

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
3-18-03

Discrimination Cases Span State from Jacksonville to Tampa to Florida Keys

MIAMI - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced the settlement of three recent retaliation lawsuits against Florida employers filed under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, netting a combined total of $570,000 for charging parties as well as significant injunctive and remedial relief. The settlements occurred on March 3

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ELKS LODGE SUED BY EEOC FOR SEXUAL HARASSMENT AND REPRISALS AGAINST FEMALE BARTENDERS

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
3-12-09

Suit Cites Sexual Advances, Touching, Explicit Comments Followed by Threats

EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. – Elks Lodge No. 954 in Jerseyville, Ill., violated federal law by sexually harassing three female bartenders and then taking reprisals against them when they com­plained, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.

In its lawsuit (Case No. 3:09-cv-00200), filed in U.S. District Court in East

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EEOC SUES AUSTIN FOAM PLASTICS FOR SEXUAL HARASSMENT, RACIAL HARASSMENT AND RETALIATION

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
3-12-09

AUSTIN, Texas – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today that it has filed a workplace discrimination lawsuit against Austin Foam Plastics, Inc., a pro­ducer and distributor of corrugated box and cushion packaging. The EEOC charged the company with racial harassment, sexual harassment and unlawful retaliation.

According to the EEOC's suit, Civil Action Number A-09-CA-180-LY, filed in U.S. District Court for the Western District

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WHEELER CONSTRUCTION TO PAY $325,000 TO SETTLE EEOC SUIT FOR NATIONAL ORIGIN HARASSMENT, RETALIATION

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
3-10-09

PHOENIX -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced that Wheeler Construction, Inc., a Phoenix-based construction company, has agreed to settle a national origin harassment lawsuit for $325,000 and other relief on behalf of Mexican workers.

The EEOC’s complaint in U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona charged that employees Leonard Lopez and Juan Campos were subjected to harassment based on their national

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FEDERAL COURT BARS EMPLOYERS FROM MAKING ISSUE OF IMMIGRATION STATUS IN DISCRIMINATION LAWSUITS

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

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3-10-06

In Minneapolis Case, Court Rules EEOC Not Subject to Private-Party Rules in Class Suits

MINNEAPOLIS - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today that the federal district court here has held that employers cannot make an issue of immigration status in employment discrimination lawsuits and that the EEOC is not required to comply with the rules applicable to private parties when the agency sues

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PAND ENTERPRISES TO PAY $90,000 TO YOUNG MEN WHO WERE SEXUALLY HARASSED BY MALE SUPERVISOR

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
3-10-06

EEOC Settles Suit Alleging Teen Harassment, Retaliation, at McDonald's Franchise

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced it has settled, for $90,000 and other relief, its sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit against Pand Enterprises, Inc., doing business as a McDonald's restaurant franchise, for subjecting a class of teenage male employees to sexual harassment by a male supervisor.

The EEOC's lawsuit, EEOC

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JURY ORDERS ASSOCIATED SECURITY TO PAY $1.34 MILLION FOR SEXUAL HARASSMENT AND RETALIATION

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
3-10-06

EEOC Said Women were Subjected to Verbal and Physical Abuse by Company’s Owner

MIAMI – A jury in federal district court in Tallahassee, Florida, has returned a $1.34 million verdict in a sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) against Associated Security Enforcement, Inc. under Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, the agency announced today.

The EEOC’s

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EEOC REPORTS SLIGHT DECLINE IN DISCRIMINATION CHARGES IN 2005

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
2-9-06

Merit Resolutions and Monetary Benefits Up

WASHINGTON – Discrimination charges filed with U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) against private sector employers declined last year by 5 percent, the agency reported today as part of its Fiscal Year 2005 data. EEOC officials cited the agency’s aggressive outreach and training efforts as a possible factor in the charge decrease.

Charges filed at EEOC field offices throughout the

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PRE-EMPLOYMENT TEST BY DIAL CORP. DISCRIMINATES AGAINST WOMEN, COURT RULES IN EEOC CASE

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
2-8-05

DES MOINES, Iowa - A federal district court in Iowa has ruled that a pre-employment strength test used by The Dial Corporation at its Armour meat packing plant in Fort Madison, Iowa, has a disparate impact against women, and is therefore illegal under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today.

Chief Judge Ronald E. Longstaff

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EEOC ISSUES NEW TRAINING GUIDE FOR SMALL BUSINESSES AND SUPERVISORS

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
2-7-05

'The ABCs of EEO' to Promote Voluntary Compliance by Employers

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced the publication of a new employer training guide, The ABCs of EEO for Small Businesses and Supervisors, to assist small business owners and front-line supervisors. The guide is available for purchase at a cost of $14.95 (either paperback or CD version) through the agency's web

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EEOC REPORTS DISCRIMINATION CHARGE FILINGS UP

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
2-6-03

Fiscal Year 2002 Data Show Religion, Age and National Origin Bias Leading the Increase

WASHINGTON - Charge filings with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) alleging employment discrimination in the private sector increased to 84,442 in Fiscal Year 2002 (which ended September 30), up 4.5% from the previous year, according to new data issued today by the federal civil rights enforcement agency. The statistics also

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EEOC Settles Sexual Harassment Suit for $2.3 million Against SH&E and Reed Telepublishing

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
2-26-03

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced the $2.3 million settlement of a lawsuit alleging sexual harassment at New York-based airline consulting firm Simat, Helliesen & Eichner (SH&E) and Reed Telepublishing under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The suit alleged that the former president of SH&E sexually harassed female employees at its Manhattan office. SH&E was an affiliate of multinational

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EEOC AND VERIZON SETTLE PREGNANCY BIAS SUIT; THOUSANDS OF WOMEN TO RECEIVE BENEFITS

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
2-26-02

NEW YORK -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced the settlement of a major class action lawsuit alleging pregnancy discrimination against Verizon predecessor companies NYNEX and Bell Atlantic. Under the settlement, thousands of current and former female employees in 13 states and the District of Columbia will receive benefits estimated in the millions of dollars that were previously not made available to them

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ASHLAND, INC. / VALVOLINE SUED BY EEOC FOR AGE DISCRIMINATION

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
2-25-09

Agency Says Manager Harassed and Fired Because of His Age

CLEVELAND – Ashland, Inc., an international chemical giant, and its subsidiary Valvoline, violated federal law when it fired a 52-year-old manager because of his age, according to a lawsuit filed today by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).

According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, Michael Roach began working for Ashland in 1989, and most recently held

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EEOC SUES McDONALD'S FRANCHISES IN ARIZONA AND NEW MEXICO FOR SEXUAL HARASSMENT OF YOUNG WORKERS

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

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Pictured (left to right) are Phoenix Regional Attorney Mary Jo O'Neill and Vice Chair Naomi C. Earp

PRESS RELEASE
2-24-05

PHOENIX -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced at a press conference that it has filed two employment discrimination lawsuits on behalf of teen workers against franchises of McDonald's restaurant in Arizona and New Mexico. The first suit was filed against Pand Enterprises, Inc. for same-sex

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DISABLED PERSON’S APPLICATION FOR SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS NO BAR TO EEOC SUIT, JUDGE RULES

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
2-23-09

Defendant Autozone Denied Leave to Contend That EEOC ‘Estopped’ by Individual Proceedings Before SSA

CHICAGO – A federal court in Peoria, Ill., decided today that the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) could not be blocked from continuing its pursuit of relief on behalf of a disabled sales manager employee of Autozone, Inc. because the employee had applied for and obtained Social Security disability benefits.

Autozone

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SPARTAN AERONAUTICS COLLEGE TO PAY $32,500 TO SETTLE EEOC SEX DISCRIMINATION SUIT

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
2-19-09

Flight School Fired Female Instructor for Complaining About Gender Bias, Federal Agency Charged

TULSA, Okla. – Spartan Aeronautics College will pay $32,500 to settle a sex discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.

In its lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma (Case No. 707-cv-00544 ), the EEOC charged that the college’s management

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ROBERTSON SANITATION TO PAY $475,000 IN EEOC LAWSUIT CHARGING IT FAILED TO HIRE FEMALE DRIVERS

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
2-17-09

Trash Removal Company Hired Less Qualified Males, EEOC Charged

ATLANTA – Robertson Sanitation, a Phoenix-based trash hauling, recycling and disposal company that operates in Georgia, will pay $475,000 to settle a sex discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.

According to the EEOC’s suit, Jeanine Moore applied for a truck driver position with Robertson at its Winder, Ga

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ALL EEOC AGE BIAS CLAIMS AGAINST SIDLEY & AUSTIN TO GO FORWARD, FEDERAL APPEALS COURT RULES

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
2-17-06

Unanimous 7th Circuit Says EEOC Has Enforcement Authority To Obtain Money for Expelled Partners

CHICAGO - The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit, sitting in Chicago, ruled this morning that the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has authority to obtain monetary relief for partners expelled from the giant international Chicago law firm of Sidley Austin (formerly known as "Sidley & Austin" and "Sidley

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EEOC RELEASES FISCAL 2004 YEAR-END DATA

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
2-15-05

Highlights Include Record Monetary Relief, Expanded Mediation and Outreach

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today released its fiscal year 2004 enforcement statistics showing that the agency recovered a record $420 million in relief last year for thousands of people filing charges of employment discrimination, while also expanding its mediation program and efforts to proactively prevent discrimination through outreach, education, and technical assistance.

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APPEALS COURT ORDERS TRIAL OF EEOC DISABILITY SUIT AGAINST WAL-MART

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
2-13-07

Eighth Circuit Says Lower Court Erred in Dismissing Case

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit today ruled that the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) may continue its disability discrimination lawsuit against Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (EEOC v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Case No. 06-1583), reversing a lower court's dismissal of the case.

The EEOC filed suit against Wal-Mart

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JUDGE DECIDES MAJOR PUNITIVE DAMAGES ISSUE IN FAVOR OF EEOC IN DIAL SEXUAL HARASSMENT SUIT

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
2-13-03

Trial Set for April 28 in Biggest Sex Harassment Suit Since Landmark Mitsubishi Case

CHICAGO - Federal District Judge Warren K. Urbom has dealt The Dial Corporation another defeat in its continuing effort to fragment and limit relief to a large class of sexual harassment victims at its Aurora, Illinois, plant, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today. The Judge this afternoon issued a

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GEORGIA-PACIFIC GYPSUM TO PAY $75,000 TO SETTLE EEOC SEXUAL HARASSMENT SUIT

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
2-12-09

Company Will Pay Additional Amount to Settle Retaliation Claim

MILWAUKEE – Georgia-Pacific Gypsum LLC will pay more than $75,000 to settle sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuits brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and former GP-Gypsum employee Tina Hammer, the EEOC announced today.

The EEOC had alleged that GP-Gypsum violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 by permitting a co-worker at