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EEOC CHAIRMAN ANNOUNCES TASK FORCES TO ADDRESS OPERATIONAL ISSUES; RELEASES FY 1994 ENFORCEMENT RESULTS

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE           CONTACT:        Reginald Welch Thursday, Dec. 1, 1994                          Michael Widomski                                                 (202) 663-4900                                                 TDD: (202) 663-4494 

PRESS RELEASE
12-1-94

WASHINGTON -- At the first meeting of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) since April 12, 1994, new Chairman Gilbert F. Casellas announced the formation of three task forces to address critical issues facing the EEOC.

At Chairman Casellas' request, Vice Chairman Paul M

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EEOC TO HOLD PUBLIC MEETING ON WORKPLACE BIAS IN THE AFTERMATH OF SEPTEMBER 11

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
12-06-01

WASHINGTON - The next meeting of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will be Tuesday, December 11, at 1:30 p.m. in the Clarence M. Mitchell, Jr. Conference Room (9th Floor), 1801 L Street, N.W. The public meeting, the first held under the leadership of EEOC Chair Cari M. Dominguez, will focus on employment discrimination in the wake of the September 11 terrorist attacks.

"This

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EEOC LAWYER HONORED AS EXEMPLARY FEDERAL ATTORNEY BY AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
11-8-07

Blackwood Becomes Second EEOC Attorney to Receive ABA Honor

WASHINGTON -- Vincent Blackwood, Assistant General Counsel of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), will receive the “Federal Labor and Employment Attorney of the Year” award from the American Bar Association (ABA).

Blackwood was selected for the award by the ABA’s Labor and Employment Law Section. This distinguished award recognizes a federal attorney whose professional achievements

Press release

UTAH AND EEOC PARTNER TO PROMOTE HIRING AND ADVANCEMENT OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES IN STATE JOBS

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
11-8-04

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EEOC Chair Dominguez and Utah Governor Olene S. Walker sign Joint Resolution

Governor Walker Joins Best Practices Project Tied to President's New Freedom Initiative

SALT LAKE CITY - In an open press meeting at the state capitol on Wednesday, November 10, at noon, Governor Olene S. Walker and U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Chair Cari M. Dominguez will sign a joint resolution aimed at enhancing

Press release

EEOC ASKS PUBLIC TO BE PATIENT DURING TRANSITION TO IN-HOUSE PHONE SYSTEM

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission


PRESS RELEASE
11-7-07

Commission Vote Against Extending National Contact Center Likely to Disrupt Service

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) called on the public to be patient when contacting the federal agency during its continuing transition to an in-house customer response system staffed by federal workers, in the wake of today’s 2-2 vote nixing a three-month extension of the National Contact Center (NCC) contract.

“Unfortunately, today’s

Press release

TYSON FOODS AGREES TO RESOLVE RACE HARASSMENT AND RETALIATION LAWSUIT

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
11-7-06

Settlement by EEOC and Private Plaintiffs Mandates Systemic Changes

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced a major litigation settlement with Tyson Foods for $871,000 on behalf of black workers who alleged that they were racially harassed and retaliated against at a chicken processing plant in Ashland, Alabama. The three-year consent decree entered today by U.S. District Court Judge Karen O

Press release

RETIRED TEACHERS TO RECEIVE $465,000 FOR AGE BIAS IN LATEST EEOC SETTLEMENTS WITH SCHOOL DISTRICTS

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
11-7-05

Total Resolutions in Minn. Provide $1.5 Million in Benefits to Approximately 150 People

MINNEAPOLIS - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced litigation settlements totaling $465,727 resulting from five age discrimination lawsuits against Minnesota school districts on behalf of retired teachers and other school employees. These settlements resolve the last five of nearly a dozen lawsuits against school districts brought by the EEOC in

Press release

EEOC HEADQUARTERS AND WFO MOVING TO 131 M STREET, NE

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
11-6-08

Washington Field Office Open to Public at New Location on Nov. 19

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Headquarters and Washington Field Office (WFO) are relocating to 131 M Street, NE, beginning Nov. 19. All phone numbers, fax numbers, and e-mail addresses will remain the same.

The lease for the EEOC Headquarters at 1801 L Street, NW, expired in July 2008. In May

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EEOC To Examine American Indian and Alaska Native Perspective On Workplace/Market Place Realities and Trends

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
11-6-03

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will hold its second national forum in an ongoing series examining Realities and Opportunities in the 21st Century Workplace on Wednesday, November 12, 2003, from 10:00 a.m. to 12 noon, at EEOC Headquarters, 1801 L Street, N.W. (9th Floor Commission Meeting Room). In conjunction with American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month, the public forum will focus on the

Press release

MEDIA ADVISORY

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will hold a public Commission Meeting at its headquarters building on Tuesday, November 12, 2002, at 10:00 am (Panels 1 and 2) and 2:00 pm (Panels 3 and 4) in the Clarence M. Mitchell, Jr. Conference Room (9th Floor), 1801 L Street, N.W. The theme of the meeting will be the federal sector EEO process and possible reforms.

Following

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NEXT COMMISSION MEETING WEDNESDAY, NOV. 7

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
11-5-07

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will hold its next open meeting on Wednesday, Nov. 7, at 10:00 a.m. (Eastern Time), at agency headquarters, 1801 L Street, N.W. In accordance with the Sunshine Act, the meeting is open for public observation of the Commission’s deliberations. During the meeting, the following matters are scheduled for consideration:

  • Announcement of Notation Votes.
  • Obligation of funds for

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EEOC and National Restaurant Association Partner to Address Employment Issues Affecting Teens

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

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Vice Chair Earp and Steven C. Andersen,
President and CEO of the National Restaurant Association,
at today's Signing Ceremony for the Youth@Work Partnership

PRESS RELEASE
11-30-04

New Alliance to Promote Fair and Inclusive Workplaces for Nation's Youth

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the National Restaurant Association today joined forces in an important partnership effort to raise awareness about issues affecting young workers in the

Press release

FIRST WIRELESS GROUP TO PAY $435,000 TO SETTLE EEOC SUIT FOR UNEQUAL WAGES AND RETALIATION

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
11-3-08

Federal Agency Charged Cell Phone Refurbishing Company With Paying Hispanic Workers Less Than Others and Firing Employees Who Complained

NEW YORK – A New York-based company that refurbishes cell phones at its factory in Long Island will pay $435,000 to settle a wage discrimination and retaliation suit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.

The EEOC had charged that First

Press release

FEDERAL COURT SHARPLY LIMITS EMPLOYER’S ATTEMPT TO PROBE JOB BIAS VICTIMS’ MEDICAL, ARREST AND LITIGATION HISTORIES

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
11-29-07

EEOC Race Bias Suit On Behalf of African Americans Can Proceed Without Intimidation, Judge Rules

CHICAGO – U.S. Magistrate Judge P. Michael Mahoney of the Federal District Court in Rockford, Ill., issued an order this week largely denying an employer’s motion to compel discovery regarding medical and psychological records, arrest records and litigation history of claimants in a discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment

Press release

EEOC REOPENS NEW ORLEANS OFFICE

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
11-29-05

New Downtown Office a Few Blocks from Former Site

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today reopened its New Orleans office, shut by Hurricane Katrina, in a downtown tower a few blocks from the office’s former Loyola Avenue site. The new address is 1555 Poydras Street, Suite 1900, near City Hall and the Louisiana Super Dome.

“The Commission today reopened its New Orleans

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KANSAS AND EEOC PARTNER TO PROMOTE HIRING AND ADVANCEMENT OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES IN STATE JOBS

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
11-29-04

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EEOC Chair Cari M. Dominguez and Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius Sign Joint Resolution

Governor Sebelius Joins Best Practices Project Tied to President's New Freedom Initiative

WASHINGTON - In an open press meeting at the Kansas State Capitol on Wednesday, December 1, at 11:45 a.m., Governor Kathleen Sebelius and U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Chair Cari M. Dominguez will sign a joint resolution aimed at enhancing

Press release

FREEDOM TO COMPETE AWARD DEADLINE EXTENDED TO FEB. 13

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
11-28-06

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will extend the application deadline for this year’s Freedom to Compete Award to Feb. 13, 2007. Chair Naomi C. Earp will present the third annual award in June 2007 to employers, organizations, or other entities that have demonstrated results through best practices in promoting fair and open competition in the workplace.

The award is part of the

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EEOC SETTLES RACE DISCRIMINATION SUIT WITH THE MIRAGE FOR $1.14 MILLION

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
11-27-02

LAS VEGAS - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced it has settled a major race discrimination lawsuit against The Mirage Hotel and Casino on the Las Vegas Strip for over $1 million. The EEOC's suit (Case No. CV S-02-1554 RLH - LRL), in U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada, charged the Mirage with discriminating against African- American and Hispanic applicants from

Press release

EEOC TO EXAMINE BENEFITS OF WORKPLACE MEDIATION AT NEXT PUBLIC COMMISSION MEETING

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
11-25-03

December 2 Forum to Include Issuance of Report on Employer Participation

WASHINGTON -- The next open meeting of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will take place on Tuesday, December 2, from 9:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., in the Clarence M. Mitchell, Jr. Conference Room (9th Floor), at agency headquarters located at 1801 L Street, N.W.

The public Commission Meeting will examine the EEOC's National

Press release

TWO MORE LARGE EMPLOYERS SIGN NATIONAL MEDIATION AGREEMENTS WITH EEOC

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
11-25-03

Trim Masters and Cardinal Freight Carriers Enter ADR Partnerships with Commission

WASHINGTON - Cari M. Dominguez, Chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), today announced the signing of the latest National Universal Agreements to Mediate (NUAMs) with Trim Masters, Inc. and Cardinal Freight Carriers, Inc., bolstering the trend of such partnerships between EEOC and corporate America. The two mediation pacts mark the the 21st

Press release

EEOC AND U S WEST COMMUNICATIONS RESOLVE CASE THROUGH MEDIATION

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
 U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity      U S WEST Communications  Commission                            1801 California Street, Suite 5100 310 West Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 800   Denver, CO 80202 Milwaukee, WI 53203-3146  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                  EEOC Contact:  Chester Bailey November 24, 1997                                     Director                                                       (414) 297-1265                                                 FAX:  (414) 297-3146                                                 TTY:  (414) 297-1115                                         U S WEST Contact:  Jerry Brown                                                           (303) 965-2689                                                     FAX:  (303) 896-1818 

PRESS RELEASE
11-24-97

MILWAUKEE -- Highlighting the success of the U.S. Equal Employment

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PAUL STEVEN MILLER SWORN-IN FOR FIVE-YEAR TERM AS EEOC COMMISSIONER

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
11-23-99

WASHINGTON -- Paul Steven Miller was sworn-in today for a five-year term as Commissioner of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission by EEOC Chairwoman Ida L. Castro. The U. S. Senate unanimously confirmed President Clinton's nomination of Paul Steven Miller to fill a term on the Commission which will expire July 1, 2004.

Mr. Miller started his tenure as an EEOC Commissioner when he was nominated

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EEOC GETS 'UNQUALIFIED OPINION' ON FY 2004 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FROM INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
11-23-04

Agency Issues Performance and Accountability Report

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today released its Performance and Accountability Report (PAR) for Fiscal Year 2004, which ended on September 30. The PAR, which is required by the Office of Management and Budget for federal agencies, highlights the EEOC's efforts to be more customer-centered and results-oriented in accordance with the President's Management Agenda. The full

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EEOC AND CHASE REACH $2.2 MILLION SETTLEMENT IN DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION CLAIM

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
11-22-06

CHICAGO – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and JPMorgan Chase & Co. (Chase) today announced the $2.2 million settlement of a claim brought under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) against Bank One Corporation.

The EEOC issued an administrative determination on March 11, 2004, finding that there was reasonable cause to believe that Bank One violated the ADA by failing to properly accommodate a