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

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
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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
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FIRST WIRELESS GROUP TO PAY $435,000 TO SETTLE EEOC SUIT FOR UNEQUAL WAGES AND RETALIATION
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11-3-08
Federal Agency Charged Cell Phone Refurbishing Company With Paying Hispanic Workers Less Than Others and Firing Employees Who Complained
NEW YORK â 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
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FEDERAL COURT SHARPLY LIMITS EMPLOYERS ATTEMPT TO PROBE JOB BIAS VICTIMS MEDICAL, ARREST AND LITIGATION HISTORIES
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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 employers 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
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EEOC REOPENS NEW ORLEANS OFFICE
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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 offices 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
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11-29-04

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
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EEOC SETTLES RACE DISCRIMINATION SUIT WITH THE MIRAGE FOR $1.14 MILLION
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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
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TWO MORE LARGE EMPLOYERS SIGN NATIONAL MEDIATION AGREEMENTS WITH EEOC
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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
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EEOC AND U S WEST COMMUNICATIONS RESOLVE CASE THROUGH MEDIATION
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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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EEOC AND MARTIN MARIETTA (LOCKHEED MARTIN) SETTLE MAJOR CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Claire Gonzales November 21, 1996 Reginald Welch (202) 663-4900 TDD: (202) 663-4494 Donna L. Harper (303) 866-1376 Frank Lopez (303) 866-1326 TDD: (303) 866-1950
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11-21-96
DENVER -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and Martin Marietta Corporation, now Lockheed Martin, have agreed to settle a lawsuit filed under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA). U.S
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EEOC COMMENTS ON HOOTERS' PRESS OFFENSIVE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Claire Gonzales Tue., Nov. 21, 1995 Reginald Welch (202) 663-4900 TDD (202) 663-4494
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11-21-95
WASHINGTON -- Any legally sophisticated employer such as Hooters is well aware that the EEOC is prohibited by law from publicly discussing any pending investigation. As a result, we can neither confirm nor deny the existence of an ongoing investigation against Hooters or any other employer. EEOC, therefore
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EEOC SETTLES DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION SUIT AGAINST AEROSPACE GIANT HONEYWELL FOR $100,000
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11-21-02
PHOENIX - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (Commission or EEOC) announced today that is has resolved a disability discrimination lawsuit against aerospace giant Honeywell for $100,000 for a single charging party, as well as significant injunctive and remedial relief. The EEOC alleged that Honeywell, a large aerospace and systems control company employing over 100,000 people, violated the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) when
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MEDIA ADVISORY
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Claire Gonzales November 20, 1996 Reginald Welch (202) 663-4900 TDD: (202) 663-4494 Donna L. Harper (303) 866-1376 Frank Lopez (303) 866-1326 TDD: (303) 866-1950
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11-20-96
WASHINGTON -- On Thursday, November 21 at 2:30 p.m. Mountain Standard Time, Gilbert F. Casellas, Chairman of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), will hold a press conference in Denver to announce the
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EEOC ANNOUNCES INTERVENTION IN TEXACO, INC. LAWSUIT
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Claire Gonzales November 20, 1996 Michael Widomski (202) 663-4900 TDD: (202) 663-4494
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11-20-96
Washington -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today filed a motion to intervene in the private employment discrimination lawsuit pending against TEXACO, Inc. The Commission's action is based on its investigative finding of class-wide racial discrimination against African Americans in the area of promotion.
In
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APPEALS COURT UPHOLDS EEOC SEX DISCRIMINATION CLAIM AGAINST DIAL
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11-20-06
Women Rejected for Jobs at Armour Sausage Plant Because of Strength Test
DES MOINES, Iowa A federal appeals court has upheld a lower courts decision that a pre-employment strength test discriminated against female applicants for jobs at the Dial Corporations Armour Star sausage-making plant in Fort Madison, Iowa. The decision also affirmed the award of approximately $3.3 million to 52 rejected female job applicants. The
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EEOC AND COM-ED SETTLE NATIONAL ORIGIN BIAS COMPLAINT FOR UP TO $2.5 MILLION
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11-2-00
CHICAGO -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced a record-breaking $2.5 million voluntary settlement of claims of national origin discrimination against Commonwealth Edison Company ("ComEd") filed under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The agreement resolves charges that ComEd discriminated against certain Latino employees in selections for middle management positions. "This record agreement demonstrates ComEd's willingness to address early on
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EEOC AND STATE OF DELAWARE ENTER MEDIATION PARTNERSHIP

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11-19-08
Commission Chair Naomi Earp and Gov. Ruth Ann Minner Sign Universal Mediation Agreement
DOVER, Del. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the State of Delaware today announced the signing of a Universal Agreement to Mediate (UAM) to informally resolve workplace disputes through Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR). The new partnership marks the second time the EEOC has entered into a universal mediation agreement with
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EEOC AND DEPARTMENTS OF JUSTICE AND LABOR ISSUE JOINT STATEMENT AGAINST WORKPLACE BIAS IN WAKE OF SEPTEMBER 11 ATTACKS
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11-19-01
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the U.S. Departments of Justice and Labor today issued a joint statement reaffirming the federal government's commitment to upholding the federal anti-discrimination laws in the aftermath of the events of September 11. The statement, posted on the Commission's Web site (www.eeoc.gov), focuses on preventing and redressing incidents of harassment, discrimination, and violence in the workplace, including
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Joint Statement Against Employment Discrimination in the Aftermath of the September 11 Terrorist Attacks
U.S. EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION | DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE | DEPARTMENT OF LABOR |
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MONDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2001 http://www.eeoc.gov/ | (202) 663-4900 TTY (202) 663-4494 |
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11-19-01
Since the September 11 terrorist attacks, we have seen compassion and respect for people of all faiths, races, and national and ethnic origins in workplaces throughout our country. One month after the attacks, President Bush noted with gratitude this "outpouring of compassion
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NEXT COMMISSION MEETING THURSDAY, NOV. 20
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11-18-08
Panelists to Discuss Job Bias Against Individuals with Arrest and Conviction Records
WASHINGTON The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will hold its next public meeting on Thursday, Nov. 20, from 9:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.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 Commissions deliberations.
Following the announcement
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EEOC Agrees to Landmark Resolution of Discrimination Case Against Abercrombie & Fitch
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11-18-04
LOS ANGELES The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and private plaintiffs today announced their mutual resolution of the lawsuit entitled EEOC v. Abercrombie & Fitch Stores, Inc., Case No. CV-04-4731 SI, which was filed on November 10, 2004, in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California in San Francisco. The lawsuit alleged that Abercrombie & Fitch, which operates a
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MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR JURY VERDICT FOR EEOC IN SEXUAL HARASSMENT CASE AGAINST CUSTOM COMPANIES
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11-17-06
$2,355,000 Awarded to Three Saleswomen for Sexual Harassment and Retaliation By Northlake, Ill. Trucking Company
CHICAGO - A federal court jury this afternoon returned a $2.355 million verdict in favor of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and three saleswomen who experienced sexual harassment and retaliation while employed by The Custom Companies, a Northlake, Ill. trucking company. The verdicts included punitive damages in the amount