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Private Sector Backlog Down, Administrative Monetary Benefits Up

                                     

WASHINGTON -- Ida L. Castro, Chairwoman of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), today issued the agency's Accomplishments Report For Fiscal Year 2000 (covering the period of Oct. 1, 1999 through Sept. 30, 2000).  The report shows that despite actual reductions in its operating budget, the Commission

2001 Courses Available Nationwide for New and Current EEO Counselors and Investigators

   

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced a national series of comprehensive federal sector training courses for new EEO counselors and investigators in the federal sector, as well as refresher courses for those already on the job.  The training program is part of EEOC's broader efforts to improve the federal sector complaint process by making it more

   

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has developed a new section on its Internet Web site that provides an extensive look at the agency's 35-year history, including the laws it enforces, key court rulings, annual milestones, photographs, and video and audio clips. The new Web site section, which commemorates EEOC's 35th anniversary, can be accessed at http://www.eeoc.gov/35th/.

   

"We hope that the young and old will visit our

   

DALLAS - A speak-English-only policy implemented by Premier Operator Services, Inc., a former long distance operator service, constitutes national origin discrimination, Magistrate Judge Paul D. Stickney has ruled, awarding 13 Hispanic employees over $700,000 in damages.  The decision by the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, Dallas Division, represents the largest monetary award ever obtained by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) in a lawsuit for English-only violations.

 

                           

Activities to Include Speech by Chairwoman Castro, Town Hall Meeting, In-Depth Workshops

   

WASHINGTON - Ida L. Castro, Chairwoman of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), will address the 22nd Annual National Training Conference of Blacks In Government (BIG) on Wednesday, August 23, at 10:00 a.m. at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel, 2660 Woodley Road, N.W.  The Commission's participation

                                     

NEW ORLEANS - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced a $200,000 settlement of a racial harassment and retaliation suit under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 against Metairie, Louisiana-based Lakeside Toyota, one of the state's largest car dealerships.  The suit alleged that a white former used car manager subjected six

                                     

CLEVELAND - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced the settlement of a class lawsuit alleging pregnancy discrimination against Cincinnati Bell Telephone and Cincinnati Bell Information Systems.  The suit charged the companies with discriminating against pregnant employees under 1995 early retirement plans by denying them proper service credits for time spent on maternity leave

Commission Forms Equal Pay Task Force, Expands Web Site To Mark Equal Pay Day

                                   

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced the formation of an internal Equal Pay Task Force and the addition of a new section on its Internet web site on employment discrimination in compensation.  The purpose of the new initiatives

*** Agency's Pending Inventory of Private Sector Charges Slashed to 15-Year Low ***

                                     

WASHINGTON - Ida L. Castro, Chairwoman of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), today issued the agency's Accomplishments Report for Fiscal Year 1999.  In addition to highlighting a dramatic reduction in EEOC's pending inventory (backlog) of private sector charges, the report touts

   

WASHINGTON  - Ida L. Castro, Chairwoman of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), today announced a dynamic national training program on revised regulations designed to streamline the discrimination complaint system for federal employees. The program is part of EEOC's broader efforts to improve the federal sector EEO process by making it more efficient, expedient, and fairer for employees and agencies alike.

   

"This comprehensive training presents an invaluable opportunity for those

WASHINGTON -- As part of a broader effort to improve the effectiveness of its operations, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today changes to its regulations governing the procedures for federal employee discrimination complaints.  The changes, published today in the Federal Register, apply to federal employees and applicants for employment in the federal government as well as to the agencies that employ and hire them.

"Finalizing the changes to the federal

WASHINGTON -- In its second public forum outside the nation's capital this year, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) held its monthly meeting in Houston on Tuesday, June 22, to hear testimony from expert witnesses on discrimination as it affects low-wage workers -- particularly immigrants, minorities, and women.

The day-long meeting, held at Texas Southern University's Thurgood Marshall School of Law, attracted an outpouring of approximately 300 people, including community and business

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) received recommendations yesterday from representatives of the AFL-CIO and AARP on how the agency can be more responsive to the needs of union members and older workers. The recommendations were made at the third Commission Meeting of a special series convened by EEOC Chairwoman Ida L. Castro to focus on the concerns of agency stakeholders.

SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA - The United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and Tanimura & Antle, one of the largest lettuce growers/distributors in the United States, announced today that they reached a $1,855,000 voluntary settlement, approved by U.S. District Court Judge James Ware in San Jose, California. The settlement through a Consent Decree avoids protracted litigation by the EEOC on behalf of two employees and a class of current and former Tanimura & Antle employees who

NORMAL AND CHICAGO, ILL. -- Mitsubishi Motor Manufacturing of America, Inc. (MMMA) and the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today that they have reached a $34 million settlement, subject to court approval, that resolves all claims in the lawsuit filed on April 9, 1996, by the EEOC on behalf of a class of current and former MMMA employees who were subjected to an alleged pattern and practice of sexual

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today that it is publishing a final legislative regulation governing waivers of rights and claims under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA). The regulations will appear in the Federal Register on Friday, June 5, 1998, and will be effective 30 days after publication.

Under section 7 (f) of the ADEA, added by the Older Workers Benefit Protection

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today the release of a policy guidance that answers various questions concerning the application of the employment provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to persons with psychiatric disabilities. The enforcement guidance is entitled The Americans with Disabilities Act and Psychiatric Disabilities.

In releasing the document, EEOC Chairman Gilbert F. Casellas said, "The guidance answers the most commonly asked questions

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announces that a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking regarding waivers of rights and claims under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA), as amended, will appear in today's Federal Register.

Under section 7(f) of the ADEA, which was added by the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act of 1990, an individual may not waive any ADEA right or claim unless the

SEATTLE -- The effects of the "glass ceiling" on job advancement opportunities for women and minorities will be among the issues that Paul M. Igasaki, Vice Chairman of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), will discuss next week with local individuals and groups interested in eliminating workplace discrimination. Igasaki will be in Seattle July 8 through 10 as part of the Commission's expanded education and outreach efforts to constituent groups nationwide.

Among

WASHINGTON -- On Sunday morning, April 21, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Chairman Gilbert F. Casellas will discuss the future of race relations at a national conference at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The thre e-day event will examine the broad impact on American society 100 years after the "separate but equal" doctrine established by the Supreme Court's landmark Plessy v. Ferguson ruling.

The conference, which runs from April 19 - 21

WASHINGTON -- On Thursday, April 18, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Chairman Gilbert F. Casellas will deliver remarks on affirmative action, an issue which is fast becoming one of the nation's most hotly debated, at the 22nd Annual Conference of the American Association for Affirmative Action in Philadelphia.

Chairman Casellas will address a conference plenary session at 9:30 a.m. The three-day event (April 17 - 20), entitled "Responding to the Challenge

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced the adoption of a new rule ending the longstanding policy exempting apprenticeship programs from coverage under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA). The Commission took this action following a rulemaking process that solicited the input of federal agencies, business and labor groups, and other interested individuals. Under the new rule, employers, unions, and joint labor-management organizations covered by the

WASHINGTON -- During the week of February 19, 1996, Gilbert F. Casellas, Chairman of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), will make his first visit to southern California since becoming head of the agency on October 3, 1994.

Along with meeting EEOC field staff in the agency's San Diego and Los Angeles offices, he will also meet with representatives from a wide variety of groups interested in equal employment opportunity (EEO) and

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. Igasaki will chair the Task Force on Charge Processing, Commissioner Joyce E. Tucker will chair the Task Force on Fair Employment Practices Agencies (FEPAs), and