1. Inicio
  2. Sala de prensa

Sala de prensa

Bienvenido a la sala de prensa virtual de la Comisión para la Igualdad de Oportunidades en el Empleo (EEOC, por sus siglas en inglés), la cual ofrece una amplia gama de información y materiales sobre la historia, las funciones, los procedimientos, los programas, las acciones y el personal de la Comisión, los estatutos que implementamos, e investigaciones, datos y estadísticas relacionados. Alentamos a todos a consultar y explorar nuestro kit de prensa continuamente actualizado, el cual brinda gran cantidad de información y un amplio contexto para prácticamente cualquier pregunta.

Para ponerse en contacto con la Oficina de Comunicaciones, llame al 202-921-3191 o envíe un correo electrónico a newsroom@eeoc.gov. Tenga en cuenta que esta casilla de correo electrónico está dirigida a periodistas, productores de noticias, personas que escriben para publicaciones de noticias y noticieros, y otras personas que trabajan en programas de noticias o escriben crónicas.

Si está buscando información sobre la EEOC, llame al 1-800-669-4000 o envíe un correo electrónico a info@eeoc.gov.

Mostrando 1153 - 1176 de 2379 resultados for 'file a complaint'

Press release

Triple T Foods to Pay $30,000 to Settle EEOC Pregnancy Lawsuit

Triple T Foods, an Arkansas pet food processor, will pay $30,000 to a former employee and furnish other relief to settle a pregnancy discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
July 28, 2014

Press release

EEOC Sues AutoZone for Race Discrimination

Automotive parts retail chain AutoZone, Inc. violated federal law when it forced a black sales manager to transfer out of a store on the southwest side of Chicago because of his race and then fired him for resisting, the U.S. Equal Employment Oppor­tunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a suit filed today.
July 22, 2014

Press release

Sheet Metal Union Resolves Race-Based Discharge from Apprenticeship Program with EEOC

The apprenticeship school affiliated with a New Jersey construction trade union will pay $34,500 and provide substantial remedial relief to settle a discrimination claim by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.  The EEOC had charged that Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee (JATC) of Sheet Metal Workers Local 25 discharged a black apprentice because of his race just two weeks before he was to graduate from the four-year apprenticeship program.
July 14, 2014

Press release

Kevin & J Company Settles EEOC Pregnancy Discrimination Suit for $15,000

Kevin & J Company, Inc., an Atlanta-based company that sells retail clothing and apparel, will pay $15,000 and furnish other relief to settle a pregnancy discrimination lawsuit filed by U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
July 9, 2014

Press release

EEOC Sues Shadescrest Healthcare for Religious Discrimination and Retaliation

A Jasper, Ala., nursing home violated federal law when it refused to allow a Muslim employee to wear a hijab (the traditional covering for the hair and neck that is worn by Muslim women) on the job, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a workplace discrimination lawsuit filed June 30.  EEOC v. Shadescrest Health Care Center, ND Ala. Case 6:14-cv-01253-SLB (June 30, 2014).  The agency also contends that Shadescrest fired the employee in retaliation for filing a complaint with the EEOC.
July 7, 2014

Press release

Rizza Cadillac to Pay $100K to Three Arab Muslim Employees Under Federal Consent Decree

The federal district court in Chicago has entered a consent decree requiring Rizza Buick GMC Cadillac, Inc., a Tinley Park car dealership, to pay $100,000 and provide other relief in order to resolve a national origin and religious discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. 
June 25, 2014

Press release

Appeals Court Upholds Jury Verdict and All Relief Awarded Against A.C. Widenhouse in EEOC Race Harassment Case

In the latest of a series of successes in the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's (EEOC's) challenges to workplace racial harassment, the U.S. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld the EEOC's victory in obtaining a jury verdict and more than $243,000 and injunctive relief for victims of racial harassment and retaliation perpetrated by A.C. Widenhouse, Inc., a Concord, N.C.-based trucking company, the agency announced today.
June 25, 2014

Press release

Guam Credit Union to Pay $75,000 to Resolve Sexual Harassment Case with EEOC

Maite, Guam-based Coast 360 Federal Credit Union will pay $75,000 and furnish other relief to settle a sexual harassment case with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.  The credit union also agreed to implement measures to prevent future incidents of harassment.
June 24, 2014

Press release

Jamison Shaw Hairdressers Sued By EEOC for Disability Discrimination

Jamison Shaw Hairdressers, which operates a salon in the Buckhead section of Atlanta, violated federal law by subjecting a disabled employee to discrimination after she requested a reasonable accommodation for her scoliosis and herniated disc, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
June 24, 2014

Press release

SunTrust Bank to Pay $300,000 to Settle  EEOC Sexual Harassment Lawsuit 

SunTrust Bank, a large regional bank, will pay $300,000 and furnish other relief to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.  The EEOC had charged the company with subjecting three female employees at a Sarasota, Fla., branch to sexual harassment by the branch manager.
June 10, 2014

Press release

Winebrenner Transfer Will Pay $42,000 to Settle EEOC Retaliation Lawsuit

Winebrenner Transfer, Inc., a Hagerstown, Md.-based commercial trucking company, will pay $42,000 and furnish significant equitable relief to resolve a lawsuit for retaliation filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
June 6, 2014

Press release

Basta Pasta to Pay $200,000 to Settle EEOC Sexual Harassment and Retaliation Lawsuit

SPOA, LLC and Marathos, LLC, which run the Italian restaurants Basta Pasta in Fallston and Lutherville-Timonium, Md., will pay $200,000 and furnish significant equitable relief to settle a sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
May 29, 2014

Press release

Court Enters Permanent Injunction Against American Tool & Mold in EEOC Disability Case

In an order issued yesterday, a federal judge entered a final judgment against American Tool & Mold, LLC (ATM), in a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.  The judge awarded $150,000 in damages and provided for extensive injunctive relief to remedy the discrimination.
May 20, 2014

Press release

EEOC Sues AutoZone for Fourth Time for Violating Americans with Disabilities Act

AutoZone, Inc. violated federal law when it implemented a nationwide attendance policy that failed to accommodate certain disability-related absences, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in its fourth disability lawsuit in recent years against the giant auto parts retailer which the agency filed here today.
May 9, 2014

Press release

Retailer Fred Meyer Settles Second EEOC Sexual Harassment Lawsuit

National grocery chain Fred Meyer will pay $487,500 to seven workers employed at its Oak Grove, Ore., store and provide other relief to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.   This is the company's second such settlement in just over five years; in late 2008, the company also settled an EEOC sexual harassment lawsuit on behalf of three Oregon City store employees for $485,000.
May 5, 2014

Press release

CollegeAmerica Sued by EEOC For Age Discrimination and Retaliation

CollegeAmerica, a private college based in Salt Lake City, violated federal age discrimination law by including unlawful provisions in a separation agreement with one of its former campus directors, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed on April 30. The EEOC also charged that CollegeAmerica further violated federal law by retaliating against the campus director by suing her seven days after learning she filed a discrimination charge.
May 5, 2014

Press release

PJP Health to Pay $300,000 to Settle EEOC Age Discrimination and Retaliation Lawsuit

PJP Heath, Inc. will pay a total of $300,000 to three former employees to settle a lawsuit for age-based harassment, discrimination and retaliation filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.  This Long Island sales insurance company is currently located in Melville, Long Island and also had a former location in Lake Success.
May 1, 2014