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.

  • Enter a year and month to search within.
    • Optionally add a more recent end date to search a range of months or years.
Mostrando 1561 - 1584 de 2031 resultados for 'hiring discrimination'

Press release

EEOC SUES SILGAN CONTAINERS FOR RACE DISCRIMINATION

Federal Agency Says Company Belatedly Hired Black Employee Only to Fire Him Shortly After

MILWAUKEE -- The largest metal food can supplier in North  America, Silgan Containers Manufacturing Corporation, violated federal law by  discriminating against an African American employee at its plant in Oconomowoc, Wis.,  the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it  filed today.

The agency’s administrative investigation which preceded  the lawsuit revealed that in September 2006, Romardro Henderson, who

August 12, 2009

Press release

NATIONWIDE FREIGHT MANAGEMENT COMPANY SUED BY EEOC FOR NATIONAL ORIGIN DISCRIMINATION

Federal Agency Charges Propak Logistics Refused to Hire Non-Hispanics

SHELBY, N.C. – A nationwide freight management company violated federal law by refusing to hire non-Hispanics, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.

According to the EEOC's lawsuit, from around October 1, 2002, through June 30, 2004, Fort Smith, Ark.-based Propak Logistics, Inc. engaged in unlawful employment practices by refusing to hire an entire class of people for non-management

August 12, 2009

Press release

CITY OF GREENSBORO SUED FOR AGE DISCRIMINATION

EEOC Says City Rejected Qualified 58-Year-Old Applicant Due to Ageism

GREENSBORO, N.C. – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a discrimination lawsuit filed today that the City of Greensboro violated federal law by refusing to hire a qualified 58-year-old applicant because of his age, and instead hiring younger, less qualified applicants.

According to the EEOC's complaint filed in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina (Equal Employment

July 31, 2009

Press release

CORPORATE EXPRESS OFFICE PRODUCTS SUED BY EEOC FOR RACE DISCRIMINATION

Louisiana Office Products Supplier Denied Black Account Manager Fair Wages Due to Race, Federal Agency Charges

     

NEW ORLEANS – The Gulf Coast Division of a nationwide office products supplier violated federal law by denying an African American account manager fair wages due to his race, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.

         

According to the EEOC's lawsuit, Corporate Express Office

July 30, 2009

Press release

WEIGHT LOSS CENTERS SUED BY EEOC FOR WAGE DISCRIMINATION

Federal Agency Says Company Denied Equal Pay to Working Women

     

CLEVELAND – The Health Management Group, Inc., the parent company for franchises Physicians Weight Loss Centers of America, Inc., and Diet Center Worldwide, Inc., violated federal law when it paid two female employees less than a male employee who performed the same duties, according to a lawsuit filed today by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). 

The EEOC says in the

July 30, 2009

Press release

LARGEST GARMENT MANUFACTURERS IN SAIPAN TO PAY $1.7 MILLION IN LANDMARK DISCRIMINATION SETTLEMENT WITH EEOC

L&T Group of Companies Charged with Numerous Types of Employment Discrimination

     

SAIPAN, CNMI – L&T Group of Companies, Ltd., the largest employer and conglomerate of garment manufacturers in Saipan, has agreed to pay $1.7 million and to provide far reaching and significant injunctive relief to settle a series of lawsuits filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) that charged the company with retaliation and discrimination based on national origin, pregnancy

July 28, 2009

Press release

SCHWAN'S SUED FOR DISABILITY BIAS AGAINST QUALIFIED APPLICANT WITH VISION IMPAIRMENT

EEOC Says Frozen Food Distributor Refused to Hire Temporary Employee on Permanent Basis

     

COVINGTON, Ky. – Schwan's Global Supply Chain, Inc., a Kentucky area frozen food distributor, violated federal law by refusing to hire a qualified applicant for a job because of his vision impairment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a disability discrimination lawsuit announced today.

           

According to the EEOC's suit, Ernest

July 22, 2009

Press release

MAJOR CHICAGO CLEANING SERVICES PROVIDER SUED BY EEOC FOR RACE DISCRIMINATION

African American Employees Almost Unknown at Scrub, Inc., Federal Agency Charges

CHICAGO – Scrub, Inc., a Chicago janitorial  services provider, violated federal law by discriminating against African  Americans in hiring, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)  charged in a race discrimination lawsuit announced today.

The EEOC’s  administrative investigation which preceded the lawsuit revealed that although  African American workers were a significant segment of Scrub’s labor market and  applied for jobs in large numbers, they

July 15, 2009

Press release

GLENN O. HAWBAKER, INC. SUED BY EEOC FOR DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION

Construction Company Refused to Hire Equipment Operator With Diabetes, Federal Agency Charges

WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. – A large Pennsylvania construction company violated federal civil rights law when it rescinded a conditional job offer to an applicant because it learned that he has diabetes, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it announced today.

The EEOC charged in its lawsuit that Glenn O. Hawbaker, Inc. made a conditional offer of employment as an

July 2, 2009

Press release

EEOC SUES MANAGER OF FORUM SHOPS AT CAESARS PALACE FOR NATIONAL ORIGIN BIAS

Hispanics Subjected to Harassment and Repeated Verbal Abuse, Federal Agency Charges

LAS VEGAS – Simon Property Group, Inc., a  nationwide commercial property management company, violated federal law by  subjecting Hispanic employees to national origin discrimination, the U.S. Equal  Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charges in a lawsuit filed today. Simon Property Group owns and/or manages various  shopping malls throughout the country, including the Forum Shops at Caesars Palace  in Las Vegas, where  the EEOC said the

July 2, 2009

Press release

KMART SUED FOR DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION FOR FIRING GREETER WHO USED CANE

Retail Giant Punished Worker for Back Impairment, EEOC Charges

NORFOLK,  Va. – National retail giant Kmart  Corporation violated federal law by firing an employee because of his disability,  the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit  filed yesterday under the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) on behalf of a  former worker who uses an assistive walking device.

The EEOC’s  suit, filed in he U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia

June 24, 2009

Press release

CHATEAU DEL MAR / HICKORY HILLS COUNTRY CLUB TO PAY UP TO $690,000 TO SETTLE EEOC SEX AND RACE DISCRIMINATION AND RETALIATION LAWSUITS

Popular Banquet Facility and Country Club Routinely Harassed Female Employees, Refused to Hire Blacks and Sued Victims as Retaliation, Federal Agency Charged

     

CHICAGO – A popular Hickory Hills, Ill., banquet facility and country club will pay up to $690,000 to settle two lawsuits, charging sex and race discrimination and retaliation, brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.

           

Federal District Judge

June 22, 2009

Press release

CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM SETTLES EEOC AGE DISCRIMINATION SUIT

Federal Agency Obtains $50,000 for SFSU Lecturer Denied Position Due to His Age

SAN FRANCISCO -- The California State University System (CSUS) has agreed to settle an age discrimination suit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) on behalf of a longtime San Francisco State University Lecturer for $50,000 and other relief, the agency announced today.

This settlement resolved the EEOC's lawsuit charging that the state's largest university system discriminated against Dr. Lawford

June 19, 2009

Press release

CATHOLIC CHARITIES SETTLES EEOC AGE DISCRIMINATION SUIT

Charity Fired Seniors Advocate for New Hire Half His Age, Federal Agency Charged

     

SAN FRANCISCO — Catholic Charities, one of the largest  non-profit providers of social services in the San Francisco Bay Area, has  agreed to pay $30,000 and other relief to settle an age discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal  Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.

     

The EEOC’s suit had charged that Catholic  Charities fired

June 18, 2009

Press release

SCHOTT NORTH AMERICA, INC. TO PAY $1.45 MILLION TO SETTLE EEOC SEX BIAS SUIT

Company Laid Off Class of Women Workers Based on Gender, Federal Agency Said

     

SCRANTON, PA. — The U.S.  Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced a major  settlement of a sex discrimination lawsuit for $1,450,000 and significant  equitable relief against Schott North America, a multinational developer and  manufacturer of special glass and specialty materials, components and systems, based in Elmsford,  N.Y.

     

The EEOC charged that Schott laid off women

June 10, 2009

Press release

PROVIDENCE ALASKA MEDICAL CENTER PAYS $220,000 TO OPERATING ROOM STAFF LAID OFF DUE TO AGE BIAS

EEOC Settles Discrimination Suit Against Alaska's Largest Hospital

ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Providence Alaska Medical Center has agreed to pay $220,000 and other relief to settle an age discrimination lawsuit on behalf of five workers laid off and denied rehire because of their age, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today.

   

The EEOC charged that in February 2005, Providence laid off and refused to rehire longtime employees Gola Anderson, Lawrence Harris, Milagros

June 3, 2009

Press release

EXTRA SPACE MANAGEMENT TO PAY $95,000 FOR DISABILITY BIAS AGAINST EMPLOYEE WITH COSMETIC DISFIGUREMENT

EEOC Settles ADA Suit for Fired Maintenance Worker

BALTIMORE -- A Gaithersburg, Md.-based storage facility will pay $95,000 and furnish other substantial relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.

In its suit (Civil Action No. 8:08-cv-02498-PJM), filed in U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland, Southern Division, the EEOC said that Extra Space Management, Inc. unlawfully fired James L. Hill

May 28, 2009

Press release

EEOC SUES NEW HANOVER REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER FOR DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION

Hospital Prohibited Applicants and Employees from Working

     

WILMINGTON, N.C. – The New Hanover Regional Medical Center has violated federal disability discrimination law by its drug policies, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.  The EEOC charged that the center unlawfully prohibited applicants and employees from working there if they were taking a legally prescribed narcotic medication.

     

According to the EEOC's complaint, Elizabeth

May 22, 2009

Press release

CLUB GABYS SUED BY EEOC FOR AGE BIAS

EEOC Says Pembroke Pines Restaurant/Lounge Forced Out Older Employees

     

MIAMI – A restaurant, lounge, night club and liquor store in Pembroke Pines, Fla., violated federal law when it discriminated against older employees, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed yesterday.

           

According to the EEOC's suit against Club Gabys, Edith Cruse and several other employees over 40 were subjected to a

May 22, 2009

Press release

JACOBS TECHNOLOGY TO PAY $60,000 FOR AGE BIAS

EEOC Said Government Contractor Fired Older Employee

BALTIMORE – A government contractor that provides technology services to the U.S. Army at its Aberdeen, Md., location will pay $60,000 and furnish other relief to settle an age discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. 

In its suit (Case No. 1:08-00548-WMN) filed in U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland), Jacobs Technology, Inc. failed to reassign and/or hire

May 21, 2009

Press release

JOHN WIELAND HOMES AND NEIGHBORHOODS SUED BY EEOC FOR RACE DISCRIMINATION

Home Builder Unlawfully Assigned Sales Agents by Race, Federal Agency Charges

     

ATLANTA – John Wieland  Homes and Neighborhoods, Inc., an Atlanta-based home builder, unlawfully  engaged in a pattern or practice of discrimination against black sales agents,  the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it  filed today.

             

According  to the EEOC’s suit, Wieland intentionally assigned African American sales  agents to housing communities

April 30, 2009

Press release

ABC FINANCIAL SERVICES SETTLES PREGNANCY SUIT

EEOC Says Company to Pay $20,000 for Firing Expectant Mother

LITTLE ROCK – A North Little Rock, Ark.-based third-party receivables management company for health clubs will pay $20,000 to settle a pregnancy discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. 

The EEOC's suit (Civil Action No. 4:08-CV-2816, filed in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas, at Little Rock) charged that ABC Financial Services fired Reshma

April 17, 2009

Press release

U.S. STEEL SUED BY EEOC FOR DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION

Gary Plant Rescinded Job Offer Because of Disability, Federal Agency Charges

     

HAMMOND, Ind. – United States Steel Corporation, a Pittsburgh-headquartered steel manufacturing company, violated federal law by denying a job to an applicant because of his disability, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today. 

           

According to the EEOC's suit, U.S. Steel's Gary, Ind., plant rescinded an offer of employment

April 15, 2009

Press release

SONIC DRIVE-IN FRANCHISEE SUED FOR DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION

EEOC Says Restaurant Denied Job to Applicant Because of Speech Impediment

NEW ORLEANS – A New Iberia, La.-based Sonic  restaurant franchisee violated federal law by discriminating against an  applicant because of her disability, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity  Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.

According  to the EEOC’s lawsuit, in October 2006, Gravlee’s Sonic of New Iberia, Inc.,  doing business as Sonic Drive-In, denied Shanna Proctor employment as a car hop  or

April 13, 2009