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Hispanic Work Group to Issue Report, Discuss Recommendations

     

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will hold its next public meeting on Thursday, Oct. 23, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:30 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 Commission's deliberations.

             

Following the announcement of notation

Teens Among Many Victims of Abuse at Markets, Federal Agency Charged

RENO, Nev. – Scolari's Warehouse Markets will pay $425,000 and furnish other relief to settle a class sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.

     

The EEOC charged in its lawsuit that 19 female employees, several of whom were teenagers at the time, were subjected to repeated and sometimes severe sexual

EEOC Charged that TSS Failed to Promote African Americans to Managerial Positions

 

LITTLE  ROCK, Ark. –  The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced that  Tobacco Superstores, Inc. (TSS) will pay $425,000 and provide significant  remedial relief to settle a race discrimination lawsuit on behalf of qualified  black workers who were denied promotion to management.

The EEOC’s lawsuit (Case No. 3:05  CV 00218) in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas, 

After Judge Finds Company Liable and Dismisses Defense, Video Only Settles EEOC Suit

 

PORTLAND, Ore. – Home electronics retailer Video Only will  pay $630,000 and implement preventative measures to settle two  discrimination lawsuits, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission  (EEOC) announced today. Judge Garr M.  King of the U.S. District Court in Portland  signed the Consent Decree approving the settlement.

According to the EEOC's suit (Civil  Case No. 06-1362-KI in U.S. District Court for

EEOC Said Long-Time Pharmacy Technician Fired Because of Gunshot Disability

BALTIMORE – Retail giant Wal-Mart will pay $250,000 and furnish significant injunctive relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.  The EEOC had charged that Wal-Mart failed to accommodate and then fired a long-time pharmacy technician who suffered a disability resulting from a gunshot wound.

In its suit (1:06-cv-2514), filed in U.S. District

     

HONOLULU  – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity  Commission (EEOC) today announced the settlement of a federal lawsuit against NCL  America, Inc. for $485,000 to seven former employees and remedial relief.

     

In its lawsuit, filed in 2006 under  Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, the EEOC alleged that NCL America  discharged seven Middle Eastern crew members from various positions on the  cruise ship “Pride of Aloha.” NCL  America

EEOC Said Cajun Eateries Refused to Hire or Promote Males to Bartender Jobs

     

DALLAS — Razzoo’s, a Dallas/Fort Worth-based  Cajun food restaurant chain, will pay $1 million and furnish significant remedial relief to settle  a sex discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity  Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.  The EEOC had charged Razzoo’s with discriminating against a class of  male applicants and employees.

   

The EEOC said that

Retail Giant Refused to Hire Man With Cerebral Palsy, Federal Agency Charged

     

KANSAS CITY, Kan. – Wal-Mart  Stores, Inc. will pay $300,000 to a Hardin, Mo., man to settle a disability  discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity  Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.

   

In its suit, the EEOC alleged that Wal-Mart refused to  hire Steve Bradley, who has cerebral palsy and uses crutches or a wheelchair  for

EEOC Settlement Follows Victory in 10th Circuit Court of Appeals Establishing 'Subordinate Bias' Theory

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- The U.S. Equal Employment  Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced the settlement of a race discrimination  lawsuit against BCI Coca-Cola Bottling Company of Los  Angeles (BCI) for $250,000 on behalf of an African American former  worker in Albuquerque, N.M. The resolution follows a favorable ruling  by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit, which established  an important

Athletic Director Fired Female Coach Over 'Life Choice' to be a Mother, Federal Agency Charged

NEW ORLEANS – Centenary College of Louisiana has agreed to pay $200,000 to settle a sex discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. The EEOC had charged that the Shreveport college had demanded the resignation of its women’s inter­collegiate basketball head coach and then fired her because she had had a child

A Minnesota federal judge approved consent decrees in related suits brought against Faribault Foods, Inc. and The Work Connection for discrimination against Latino employees, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today. 

Commission Provides Practical Information for Employers and Severely Injured Veterans

       

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today issued two question-and-answer (Q&A) guides providing technical assistance for employers and veterans on workplace issues affecting veterans with service-connected disabilities. Both documents are available on the agency’s web site at www.eeoc.gov.

   

“Injured veterans, like everyone else, deserve the freedom to compete in the workplace on a fair and

Company's Plant Manager Harassed and Forced Out Hispanic Employees, Federal Agency Says

PORTLAND, Ore. – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced that it has resolved its national origin discrimination lawsuit brought against Supreme Corporation and Supreme Northwest LLC for $427,000 and other relief.

     

The EEOC had charged the Indiana-based automotive manufacturer harassed and subjected seven employees at its Woodburn, Ore., facility to disparate treatment (demotion, discriminatory termination, and/or involuntary

EEOC Consent Decree Against Retail Giant Ends Suit for Hiring Bias Against Blacks

     

MILWAUKEE – U.S. District Judge Rudolph T. Randa today signed a  consent decree ending a lawsuit by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity  Commission (EEOC) against Target Corporation for violating Title VII of the  Civil Rights Act of 1964 by not hiring African Americans in the retail giant’s  District 110 (Milwaukee and Madison, Wisc.) based on their race, and by

Agency Highlights 'Best Practices' for Employers to Prevent Job Discrimination

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today issued an extensive fact sheet on the application of federal anti-discrimination laws to employer tests and other selection procedures to screen applicants for hire and employees for promotion.  The new technical assistance document is available on the agency's web site at http://www.eeoc.gov/policy/docs/factemployment_procedures.html

The fact sheet describes common types of employer administered tests and selection procedures

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 Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency

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

Five Employers Honored for Programs Promoting Access and Inclusion

WASHINGTON – Naomi C. Earp, Chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), today presented the agency's third annual "Freedom to Compete Award" to five employers from the private and public sectors for best practices that promote access and inclusion.

   

The award recipients include a leading internationally recognized hospital center, a non-profit health care provider, a major bureau of a Cabinet-level agency, a

EEOC Class Suit Charges Company with Discrimination Against Men

BALTIMORE – A federal court has ruled that the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) may proceed to trial with its class sex discrimination lawsuit against L.A. Weight Loss Centers, Inc. (LAWL) on behalf of qualified male applicants nationwide. 

     

In his ruling, U.S. District Judge William D. Quarles, Jr., of the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland, decisively rejected LAWL's court

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) voted Aug. 10 to replace its National Contact Center (NCC) pilot with an in-house phone answering team and to allocate funds to hire a consultant to advise and assist the agency on transitioning to a decentralized configuration.

The NCC contract expires Sept. 20, and Congressional appropriators have proposed to eliminate funding for its continuation in the EEOC's Fiscal Year 2008 budget.  The Commission vote authorizes funding

Former Area Supervisor with Hearing Impairment Wins Harassment Case

 

DALLAS – The U.S. Equal Employment  Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has received a favorable jury verdict of $166,500  in a disability harassment lawsuit brought against a Subway restaurant  franchise, BobRich Enterprises, Inc., on behalf of a female manager who was  discriminated against and forced to resign because of her hearing impairment.

 

The Dallas jury of five women and two men awarded former  area supervisor Tammy

WASHINGTON  -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today issued revised  regulations on age discrimination in the workplace in accordance with a 2004  Supreme Court decision, General Dynamics  Land Systems, Inc. v. Cline. The  updated regulations, published in today’s Federal Register, are available on www.eeoc.gov.

  The  revised regulations clarify that the Age Discrimination in Employment Act  (ADEA) does not prohibit employers from favoring an older employee over a  younger one when both

Michigan Seamless Refused to Hire Class of Black Applicants, Agency Charged

     

DETROIT – A South Lyon, Mich., steel tubing company will pay one half million dollars and implement injunctive relief to settle a race discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.  The EEOC had charged that Michigan Seamless Tube, after purchasing the assets of its predecessor company, refused to hire a class of African

Alamo Car Rental Fired Young Muslim Woman After 9/11 Attacks for Wearing Head Scarf During Ramadan, Agency Charged

PHOENIX – A Phoenix jury has awarded more than $287,000 in a religious discrimination suit against Alamo Car Rental brought by U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.  The EEOC had charged Alamo committed post-9/11 backlash discrimination based on religion when it fired a Somali customer sales representative in December 2001 for refusing to