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 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE              CONTACT:   Claire Gonzales Thursday, July 25, 1996                       Reginald Welch                                               (202) 663-4900                                               TDD:   (202) 663-4494 

PRESS RELEASE
7-25-96

WASHINGTON -- On July 26, 1996, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will mark the fourth full year of enforcing the employment provisions (Title I) of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). During that time, the Commission has developed policy guidance to aid

PRESS RELEASE
7-25-00

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will hold a public Commission Meeting on the tenth anniversary of the landmark Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) on Thursday, July 27, at 2:00 p.m. at agency headquarters in the first floor training center, 1801 L Street, N.W.

"The Commission looks forward to discussing the many accomplishments and future challenges of ADA enforcement as we commemorate the

PRESS RELEASE
7-22-09

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

PRESS RELEASE
7-22-05

EEOC SUIT SAID CABINET MAKER SUBJECTED CLASS OF LATINOS TO PHYSICAL AND VERBAL ABUSE

LAS VEGAS – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced a $600,000 settlement of a national origin harassment lawsuit against Western Casework Corporation, a Las Vegas-area cabinetmaker that supplies cabinetry to businesses and commercial construction projects.

The lawsuit, filed under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, alleged

PRESS RELEASE
7-21-05

Compliance Manual Section on'Threshold Issues' Conforms with Supreme Court Ruling

WASHINGTON - In accordance with the Supreme Court's decision in National Railroad Passenger Corp. v. Morgan, 536 U.S. 101 (2002), the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today issued a revision to its Compliance Manual section on "Threshold Issues" addressing time limitations on filing charges of employment discrimination with the agency. The revised Compliance Manual

PRESS RELEASE
7-2-09

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

PRESS RELEASE
7-2-09

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

 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE              CONTACT:     Reginald Welch Tue., July 19, 1994                             Michael Widomski                                                  (202) 663-4900                                             TDD (202) 663-4494 

PRESS RELEASE
7-19-94

WASHINGTON -- On July 26, Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) will expand its coverage to include employers with 15 or more employees, bringing the ADA into parity with federal prohibitions against employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, and national origin.

Title

PRESS RELEASE
7-15-09

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

PRESS RELEASE
7-13-01

Hundreds May Receive Compensation For Alleged Race And Sex Bias By Leading Area Employer

ROCKFORD, Ill. - Federal District Court Judge Philip G. Reinhard today approved a $1.8 million Consent Decree resolving a major race and sex employment discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 on behalf of blacks and women alleged

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7-13-00

Special Commission Meeting and ADA Torch Relay Participation also Announced

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today released a preliminary status report highlighting its enforcement of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), as part of its commemoration of the 10th Anniversary of the landmark civil rights law.

"The ADA, which represents over 20 percent of EEOC's caseload, has been and will continue to

PRESS RELEASE
7-12-99

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

PRESS RELEASE
7-12-00

JACKSON, MISS. - Paul Steven Miller, a Commissioner of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), will be in Jackson today and Thursday, to take part in activities celebrating the 10th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

Tomorrow, July 13, Commissioner Miller will participate in the national "Spirit of the ADA" Torch Relay, which starts at 9:00 a.m. at the offices of the Coalition

NEW YORK CITY -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today filed a class action age discrimination lawsuit against the national retail chain of F.W. Woolworth stores alleging that it laid off approximately 300 older workers on the basis of their age during a two-year period.

EEOC filed its suit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York against the Venator Group

PRESS RELEASE
7-07-03

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The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will sponsor a community workshop to help Arab, Sikh and South Asian business owners and employees in Northern Virginia prevent, recognize and respond to employment discrimination. This

PRESS RELEASE
6-9-08

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

PRESS RELEASE
6-8-07

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

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PRESS RELEASE
6-4-07

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

PRESS RELEASE
6-3-09

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

 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                  CONTACT:  Claire Gonzales Wed., June 28, 1995                              Reginald Welch                                                  (202) 663-4900                                                  TDD  (202) 663-4494 

PRESS RELEASE
6-28-95

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today sued Exxon Corporation for applying a nationwide, blanket policy of excluding all employees with a record of past substance abuse from certain jobs in violation of Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

PRESS RELEASE
6-28-06

Those with Targeted Disabilities Now Comprise Less than 1 Percent of Federal Workforce, EEOC Reports

WASHINGTON – People with targeted disabilities have dropped to less than one percent of the permanent federal workforce, continuing a long-term decline, according to data released today by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) during a public meeting on the topic. Commission Chair Cari M. Dominguez called for aggressive steps

PRESS RELEASE
6-28-02

Commission Rescinds Prior Guidance, Issues Charge Processing Instructions

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today reaffirmed that the Supreme Court's decision in Hoffman Plastic Compounds, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board, 122 S. Ct. 1275 (2002), does not affect the government's ability to root out discrimination against undocumented workers. Federal law makes it illegal to discriminate against any worker in the United

PRESS RELEASE
6-24-09

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

PRESS RELEASE
6-22-09

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.

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