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PRESS RELEASE
9-30-02

Post-9/11 Backlash Suit Say Muslim Employee Prevented from Wearing Head Scarf

PHOENIX - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced the filing of a post-9/11 backlash discrimination lawsuit under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 against Alamo Car Rental, owned and operated by Ft. Lauderdale-based Alamo Rent-A-Car LLC and ANC Rental Corporation. The religious bias suit was filed by the federal

PRESS RELEASE
9-30-02

MIAMI -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today filed a post-9/11 national origin discrimination lawsuit under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 against Chromalloy Castings Tampa Corporation, a manufacturer of precision investment castings for the aerospace industry.

The EEOC's suit, Case # 8:02-CV-1769-T-30 MAP, filed in U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida, alleges that a naturalized American citizen

PRESS RELEASE
9-30-02

Federal Agency Says Belvidere Firm Harassed and Fired Mentally Retarded Worker

CHICAGO - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced this morning that it has filed a lawsuit in federal court in Rockford, Illinois, charging Renaissance Roofing, Inc. with discriminating against an employee with mild mental retardation by subjecting him to harassment and discharging and failing to recall him because of his disability. The EEOC

PRESS RELEASE
9-30-02

First-Ever English-Only Lawsuit by Commission on Behalf of Native Americans

PHOENIX - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced that it filed a national origin discrimination lawsuit under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 on behalf of Native American employees who were subjected to an unlawful English-only policy precluding them from speaking Navajo in the workplace and terminating them for refusing to

 
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE           CONTACT: H. Joan Ehrlich, Director September 30, 2002                          Office of Communications                                              and Legislative Affairs                                             EEOC Headquarters                                             (202) 663-4900                                             (713) 817-0991                                                                                          Jean P. Kamp                                             Regional Attorney                                             EEOC Milwaukee District Office                                             (414) 297-1860                                              Dennis R. McBride                                             Senior Trial Attorney                                             EEOC Milwaukee District Office                                             (414) 297-4188                                             TTY: (414) 297-1115 

PRESS RELEASE
9-30-02

MILWAUKEE - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced a $1,525,000 settlement of an employment

PRESS RELEASE
9-3-09

EEOC Said Company Supervisor Used Racial Slurs, Based Work Assignments on Race

PHOENIX – L&W Supply Corporation has agreed to settle a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) for nearly $50,000 and other relief on behalf of an African American employee who was subjected to discrimination based on race, the federal agency announced today.

The EEOC maintained in its suit that L&W

PRESS RELEASE
9-3-09

Auto Mechanics Abused Black Student Apprentice and Forced Him to Quit After He Complained, Federal Agency Charged

NEW YORK -- Automall Imports, Ltd., doing business as Atlantic Chevrolet / Cadillac, will pay $127,500 to two former black employees to settle a racial harassment lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.

The EEOC’s lawsuit (Civil Action No. 08-cv-03986(LDW)(ETB) in

PRESS RELEASE
9-3-09

EEOC Says Black Employee Fired For Filing a Grievance and Complaining About Management Favoritism of Hispanics

HOUSTON -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced that it has sued Sara Lee Corporation, doing business as Sara Lee Foodservice, for suspending and firing an employee who complained that African American workers were treated less favorably than their Hispanic co-workers based on race.

The EEOC’s lawsuit

PRESS RELEASE
9-3-03

Federal Agency Says Director Forced Out for Trying to Stop Sexual Harassment

NORFOLK, Va.- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today that on Tuesday a federal jury awarded $4,050,000 to Stephanie Denninghoff following a four- day trial conducted on her behalf by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) against Bon Secours DePaul Medical Center, Inc. for unlawful retaliation. The jury awarded $1,050,000 in

PRESS RELEASE
9-3-03

September 8 All-Day Meeting to Focus on Securing Continued Effectiveness

The next open meeting of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will take place on Monday, September 8, from 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., in the Clarence M. Mitchell, Jr. Conference Room (9th Floor), at agency headquarters located at 1801 L Street, N.W. The all-day public Commission Meeting will

PRESS RELEASE
9-29-09

FOSTORIA, Ohio -- Sunny Farms Landfill subjected its African American employees to race-based harassment and retaliation, the U.S. Equal Employment Oppor­tunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.

According to the EEOC's suit (Case No. 3:09-CV02239), filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, Sunny Farms subjected both Willie Norwood and Toby Shepherd to unlawful racial harassment and retaliation, including allegedly

PRESS RELEASE
11-23-04

Agency Issues Performance and Accountability Report

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today released its Performance and Accountability Report (PAR) for Fiscal Year 2004, which ended on September 30. The PAR, which is required by the Office of Management and Budget for federal agencies, highlights the EEOC's efforts to be more customer-centered and results-oriented in accordance with the President's Management Agenda. The full

PRESS RELEASE
11-22-06

CHICAGO – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and JPMorgan Chase & Co. (Chase) today announced the $2.2 million settlement of a claim brought under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) against Bank One Corporation.

The EEOC issued an administrative determination on March 11, 2004, finding that there was reasonable cause to believe that Bank One violated the ADA by failing to properly accommodate a

 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE              CONTACT:   Claire Gonzales November 21, 1996                             Reginald Welch                                               (202) 663-4900                                               TDD:   (202) 663-4494                                                Donna L. Harper                                               (303) 866-1376                                               Frank Lopez                                               (303) 866-1326                                               TDD:   (303) 866-1950 

PRESS RELEASE
11-21-96

DENVER -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and Martin Marietta Corporation, now Lockheed Martin, have agreed to settle a lawsuit filed under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA). U.S

PRESS RELEASE
11-21-02

PHOENIX - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (Commission or EEOC) announced today that is has resolved a disability discrimination lawsuit against aerospace giant Honeywell for $100,000 for a single charging party, as well as significant injunctive and remedial relief. The EEOC alleged that Honeywell, a large aerospace and systems control company employing over 100,000 people, violated the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) when

 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE              CONTACT:   Claire Gonzales November 20, 1996                             Michael Widomski                                               (202) 663-4900                                               TDD:   (202) 663-4494 

PRESS RELEASE
11-20-96

Washington -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today filed a motion to intervene in the private employment discrimination lawsuit pending against TEXACO, Inc. The Commission's action is based on its investigative finding of class-wide racial discrimination against African Americans in the area of promotion.

In

PRESS RELEASE
11-20-06

Women Rejected for Jobs at Armour Sausage Plant Because of ‘Strength Test’

DES MOINES, Iowa – A federal appeals court has upheld a lower court’s decision that a pre-employment “strength test” discriminated against female applicants for jobs at the Dial Corporation’s Armour Star sausage-making plant in Fort Madison, Iowa. The decision also affirmed the award of approximately $3.3 million to 52 rejected female job applicants. The

SAN JUAN, PR – La Comisión de Igualdad de Oportunidades en el Empleo de los Estados Unidos (EEOC), junto a la Unidad Anti-Discrimen del Departamento del Trabajo del Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, la Comisión de Derechos Civiles de Puerto Rico, y el Concilio Puertorriqueño contra el Racismo, convocará una discusión pública sobre el tema del Racismo y el discrimen por color en el empleo existentes en Puerto

PRESS RELEASE
11-2-00

CHICAGO -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced a record-breaking $2.5 million voluntary settlement of claims of national origin discrimination against Commonwealth Edison Company ("ComEd") filed under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The agreement resolves charges that ComEd discriminated against certain Latino employees in selections for middle management positions. "This record agreement demonstrates ComEd's willingness to address early on

PRESS RELEASE
11-19-01

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the U.S. Departments of Justice and Labor today issued a joint statement reaffirming the federal government's commitment to upholding the federal anti-discrimination laws in the aftermath of the events of September 11. The statement, posted on the Commission's Web site (www.eeoc.gov), focuses on preventing and redressing incidents of harassment, discrimination, and violence in the workplace, including

PRESS RELEASE
11-19-01

Since the September 11 terrorist attacks, we have seen compassion and respect for people of all faiths, races, and national and ethnic origins in workplaces throughout our country. One month after the attacks, President Bush noted with gratitude this "outpouring of compassion

PRESS RELEASE
11-18-04

LOS ANGELES – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and private plaintiffs today announced their mutual resolution of the lawsuit entitled EEOC v. Abercrombie & Fitch Stores, Inc., Case No. CV-04-4731 SI, which was filed on November 10, 2004, in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California in San Francisco. The lawsuit alleged that Abercrombie & Fitch, which operates a

PRESS RELEASE
11-17-05

Employers Charged with Bias Based on Race, Sex, Age, Disability and National Origin

BUFFALO, N.Y. - SPS Temporaries, Inc. and two of its clients Jamestown Container and Whiting Door Manufacturing Corporation will pay up to $580,000 and take substantial steps to prevent future workplace discrimination as part of a class action litigation settlement announced today by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). The lawsuit charged

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PRESS RELEASE
11-17-05

Latest Private Sector Alliance under Federal Agency’s Youth@Work Initiative

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the National Education Association (NEA), the nation’s largest professional employee organization, today joined forces to raise awareness about workplace issues affecting teenagers. The new alliance is part of the EEOC’sYouth@Work