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PRESS RELEASE
2-18-05

Commission Vice Chair to Address Concerns about Harassment of Teen Workers

WASHINGTON -- Naomi C. Earp, Vice Chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), will host a press conference at the agency's Phoenix District Office on Thursday, February 24, at 12 noon, to announce the filing of two important employment discrimination lawsuits involving teen workers.

The suits involve sexual harassment of male and

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PRESS RELEASE
2-18-03

Company to Also Conduct Comprehensive Training as Part of Consent Decree

DENVER The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced the settlement of an employment discrimination lawsuit under the Americans with Disabilities Act of1990 (ADA) against John Q. Hammons Hotels which operates as Holiday Inn - Northglenn. Under the terms of the Consent Decree approved by Federal District Court Judge Wiley Y. Daniel, Holiday Inn

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PRESS RELEASE
12-8-06

Federal Agency Says 48 Thai Welders Forced to Work Without Pay in Squalid Conditions

LOS ANGELES – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced a major litigation settlement with Trans Bay Steel, Inc. for an estimated $1 million in total monetary relief and compensation for 48 welders of Thai descent who were discriminated against and exploited due to their national origin.

EEOC charged that

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PRESS RELEASE
12-6-04

EEOC Lawsuit Said Female High School Students Subjected to Groping, Vulgar Sexual Comments, and Demands for Sex at Work

ST. LOUIS - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced the settlement of a sexual harassment lawsuit against a Burger King franchise for $400,000 to be paid to seven female employees, in addition to significant remedial relief – including extensive training and policy revisions –

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PRESS RELEASE
12-6-04

Trip Includes Meetings with High School Students and Keynote Speech at Seminar

WASHINGTON - Cari M. Dominguez, Chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), will be in Puerto Rico on Tuesday and Wednesday, December 7th and 8th to discuss the enforcement of the nation's employment anti-discrimination laws. During the rare visit, she will make presentations to students at three local high schools, deliver a

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PRESS RELEASE
12-17-03

LOS ANGELES - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and Palm Management Corporation, which manages The Palm Restaurants, today announced the resolution of an EEOC Commissioner's Charge, ending a nationwide investigation focusing on past recruitment and hiring practices. The pre-litigation agreement was voluntarily entered into by The Palm and obtained through the EEOC's conciliation process. The terms of the agreement include The Palm's already extensive

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PRESS RELEASE
12-15-04

Teens Told How to Handle Employment Discrimination at Nationwide Press Conference for High School Journalists

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) yesterday held its first-ever nationwide press conference for high school journalists to discuss the problem of sexual harassment and other discriminatory conduct against teens in American workplaces.

"Discrimination happens to employees of all ages, but offenders sometimes single out teen workers because

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Vice Chair Earp and Steven C. Andersen,
President and CEO of the National Restaurant Association,
at today's Signing Ceremony for the Youth@Work Partnership

PRESS RELEASE
11-30-04

New Alliance to Promote Fair and Inclusive Workplaces for Nation's Youth

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the National Restaurant Association today joined forces in an important partnership effort to raise awareness about issues affecting young workers in the

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Pictured (From Left to Right) Are EEOC Vice Chair Naomi C. Earp and NEA President Reg Weaver

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

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PRESS RELEASE
10-30-02

ST. LOUIS - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced the settlement of a sexual harassment lawsuit filed against Denny's, Inc. for $135,000 to be paid to an 18-year-old female former employee at a restaurant in Carbondale, Illinois.

In the lawsuit filed on September 3, 2002 (Civil Action No. 02-4179-JPG), the EEOC claimed that Denny's general manager and a male co-worker sexually harassed a

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PRESS RELEASE
10-28-04

EEOC and FDA Team Up to Address Health, Safety, and Discrimination Concerns

WASHINGTON - Under the umbrella of President Bush's New Freedom Initiative for people with disabilities, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announces the availability of "How to Comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act: A Guide for Restaurants and Other Food Service Employers." The guide is designed to assist restaurants and other

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 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE              Contact:  Jennifer Kaplan October 20, 2004                             EEOC                                              (202) 663-7084                                              Jennifer.Kaplan@eeoc.gov                                              (202) 663-4494 (TTY)                                               Michael Herndon                                              FDA                                              (301) 827-9182                                              MHerndon@oc.fda.gov  

ATTENTION: Press Teleconference and Document Release Rescheduled for Thursday, October 28

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PRESS RELEASE
10-22-04

WASHINGTON – Leslie E. Silverman, Commissioner, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), and Janice F. Oliver, Deputy Director, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, U.S. Food & Drug Administration

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PRESS RELEASE
1-8-04

EEOC Settles Bias Suits with ABC Pizza and Longhorn Steakhouse

MIAMI - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced two settlements of employment discrimination lawsuits under Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act against Tampa, Fla.-area restaurants for sexual harassment of teenaged former employees. The settlements against Pizza of Florida, Inc., doing business as ABC Pizza, and Rare Hospitality International, Inc., doing business

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PRESS RELEASE
9-30-09

PITTSBURGH -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced the filing of a class lawsuit against Ruby Tuesday, Inc. under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) on behalf of older job applicants who were denied hire due to ageism.

The EEOC alleges that since at least January 2005, Ruby Tuesday, Inc. has refused to hire individuals who were in the ADEA's protected class

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PRESS RELEASE
9-30-09

Agency Says Ostioneria Michoacan Fired Non-Spanish-Speaking Servers

HOUSTON – A Houston restaurant violated federal law against race and national origin discrimination when it fired two employees for not speaking Spanish and failed to hire a class of non-Hispanic applicants, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.

According to the EEOC’s suit, in November 2007, Michoacan Seafood Group L.L.C., doing

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PRESS RELEASE
9-30-09

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Napoli’s Italian Restaurant discriminated against a 17-year old server and other female teen workers by subjecting them to sexual harassment in the form of lewd comments, propositions and touching, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today in federal court. Napoli’s Italian Restaurant is located in Maryville, Mo.

According to the EEOC’s suit, filed in the U.S

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PRESS RELEASE
9-29-09

Restaurant Fired Server Who Complained About Harassment, Federal Agency Charges

PHILADELPIA - A Trevose, Pa., restaurant franchise violated the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) when it fired an employee because he complained about harassment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit announced today.

A restaurant manager repeatedly harassed T.J. Cahill based on his perceived disability, the EEOC charges in its lawsuit against

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PRESS RELEASE
9-29-09

Female Employee Fired for Complaining About Sexual Harassment, Federal Agency Charges

INDIANAPOLIS - B&B Drive-In, doing business as Sonic of Kokomo, a fast food restaurant in Kokomo, Ind., violated federal law by subjecting one of its cooks to sexual harassment and then firing her for complaining about the harassment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.

According to the

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PRESS RELEASE
9-29-09

ST. LOUIS – Trinity Products, Inc., a manufacturer of billboards and sign posts located in O’Fallon, Mo., violated federal law when a supervisor sexually harassed a female worker and then replaced her when she complained to company managers, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a discrimination lawsuit filed today in federal court.

According to the EEOC's suit, filed in the U.S. District Court

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PRESS RELEASE
9-28-09

Fast Food Eatery Subjected Teenaged Female Employees to Severe Harassment, Federal Agency Charges

INDIANAPOLIS – A Terre Haute, Ind., fast food restaurant violated federal law when it subjected its female employees to a sexually hostile work environment in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.

According to the

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PRESS RELEASE
9-28-06

At Issue: Failure to Provide Reasonable Accommodation for Medical Leave

BALTIMORE -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today that it filed a federal discrimination lawsuit under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) against Denny’s, Inc., which operates more than 500 corporate-owned restaurants in 30 states, on behalf of disabled employees nationwide who were not provided reasonable accommodation and were fired after being denied

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PRESS RELEASE
9-24-09

Management Allowed Disabled Worker to be Insulted and Threatened, Federal Agency Charges

PHILADELPHIA – A Philadelphia-based McDonald's franchise violated federal civil rights law when it condoned the harassment of a worker with an intellectual disability, the Equal Employ­ment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it announced today.

Timothy Artis was discriminated against based on his disability when he was repeatedly called degrading names and subjected

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PRESS RELEASE
9-21-09

General Manager Sexually Harassed Female Employees, EEOC Said

PHILADELPHIA — The owner of six Pennsylvania Taco Bell restaurants will pay $35,000 and furnish equitable relief to settle a class sexual harassment lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.

According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, Civil Action No. 08-01808, filed in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, the

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PRESS RELEASE
9-21-09

Sangria’s Waitress and Family Members Fired for Reporting Misconduct, Federal Agency Charges

ATLANTA – Sangria’s Mexican Restaurant in Tucker, Ga., violated federal law by subjecting a waitress to sexual harassment and then firing her and family members for reporting it, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.

According to the EEOC’s suit, Civil Action No., 1:09-CV- 2566, filed in