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FEDERAL COURT RULES AGAIN: ALL EEOC CLAIMS AGAINST SIDLEY & AUSTIN FOR AGE BIAS WILL GO FORWARD
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12-21-05
Judge Says EEOC Ability to Seek Money for Expelled Partners is Derived from Public Interest
CHICAGO - U.S. District Judge James B. Zagel today, for the second time, denied a request of Sidley Austin Brown & Wood, the giant Chicago-based international law firm, that the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) be barred from obtaining monetary relief in the agency's class age discrimination lawsuit for attorneys
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LA WEIGHT LOSS SETTLES NATIONWIDE SEX DISCRIMINATION LAWSUIT WITH EEOC
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12-2-08
Company Refused to Hire Men into Weight Loss Counselor and Other Jobs, Agency Alleged
BALTIMORE â The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today that it has resolved its pattern or practice sex discrimination lawsuit against LA Weight Loss Centers, Inc., (renamed Pure Weight Loss, Inc., in early 2007), for $20 million and other significant relief.
According to the EEOC's suit (WDQ-02-CV-648), filed in the
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EEOC ATTORNEYS CHOSEN FOR PRIVATE BAR FELLOWSHIP
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12-19-02
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today that five of its attorneys have been newly selected to participate in the Government Fellowship Program of the American Bar Association's (ABA) Section of Labor and Employment Law. Under the program, which began in 1999, EEOC attorneys of excellence and promise in the field of civil rights law serve as Fellows on various committees of
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EEOC AND CRACKER BARREL SIGN MEDIATION PACT
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12-18-08
Universal Agreement in Florida Covers 56 Old Country Store Locations Statewide
TAMPA The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. (Cracker Barrel) today announced the signing of a Universal Agreement to Mediate (UAM) to informally resolve workplace disputes through Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) prior to an EEOC investigation or potential litigation. The UAM applies to 56 Cracker Barrel establishments
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EEOC REACHES OUT TO HIGH SCHOOLERS TO COMBAT WORKPLACE HARASSMENT OF TEENS

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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FRED MEYER STORES TO PAY $485,000 FOR SEXUAL HARASSMENT AND RETALIATION
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12-11-08
EEOC Says Three Women Subjected to Vulgar Sexual Comments, Unwanted Touching, Propositioning
SEATTLE â Fred Meyer Stores, Inc. (Fred Meyer) will pay $485,000 to three female victims of sexual harassment and retaliation to settle a lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the EEOC announced today.
According to the EEOC's suit (EEOC, et. al. v. Fred Meyer Stores, Inc. No. CV08-0208 HA
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GULFSTREAM AEROSPACE TO PAY $2.1 MILLION FOR AGE BIAS IN EEOC SETTLEMENT
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12-11-02
Commission Alleges Class of Older Workers Targeted for Layoffs at Georgia Facility
ATLANTA - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced that a federal district court judge preliminarily approved a Consent Decree settling a class action age discrimination lawsuit filed against Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation (Gulfstream). The Consent Decree provides for $2.1 million, as well as significant injunctive and remedial relief, to 61 former employees
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EEOC CHAIRMAN ANNOUNCES TASK FORCES TO ADDRESS OPERATIONAL ISSUES; RELEASES FY 1994 ENFORCEMENT RESULTS
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Reginald Welch Thursday, Dec. 1, 1994 Michael Widomski (202) 663-4900 TDD: (202) 663-4494
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12-1-94
WASHINGTON -- At the first meeting of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) since April 12, 1994, new Chairman Gilbert F. Casellas announced the formation of three task forces to address critical issues facing the EEOC.
At Chairman Casellas' request, Vice Chairman Paul M
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EEOC LAWYER HONORED AS EXEMPLARY FEDERAL ATTORNEY BY AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION
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11-8-07
Blackwood Becomes Second EEOC Attorney to Receive ABA Honor
WASHINGTON -- Vincent Blackwood, Assistant General Counsel of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), will receive the Federal Labor and Employment Attorney of the Year award from the American Bar Association (ABA).
Blackwood was selected for the award by the ABAs Labor and Employment Law Section. This distinguished award recognizes a federal attorney whose professional achievements
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TYSON FOODS AGREES TO RESOLVE RACE HARASSMENT AND RETALIATION LAWSUIT
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11-7-06
Settlement by EEOC and Private Plaintiffs Mandates Systemic Changes
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced a major litigation settlement with Tyson Foods for $871,000 on behalf of black workers who alleged that they were racially harassed and retaliated against at a chicken processing plant in Ashland, Alabama. The three-year consent decree entered today by U.S. District Court Judge Karen O
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EEOC and National Restaurant Association Partner to Address Employment Issues Affecting Teens

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
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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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FIRST WIRELESS GROUP TO PAY $435,000 TO SETTLE EEOC SUIT FOR UNEQUAL WAGES AND RETALIATION
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11-3-08
Federal Agency Charged Cell Phone Refurbishing Company With Paying Hispanic Workers Less Than Others and Firing Employees Who Complained
NEW YORK â A New York-based company that refurbishes cell phones at its factory in Long Island will pay $435,000 to settle a wage discrimination and retaliation suit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
The EEOC had charged that First
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FEDERAL COURT SHARPLY LIMITS EMPLOYERS ATTEMPT TO PROBE JOB BIAS VICTIMS MEDICAL, ARREST AND LITIGATION HISTORIES
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11-29-07
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 employers 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
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EEOC SETTLES RACE DISCRIMINATION SUIT WITH THE MIRAGE FOR $1.14 MILLION
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11-27-02
LAS VEGAS - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced it has settled a major race discrimination lawsuit against The Mirage Hotel and Casino on the Las Vegas Strip for over $1 million. The EEOC's suit (Case No. CV S-02-1554 RLH - LRL), in U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada, charged the Mirage with discriminating against African- American and Hispanic applicants from
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EEOC AND CHASE REACH $2.2 MILLION SETTLEMENT IN DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION CLAIM
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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
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EEOC SETTLES DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION SUIT AGAINST AEROSPACE GIANT HONEYWELL FOR $100,000
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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
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APPEALS COURT UPHOLDS EEOC SEX DISCRIMINATION CLAIM AGAINST DIAL
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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 courts decision that a pre-employment strength test discriminated against female applicants for jobs at the Dial Corporations 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
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EEOC AND DEPARTMENTS OF JUSTICE AND LABOR ISSUE JOINT STATEMENT AGAINST WORKPLACE BIAS IN WAKE OF SEPTEMBER 11 ATTACKS
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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
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Joint Statement Against Employment Discrimination in the Aftermath of the September 11 Terrorist Attacks
U.S. EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION | DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE | DEPARTMENT OF LABOR |
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MONDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2001 http://www.eeoc.gov/ | (202) 663-4900 TTY (202) 663-4494 |
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
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MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR JURY VERDICT FOR EEOC IN SEXUAL HARASSMENT CASE AGAINST CUSTOM COMPANIES
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11-17-06
$2,355,000 Awarded to Three Saleswomen for Sexual Harassment and Retaliation By Northlake, Ill. Trucking Company
CHICAGO - A federal court jury this afternoon returned a $2.355 million verdict in favor of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and three saleswomen who experienced sexual harassment and retaliation while employed by The Custom Companies, a Northlake, Ill. trucking company. The verdicts included punitive damages in the amount
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NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION PARTNERS WITH EEOC TO ADDRESS EMPLOYMENT ISSUES AFFECTING TEENS

Pictured (From Left to Right) Are EEOC Vice Chair Naomi C. Earp and NEA President Reg Weaver
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11-17-05
Latest Private Sector Alliance under Federal Agencys Youth@Work Initiative
WASHINGTON The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the National Education Association (NEA), the nations largest professional employee organization, today joined forces to raise awareness about workplace issues affecting teenagers. The new alliance is part of the EEOCsYouth@Work
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ISHIMARU TAKES OATH AS EEOC COMMISSIONER
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11-17-03

Stuart J. Ishimaru is sworn in as an EEOC Commissioner by Chair Cari M. Dominguez, as his wife and children look on.
Commission Has Full Five Members For First Time Since 1996
WASHINGTON - Stuart J. Ishimaru was sworn in today as a Commissioner of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), bringing the bi-partisan panel to its full five-member status for the first time in
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EEOC TO HOLD EXCLUSIVE PRESS CONFERENCE FOR HIGH SCHOOL NEWSPAPERS ON YOUTH@WORK INITIATIVE
*** MEDIA ADVISORY *** FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Mark Wong Tuesday, November 16, 2004 (202) 663-4029 David Grinberg (202) 663-4921
PRESS RELEASE
11-16-04
WHO: The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal government civil rights agency that enforces the nation's employment anti-discrimination laws. The EEOC, which turns 40 next summer, was created with the enactment of Title VII of the landmark Civil Rights Act on July 2, 1964
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EEOC SETTLES MAJOR AGE BIAS SUIT; FOOT LOCKER TO PAY $3.5 MILLION TO FORMER WOOLWORTH EMPLOYEES
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11-15-02
NEW YORK -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today that it has settled a class age discrimination lawsuit with retail giant Foot Locker Specialty Inc. for $3.5 million on behalf of a class of hundreds of older former employees of the F.W. Woolworth Company whose employment was terminated because of their ages during nationwide layoffs between 1995 and 1997.
"The EEOC commends Foot