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EEOC To Offer New Source of Assistance for Immigrant Community in Dallas

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
6-6-03

DALLAS - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced that it will implement a new and innovative initiative in the Dallas area with sister federal agencies, foreign consulates, and community organizations to combat the exploitation of Latino immigrants through increased education, outreach, and enforcement of the nation's anti-discrimination and labor laws. The new Dallas-area program, "Justice, Safety and Equality in the Workplace," will be

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PRESIDENT CLINTON NAMES REGINALD E. JONES AS EEOC COMMISSIONER

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE              CONTACT:   Claire Gonzales June 5, 1996                                  Reginald Welch                                               (202) 663-4900                                               TDD:   (202) 663-4494 

PRESS RELEASE
6-5-96

WASHINGTON -- President Clinton today announced his intent to nominate Reginald E. Jones as a Commissioner to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). If approved by the Senate, Mr. Jones would fill the vacancy left by R. Gaul Silberman who left the agency at the end

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EEOC CHAIRMAN COMMENDS HOUSE FOR PASSING REAUTHORIZATION OF ADR LEGISLATION

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE              CONTACT:   Claire Gonzales June 5, 1996                                  Reginald Welch                                               (202) 663-4900                                               TDD:   (202) 663-4494 

PRESS RELEASE
6-5-96

WASHINGTON -- Chairman Gilbert F. Casellas of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) praised yesterday's House passage of the Administrative Dispute Resolution Act of 1996 (ADRA). The bill, H.R. 2977, which reauthorizes the use of alternative means of resolving disputes in the federal administrative

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EEOC INVESTIGATING FEDEX ON CHARGES OF COMPANYWIDE RACE, NATIONAL ORIGIN DISCRIMINATION

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
6-5-06

FedEx Refuses to Cooperate in Federal Investigation

PHOENIX -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today that it has filed a subpoena enforcement action in its race discrimination investigation of FedEx Corporation to force the company to furnish key information on personnel procedures.

The EEOC is investigating a race discrimination charge by Tyronne Merritt against Fed Ex which accuses the company of engaging in

Press release

EEOC ISSUES FINAL REGULATIONS ON WAIVERS OF ADEA RIGHTS AND CLAIMS

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
6-4-98

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today that it is publishing a final legislative regulation governing waivers of rights and claims under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA). The regulations will appear in the Federal Register on Friday, June 5, 1998, and will be effective 30 days after publication.

Under section 7 (f) of the

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UNITED AIRLINES SUED FOR DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
6-4-09

EEOC Says Airline Failed to Provide Reasonable Accommodations for Disabled Workers

SAN FRANCISCO – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today sued Chicago-based global air carrier United Airlines for discriminating against a class of employees with disabilities by failing to provide job transfers to vacant positions, despite their qualifications, as a reasonable accommodation.

Lead class member Joe Boswell worked as an airline mechanic for United

Press release

PHOENIX JURY AWARDS $287,640 TO FIRED MUSLIM WOMAN IN EEOC RELIGIOUS DISCRIMINATION LAWSUIT

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

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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

LAKEMONT HOMES SUED BY EEOC FOR SEXUAL HARASSMENT AND RETALIATION

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
6-30-09

Women Subjected to Explicit Sexual Remarks and Threats, Federal Agency Charges

LAS VEGAS – Lakemont Homes Inc., a major real estate development, construction, and management group in California and Nevada, violated federal law by subjecting a class of women to a hostile work environment, sexual harassment, and retaliation for complaining about it, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.

According

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STARRETT CITY, INC. TO PAY $70,000 FOR DISABILITY BIAS AGAINST APPRENTICE WITH ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
6-30-09

EEOC Settles ADA Suit with Federally Funded Housing Complex in New York

BROOKLYN, N.Y. – Starrett City, Inc., a federally funded housing complex in Brooklyn, will pay $70,000 to a former employee to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.

Starrett City refused to promote Ryan Burrowes to a permanent position of operating mechanic

Press release

EEOC 'EXCEL' CONFERENCE TO OFFER ONE-STOP TRAINING ON FEDERAL SECTOR DISCRIMINATION ISSUES

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
6-30-06

Vice Chair Naomi Earp and Other Top Officials to Speak at Annual Event in Las Vegas

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will hold its annual federal sector EXCEL conference from July 24 to 27 at Caesar’s Palace in downtown Las Vegas, Nevada.

EXCEL (Examining Conflicts in Employment Law) is the premier national federal sector law conference and the most comprehensive of its kind

Press release

LIQUOR IMPORTER TO PAY $2.6 MILLION IN SETTLEMENT OF SEX HARASSMENT LAWSUIT

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
6-3-99

*** Largest EEOC Monetary Settlement for Sexual Harassment in New York State ***

New York City -- In a consent decree obtained by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity

Commission's (EEOC) New York District Office, Sidney Frank Importing Co. Inc. and All State

Promotions Inc. ("Sidney Frank Importers"), distributors of Jagermeister and Grey Goose Vodka,

agreed to pay $2,600,000 to conclude a lawsuit which alleged

Press release

EEOC CHAIRWOMAN CASTRO TO DELIVER COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS AT TOURO COLLEGE SCHOOL OF GENERAL STUDIES

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                   CONTACT:  David Grinberg Thursday, June 3, 1999                            EEOC Headquarters                                                   (202) 663-4900                                                    Prof. Timothy Taylor                                                   Touro College SGS                                                    (212) 463-0400, ext. 513 

WASHINGTON - Ida L. Castro, the first Latina to Chair the U.S. Equal Employment

Opportunity Commission (EEOC), will deliver the commencement address to the 1999 graduating

class of Touro College School of General Studies (SGS) on Sunday afternoon, June 6, at 2:00 p.m

Press release

BRAND SCAFFOLD BUILDERS PAYS $175,000 FOR SEXUAL HARASSMENT AND RETALIATION

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
6-3-09

EEOC Settles Suit against Texas Construction Contractor

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — A construction contractor operating at Texas refineries will pay $175,000 to settle a sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.

The EEOC’s lawsuit charged Brand Energy Solutions, L.L.C., formerly known as Brand Scaffold Builders, L.L.C., with violating Title VII of the Civil Rights

Press release

PROVIDENCE ALASKA MEDICAL CENTER PAYS $220,000 TO OPERATING ROOM STAFF LAID OFF DUE TO AGE BIAS

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

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

Press release

FLORIDA CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES SUED FOR RACIAL HARASSMENT, THREATENING BLACK WORKER WITH NOOSE

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
6-3-09

EEOC Says Crom Companies Subjected African Americans to Racial Insults, Physical Abuse

MIAMI – The Crom Corporation and Crom Equip­ment Rentals violated federal law when they allowed the racial harassment of black employees, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit announced today. The EEOC also says the Florida-based construction companies unlawfully suspended an African American employee for complaining about severe racial insults

Press release

NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION PARTNERS WITH EEOC TO EDUCATE TEENS ON THEIR EMPLOYMENT RIGHTS

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

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National Retail Federation President and CEO, Tracy Mullin (left) shakes hands with EEOC Vice Chair Naomi C. Earp

PRESS RELEASE
6-29-05

Latest Commission Youth@Work Alliance Deemed 'Crucial' as Summer Approaches

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the National Retail Federation (NRF), the world's largest retail trade association, today launched an important partnership effort to raise awareness about issues affecting young workers in the retail industry

Press release

EEOC LAUNCHES SPANISH-LANGUAGE YOUTH@WORK WEB SITE

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
6-29-05

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today launched a Spanish-language version of its Youth@Work web site, designed to help young Spanish-speaking workers prevent and respond to discrimination.

"The Youth at Work Spanish web site, launched in time for youth summer employment, will make key information about employment rights and responsibilities more accessible to some of the most vulnerable workers – youth who speak

Press release

EEOC ANNOUNCES WINNERS OF 35TH ANNIVERSARY ART CONTEST

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
6-29-00

WASHINGTON - As part of a dynamic series of events commemorating its landmark 35th anniversary on July 2, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced the winners of its National Student Artwork Contest entitled EEOC Mission Through the Eyes of a Child.

"I am gratified that so many students put their talent and creativity to the test and I congratulate all of the participants

Press release

EEOC SUES EXXON FOR DISABILITY ACT VIOLATION

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
 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

EEOC ISSUES REPORT ON FEDERAL WORK FORCE FOR 2005

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
6-28-06

Gradual Improvements Cited in Efficiency of Processing Discrimination Complaints

WASHINGTON – Cari M. Dominguez, Chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), today announced the issuance of the EEOC’s Annual Report on the Federal Work Force for Fiscal Year 2005 (covering October 2004 through September 2005). The comprehensive report, which informs and advises the President and the U.S. Congress on the state of equal employment

Press release

COMMISSION TAKES AGGRESSIVE STEPS TO STEM DECLINE IN NUMBER OF FEDERAL WORKERS WITH TARGETED DISABILITIES

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

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

EEOC REAFFIRMS COMMITMENT TO PROTECTING UNDOCUMENTED WORKERS FROM DISCRIMINATION

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

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

EEOC REAFIRMA SU COMPROMISO A PROTEGER A TRABAJADORES INDOCUMENTADOS DE LA DISCRIMINACION

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
6-28-02

La Comisión Rescinde la Guía Previa, Publica Instrucciones Para Processar Casos

WASHINGTON Los EE.UU - La Comisión (EEOC) de la Oportunidad de Empleo Igualitaria reafirmó hoy que la decisión del Tribunal Supremo en Hoffman Plastic Compounds, Inc. V. National Labor Relations Board, 122 S. Ct. 1275 (2002), no afecta la habilidad del gobierno para combatir la discriminación contra trabajadores indocumentados. La ley federal lo hace ilegal

Press release

CHAIRMAN CASELLAS APPOINTS ELIZABETH M. THORNTON DIRECTOR OF EEOC's OFFICE OF PROGRAM OPERATIONS

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                 CONTACT:  Claire Gonzales June 26, 1995                                   Reginald Welch                                                 (202) 663-4900                                                 TDD:  (202) 663-4494 

PRESS RELEASE
6-26-95

WASHINGTON -- U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Chairman Gilbert F. Casellas today announced the appointment of Elizabeth M. Thornton as Director of the Office of Program Operations (OPO). Ms. Thornton currently serves as Deputy Legal Counsel at EEOC, a position she has held since September