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 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                   CONTACT:  Claire Gonzales Wed., May 24, 1995                                Reginald Welch                                                   (202) 663-4900                                                   TDD:  (202) 663-4494 

PRESS RELEASE
5-24-95

WASHINGTON -- On May 22, 1995, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) adopted a broad set of significant recommendations to improve its relationship with state and local Fair Employment Practice Agencies (FEPAs) to which the Commission defers an average of more than 48,000

 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE              CONTACT:   James R. Neely, Jr. May 24, 1996                                  District Director                                               (313) 226-7639                                               TDD: (313) 226-7599                                               or                                               Adele Rapport                                               (313) 226-6701 

PRESS RELEASE
5-24-96

DETROIT -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced the filing of a disability discrimination lawsuit against The Hertz Corporation. The lawsuit is the first filed by EEOC under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) on

 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE              CONTACT:   Claire Gonzales May 24, 1996                                  Reginald Welch                                               (202) 663-4900                                               TDD:   (202) 663-4494 

PRESS RELEASE
5-24-96

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today that it has issued new enforcement guidance restating its longheld position that "testers" have legal standing to file charges and litigate claims of employment discrimination. The guidance explains and analyzes recent legal developments, including Supreme Court

PRESS RELEASE
5-26-04

Employees Say Sexual Harassment No Longer Significant Problem at Soap Maker

CHICAGO - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) said today that the first annual report of the court-appointed Consent Decree Monitors in The Dial Corporation sexual harassment case has been received by the agency and filed in federal court (EEOC v. The Dial Corporation, N.D. Illinois No. 99 C 3356). According to the EEOC

PRESS RELEASE
5-26-06

EEOC Said Skilled Laborers Recruited from India were Imprisoned, Exploited and Abused

TULSA, Okla. – In a significant legal victory for the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commis­sion (EEOC), a federal judge has ordered John Pickle Company, Inc. (JPC) and its president, John Pickle, to pay $1.24 million to 52 male victims of national origin discrimination and "human trafficking" who were recruited from India as skilled laborers

PRESS RELEASE
5-26-09

Company Made Black Warehouse Worker Endure Racial Slurs, Agency Charged

DURHAM, N.C. – A North Carolina lumber and hardware retailer will pay $80,000 and furnish other 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 Talbert subjected a black worker to a racially hostile work environment. Talbert Building Supply operates

PRESS RELEASE
5-26-98

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today the release of comprehensive guidance on the prohibition against retaliation aimed at individuals who file charges of employment discrimination or who participate in the investigation of an EEO charge.

The Supreme Court addressed the issue of retaliation last year, in Robinson v. Shell Oil Company. The Court made it clear that employers are

PRESS RELEASE
5-23-07

Commission Hears from Broad Range of Expert Panelists at Public Meeting

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today held a public meeting focusing on employer best practices to achieve work/family balance, and issued a guidance document on how agency-enforced laws apply to workers with caregiving responsibilities.

The new guidance is being issued by the EEOC as a proactive measure to address an emerging

PRESS RELEASE
5-28-09

EEOC Settles ADA Suit for Fired Maintenance Worker

BALTIMORE -- A Gaithersburg, Md.-based storage facility will pay $95,000 and furnish other substantial relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.

In its suit (Civil Action No. 8:08-cv-02498-PJM), filed in U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland, Southern Division, the EEOC said that

PRESS RELEASE
5-28-09

EEOC Said Company Refused to Allow Employee to Attend Sunday Church Services

NEWARK, N.J. – Oil Company ConocoPhillips has agreed to settle a religious discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.

In the suit (Civil No.07-6045 in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New Jersey in Newark), the EEOC had charged that ConocoPhillips discriminated against

PRESS RELEASE
5-28-09

EEOC Alleged Country Mart Grocers Subjected African American Employee to Racial Slurs

ST. LOUIS -- Town & Country Grocers of Fredericktown, Missouri, Inc., doing business as Country Mart Grocery (Country Mart), will pay $27,000 to settle a race discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) on behalf of a female African American worker, the federal agency announced today.

The EEOC had alleged

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PRESS RELEASE
5-29-02

WASHINGTON - Cari M. Dominguez, Chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), will provide "A Current Look at Women Workers" during the first-ever colloquium on "Creating a Level Playing Field for Women: Maximizing Human Capital in the Global Marketplace" tomorrow, May 29, 9:15 to 10:15 a.m., at the National Press Club, Washington, D.C.

Chair Dominguez will review the progress of

PRESS RELEASE
5-29-09

EEOC Settles Race and Retaliation Suit Against Rockford, Ill.-based Construction Firm

CHICAGO – Area Erectors, Inc., a construction company headquartered in Rockford, Ill., will pay $630,000 and provide significant remedial relief to settle a race discrimination class lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.

The EEOC’s suit, filed under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act (EEOC

PRESS RELEASE
5-30-06

EEOC Said Muslim Employee Fired for Wearing Head Scarf Shortly After 9/11 Attacks

PHOENIX – In a legal victory for the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Arizona Federal District Court Judge Roslyn Silver ruled that Alamo Car Rental committed post-9/11 backlash discrimination based on religion when it terminated a Somali customer sales representative in December 2001 for refusing to remove her head scarf during the

PRESS RELEASE
5-30-08

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will hold its next open meeting on Monday, June 2, 2008 at 2:00 p.m. (Eastern Daylight Time), at agency headquarters, 1801 L Street, N.W. In accordance with the Sunshine Act, the meeting is open for public observation of the Commission’s deliberations. During the meeting, the following matters are scheduled for consideration:

• Announcement of Notation Votes.
• Notice of

PRESS RELEASE
5-31-02

Speech To Executive Leadership Council Highlights Shared Vision, Key Partnership

MIAMI - Cari M. Dominguez, Chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) addressed corporate executives in a keynote speech late this evening to the Executive Leadership Council (ELC) - an independent, non-partisan, non-profit organization founded in 1986 to support senior-level African-American executives in Fortune 500 corporations and increase diversity in the business community.

In

PRESS RELEASE
5-22-09

EEOC Settles National Origin and Race Bias Class Suit on Eve of Trial

CHICAGO – Ceisel Masonry will pay half a million dollars to settle a race and national origin discrimina­tion lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commis­sion (EEOC), the agency announced today. The EEOC's suit charged that the north suburban construction company violated federal anti-discrimination laws by subjecting its Hispanic workers to harassment

PRESS RELEASE
5-21-08

Corrections Department Provided Lesser Benefits to Female Corrections Officers Who Gave Birth While on Workers’ Compensation Leave

NEW YORK – The New York State Department of Correctional Services will pay nearly $1 million to settle a sex discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, the two offices announced today. The EEOC

PRESS RELEASE
5-21-09

EEOC Said Government Contractor Fired Older Employee

BALTIMORE – A government contractor that provides technology services to the U.S. Army at its Aberdeen, Md., location will pay $60,000 and furnish other relief to settle an age discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.

In its suit (Case No. 1:08-00548-WMN) filed in U.S. District Court for the District of

PRESS RELEASE
5-21-09

Owner Fired Housekeeper Solely Because of Pregnancy, Federal Agency Charged

DALLAS – A federal district court today awarded the maximum damages of $50,000 and significant injunctive relief in favor of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) in a discrimination lawsuit against a Dallas-based commercial janitorial company, the agency announced today.

According to the EEOC's suit, the owners of First Sreymco, LLC, doing business as Jani-King