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Welcome to the EEOC's Virtual Newsroom, which offers a wide range of information and materials on the Commission's history, functions, procedures, programs, actions and staff, on the statutes we enforce, and on related research, data and statistics. We encourage everyone to browse and search through our continually updated Press Kit, which provides extensive background and context for virtually any question.

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EEOC PARTNERS WITH BLACKS IN GOVERNMENT; WILL PLAY ACTIVE ROLE IN NATIONAL TRAINING CONFERENCE

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
8-18-00

Activities to Include Speech by Chairwoman Castro, Town Hall Meeting, In-Depth Workshops

WASHINGTON - Ida L. Castro, Chairwoman of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), will address the 22nd Annual National Training Conference of Blacks In Government (BIG) on Wednesday, August 23, at 10:00 a.m. at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel, 2660 Woodley Road, N.W. The Commission's participation in the conference is part of its

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EEOC SETTLES MAJOR AGE BIAS LAWSUIT FOR $7.1 MILLION WITH THOMSON CONSUMER ELECTRONICS AND LOCAL UNIONS

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
8-17-99

INDIANAPOLIS -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced a $7.1 million settlement of a class action lawsuit under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA) against Thomson Consumer Electronics, Inc. and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Union Local Nos. 1424 and 1048 (IBEW). The settlement will benefit hundreds of older Thomson employees whose jobs

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K1 SPEED TO PAY $50,000 TO SETTLE EEOC DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION SUIT

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
8-17-09

Go-Kart Company Refused to Discuss Accommodation for Employee’s Cystic Fibrosis, Federal Agency Charged

SEATTLE – K1 Speed, Inc., a Carlsbad, Calif.-based go-kart racing operation, will provide $50,000 and other relief to settle a federal lawsuit charging that the company refused to accommodate an employee with cystic fibrosis and fired him from its facility in Redmond, Wash., the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today.

According

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EEOC AND MCDONALD’S USA, LLC SIGN REGIONAL UNIVERSAL MEDIATION AGREEMENT

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

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Pictured from Left to Right Are Atlanta District Director Bernice Williams-Kimbrough and Brett Rawitz, Managing Counsel for McDonald's USA, LLC

PRESS RELEASE
8-17-05

Latest RUAM Continues Trend of EEOC Partnerships with Corporate America

ATLANTA -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and McDonald’s USA, LLC today announced the signing of a Regional Universal Agreement to Mediate (RUAM) to informally resolve workplace disputes through Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) prior

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Federal Judge Rules EEOC Suit Against Dial Soap Can Proceed As Class "Pattern or Practice" Case

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
8-16-01

Major Victory for Commission in Biggest Sexual Harassment Suit Since Mitsubishi

CHICAGO - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has released the decision of the federal court here holding that the agency's major class sexual harassment lawsuit against the maker of Dial soap will go ahead toward trial. In a 46-page written decision dated August 9, 2001, District Judge Warren K. Urbom denied virtually every

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EEOC SETTLES EGREGIOUS RACIAL HARASSMENT LAWSUIT AGAINST LOUISIANA CAR DEALERSHIP

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
8-16-00

NEW ORLEANS - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced a $200,000 settlement of a racial harassment and retaliation suit under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 against Metairie, Louisiana-based Lakeside Toyota, one of the state's largest car dealerships. The suit alleged that a white former used car manager subjected six black employees to a racially hostile work environment which included

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EEOC OPENS MOBILE, ALABAMA, OFFICE

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
8-15-06

Office to Serve South Alabama, Southern Mississippi and the Florida Panhandle

MOBILE, ALABAMA – Cari M. Dominguez, Chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), today officially opened the EEOC’s Mobile, Ala., Local Office at 63 South Royal Street, Suite 504, in the Riverview Office Plaza.

The new office – in a region that has seen service needs soar largely because of shifting populations and

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OVER $40 MILLION TO BE PAID TO VICTIMS IN EEOC SEX BIAS SUIT AGAINST MORGAN STANLEY

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
8-15-05

Administrator Decides Morgan Stanley Must Pay Entire Claim Fund Set Up by $54 Million Discrimination Suit Settled Last Year

NEW YORK – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today that a $40 million sex discrimination claim fund – which was established pursuant to the $54 million landmark settlement last year with brokerage giant Morgan Stanley – will be distributed to the 67 eligible discrimination

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EEOC ISSUES HANDBOOK TO HELP SMALL BUSINESSES COMPLY WITH DISABILITIES ACT

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
8-15-02

WASHINGTON - Cari M. Dominguez, Chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), today announced the issuance of The Americans with Disabilities Act: A Primer for Small Business - a practical, reader-friendly handbook outlining the employment provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) as they relate to both employees and job applicants. This publication is available on the Commission's web site at

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EEOC SUES SAN ANTONIO APARTMENT MANAGEMENT COMPANY FOR RETALIATION IN RACE BIAS MATTER

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
8-14-09

De Zavala Oaks Apartment Complex Forced White Property Manager Out of Job for Hiring Black Leasing Agent, Federal Agency Charges

SAN ANTONIO – Management Solutions, Inc. (MSI), an apartment management company, violated federal law by punishing a white manager for hiring a black employee, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.

According to the EEOC’s suit, MSI demoted a white

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INSURANCE AGENCY PAYS $30,000 TO SETTLE EEOC PREGNANCY DISCRIMINATION SUIT

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
8-14-09

Woman Unlawfully Denied Job Because of Pregnancy, Federal Agency Charges

AUSTIN, Texas — The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today that an independent Austin-based insurance agency has agreed to pay $30,000 to settle an EEOC pregnancy discrimination lawsuit.

In its lawsuit, the EEOC claimed that Time Insurance Agency (TIA) discriminated against a qualified female job applicant when it failed to hire her for an

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EEOC and Kimble Glass, Inc. Enter Into National Agreement to Mediate Employment Disputes

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
JOINT PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 13, 2003


PRESS RELEASE
8-14-03

Cari M. Dominguez, Chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), today announced a national agreement with Kimble Glass, Inc. to submit all appropriate charges of employment discrimination filed with the EEOC against the company to voluntary mediation-based Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR). This marks the tenth National Universal Agreement to Mediate (NUAM) that EEOC has recently

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EEOC AND TECHNICOLOR VIDEOCASSETTE SETTLE SEX BIAS AND RETALIATION LAWSUIT FOR $875,000

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT:             For EEOC Wednesday, August 14, 2002                 Anna Y. Park                                            (213) 894-1080                                            Olophius Perry                                            (213) 894-1112                                        TTY: (213) 894-1118                                             For Technicolor                                            Joel Krischer                                            Latham & Watkins                                            (213) 485-1234 

PRESS RELEASE
8-14-02

Consent Decree Also Provides Injunctive Relief and Outside Monitoring of Entertainment Giant

LOS ANGELES - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced an $875,000 settlement of an employment discrimination lawsuit against Technicolor Videocassette

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EEOC Files Two Suits Against Caterpillar for Harassment at Illinois Facilities

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 13, 2003


PRESS RELEASE
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Pictured are Charging Party Karon Lambert (left) and EEOC Chicago Trial Attorney Lauren Dreilinger (right). Ms. Lambert's sexual harassment case resulted in EEOC's litigation against Caterpillar's Aurora facility.

Federal Agency Challenges Racial and Sexual Harassment at Joliet and Aurora Plants

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today filed two employment discrimination lawsuits in federal court in Chicago against Caterpillar

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JUDGE AWARDS DAMAGES AGAINST JOE'S STONE CRAB RESTAURANT IN EEOC SEX DISCRIMINATION LAWSUIT

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE              CONTACT:  Miami District Office Thursday, August 13, 1998                    Delner Franklin-Thomas                                              (305) 530-6000                                              Gedety Serralta                                              (305) 530-6009                                              Rachel Shonfield                                                  (305) 530-6003                                         TTY  (305) 536-5721                                               EEOC Headquarters                                              William J. White, Jr.                                              Reginald Welch                                              (202) 663-4900                                         TTY  (202) 663-4494  

PRESS RELEASE
8-13-98

MIAMI -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today that a federal judge has ordered Joe's Stone Crab, Inc. (Joe's) to institute mandatory

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STATEMENT BY CHAIRMAN GILBERT F. CASELLAS ON THE DEATH OF FORMER EEOC CHAIRMAN EVAN J. KEMP, JR.

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE              CONTACT:   Claire Gonzales August 13, 1997                               Reginald Welch                                               (202) 663-4900                                               TDD:   (202) 663-4494 

PRESS RELEASE
8-13-97

The EEOC family was saddened to learn today of the death of Evan J. Kemp, Jr. I have been honored to carry on some of the important work that he initiated during his six-year tenure -- the last three as Chairman -- at the Commission. His legacy is sure

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EEOC SUES METAL PRODUCTS COMPANY UNIVERSAL BRIXIUS FOR SEX DISCRIMINATION

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
8-13-09

Female Employee Treated Differently From Male Co-Workers, Federal Agency Says

MILWAUKEE – A machine parts manufacturer formerly located in Milwaukee, Universal Brixius, LLC, violated federal law by subjecting a female employee to different terms and conditions of employment and by firing her because of her sex, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed here in federal court.

The agency conducted an

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HOSPITAL AUXILIO MUTUO SUED BY EEOC FOR RELIGIOUS DISCRIMINATION AND RETALIATION

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
8-13-09

Puerto Rico’s Largest Medical Facility Unlawfully Fired Nurse Because He Refused to Disobey His Religion, Federal Agency Charged

SAN JUAN, P.R. – Puerto Rico’s largest medical center violated federal law when it refused to accommodate a male nurse’s religious beliefs, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed yesterday. Further, the EEOC said, Hospital Auxilio Mutuo unlawfully suspended and fired the

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MANUFACTURER OF CUSTOM MODULAR HOMES SUED BY EEOC FOR RACIAL HARASSMENT

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
8-13-09

Professional Building Systems Subjected Black Employees to Racist Slurs, Graffiti and Nooses

GREENSBORO, N.C. – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today that Professional Building Systems of North Carolina, LLC, violated federal law by subjecting African American employees to a racially hostile work environment. Professional Building Systems builds custom modular homes in two locations including at its facilities in

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R-ANELL HOUSING TO PAY $200,000 TO SETTLE EEOC SEX DISCRIMINATION SUIT

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
8-13-09

Company Refused to Hire Female Production Workers, Federal Agency Charged

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – R-Anell Housing Group, LLC, a manufacturer of pre-fabricated commercial structures and custom modular homes, will pay $200,000 and provide significant injunctive relief to settle a sex discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.

The EEOC had charged that R-Anell Housing refused to hire Amy Hall

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EEOC VOTES TO REPLACE NATIONAL CONTACT CENTER WITH IN-HOUSE PHONE SYSTEM USING FEDERAL EMPLOYEES

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
8-13-07

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) voted Aug. 10 to replace its National Contact Center (NCC) pilot with an in-house phone answering team and to allocate funds to hire a consultant to advise and assist the agency on transitioning to a decentralized configuration.

The NCC contract expires Sept. 20, and Congressional appropriators have proposed to eliminate funding for its continuation in the EEOC's

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JILLIAN'S TO PAY $360,000 FOR SEX DISCRIMINATION AGAINST MEN

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
8-13-04

EEOC Lawsuit Said Company Maintained Sex-Segregated Job Classifications

INDIANAPOLIS - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced the settlement of a sex discrimination lawsuit under Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act for $360,000 and comprehensive injunctive relief against Jillian's of Indianapolis IN Inc., Jillian's Entertainment Holdings Inc., and Jillian's Entertainment Corporation, on behalf of a class of male employees.

Jillian's operates a

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Supercuts to Pay $3.5 Million for Race Bias and Train Hundreds of Managers, In EEOC Settlement

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 13, 2003


PRESS RELEASE
8-13-03

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Charging Party Richard Quick (center) is pictured with Deputy Director Hollis Larkins (right) and Regional Attorney Delner Franklin-Thomas (left), after signing the Settlement Agreement.

Regional Vice President Targeted African American Employees and Applicants

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced a voluntary pre-litigation settlement of a race discrimination case against Supercuts, Inc., a nationwide chain of hair salons

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EEOC ISSUES COMPREHENSIVE LITIGATION REPORT

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
8-13-02

Five-Year Study Shows High Success Rate for Commission Lawsuits, Trials and Appeals

WASHINGTON - Approximately 91% of federal employment discrimination lawsuits by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) are successfully resolved through Consent Decrees, settlement agreements, and favorable court orders, according to an extensive five-year litigation study released today by the EEOC. The report, covering Fiscal Years 1997 through 2001 (October 1, 1996 - September