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NINTH CIRCUIT UPHOLDS JURY VERDICT OF $241,708 AWARDING PUNITIVE DAMAGES IN EEOC CASE AGAINST ‘GO DADDY’

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
9-14-09

EEOC Sued Software Company for Retaliation Against Muslim Worker

PHOENIX -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has upheld a 2006 unanimous federal court jury verdict finding Go Daddy Software, Inc. had retaliated against Youssef Bouamama when it fired him for complaining about discriminatory comments against him. The EEOC sued Go Daddy on

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EEOC CHAIR URGES WORKPLACE TOLERANCE IN WAKE OF TERRORIST ATTACKS

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

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9-14-01

WASHINGTON - In the wake of this week's tragic events, Cari M. Dominguez, Chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), called on all employers and employees across the country to promote tolerance and guard against unlawful workplace discrimination based on national origin or religion.

"We should not allow our anger at the terrorists responsible for this week's heinous attacks to be misdirected against innocent

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EEOC SUES MANDALAY BAY RESORT & CASINO FOR SEXUAL HARASSMENT AND RETALIATION

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

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9-13-05

Second Recent Suit by Federal Agency for Employment Bias on Las Vegas Strip

LAS VEGAS – A female employee of Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino on the Las Vegas Strip was subjected to physical and verbal sexual harassment and her co-workers were severely retaliated against for opposing the unlawful conduct, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today in federal court

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EEO-1 REPORT FOR 2006 DUE FROM EMPLOYERS SEPT. 30

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

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9-12-06

Record Number of Workforce Surveys Expected by EEOC

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today urged the employer community to send in the annual EEO-1 Report to meet the fast approaching Sept. 30 deadline, as required by federal law. EEOC anticipates receiving a record number of EEO-1 Reports from employers nationwide in 2006.

The EEO-1 Report – formally known as the "Employer Information

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RACIAL HARASSMENT AND RETALIATION COSTS R.S. BRASWELL / BOBCAT OF MONROE $21,000

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

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9-11-09

Black Employee Called ‘N-Word’ and Other Racial Slurs, Then Fired for Complaining, EEOC Charged

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – A Kannapolis, N.C.-based supplier of forklift and Bobcat loaders agreed to pay $21,000 and furnish substantial non-monetary relief to settle a racial harassment and retaliation lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. The EEOC had charged that an African American mechanic was

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EEOC FILES SEX DISCRIMINATION LAWSUIT AGAINST MORGAN STANLEY

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

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9-10-01

Lawsuit Charges Brokerage House with Widespread Discrimination against Women

NEW YORK - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed suit today against Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Co. and Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc. alleging that the Wall Street brokerage firm discriminated against Allison Schieffelin, a former convertible bond sales representative, and as many as 100 other women in the company's Institutional Equity Division on

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EEOC SETTLES SUIT AGAINST ARIZONA COMPANY FOR $3.5 MILLION ON BEHALF OF LOW-WAGE WORKERS

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

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8-8-01

Employees Subjected to Rampant Sexual Harassment, National Origin Bias and Retaliation

PHOENIX - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced a $3.5 million settlement of an employment discrimination lawsuit against Quality Art LLC, a defunct picture frame manufacturer based in Gilbert, Ariz. The suit alleged that 35 female and Hispanic low-wage workers, mostly Mexican and Guatemalan, were subjected to widespread sexual harassment, national origin

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CDI MEDIA SETTLES EEOC DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION LAWSUIT FOR $65,000

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

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8-7-09

Utah Duplication Company Fired Employee Because of His Parkinson’s Disease, Federal Agency Charged

DENVER – A Salt Lake City-based media duplication company will pay $65,000 to a former employee and furnish other injunctive relief in a consent decree to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.

According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, EEOC v. CDI Media

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HOME DEPOT SETTLES EEOC RETALIATION LAWSUIT FOR $84,750

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

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8-7-09

Evergreen Store Fired Employee for Filing Sex Discrimination Charge, Federal Agency Said

DENVER - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced that Atlanta-based Home Depot, U.S.A., Inc., will pay $84,750 and furnish other relief to settle a retaliation lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).

The EEOC’s lawsuit (Case No. 06-cv-01950-LTB-CBS in U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado) charged

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ADVANCE AUTO SETTLES FEDERAL LAWSUIT FOR RACE BIAS AND RETALIATION AGAINST BLACK OPERATIONS MANAGER

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

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8-7-09

EEOC Settles Suit with Automotive Retail Giant

PHILADELPHIA – Advance Auto Parts, the second-largest automotive aftermarket retailer in the United States, has agreed to pay $40,000 and furnish equitable relief to settle a race discrimination lawsuit, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today.

The EEOC charged that Matthew Osley of Bethlehem, Pa., the only African American operations manager at Advance Auto Part's Kutztown, Pa

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APPEALS COURT REVERSES DECISION THAT BOEING’S MESA PLANT DID NOT ENGAGE IN SEX HARASSMENT

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

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8-7-08

Ninth Circuit Returns EEOC Lawsuit to Lower Court for Trial in Arizona

PHOENIX – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced that the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit reversed a decision by a lower court which had concluded that The Boeing Company did not engage in unlawful sexual harassment or retaliation at its plant in Mesa, Ariz. The court of

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LITTLE RIVER GOLF TO PAY $44,700 TO SETTLE EEOC RACE AND NATIONAL ORIGIN DISCRIMINATION SUIT

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

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8-6-09

Company Fired African American Housekeepers and Replaced Them With Hispanics, Federal Agency Charged

ROCKINGHAM, N.C. – A Pinehurst, N.C.-based support services company for condo­minium complexes and resorts will pay $44,700 and furnish significant remedial relief to settle a race and national origin discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. The EEOC had charged that Little River Golf, Inc

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AT&T TO PAY $75,000 TO SETTLE EEOC RACE DISCRIMINATION AND RETALIATION LAWSUIT

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

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8-3-09

Telecommunications Giant Fired Employee Because He Complained About Race Bias, Federal Agency Says

PITTSBURGH – AT&T (formerly Cingular Wireless), a Fortune 500 telecommunications company, will pay $75,000 to settle a federal race discrimination and retaliation lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.

The EEOC charged that John T. Davidson, an African American retail sales consultant at AT&T’s Penn Place

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TOBACCO SUPERSTORES, INC. TO PAY $425,000 FOR RACE DISCRIMINATION AGAINST BLACKS

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
8-5-08

EEOC Charged that TSS Failed to Promote African Americans to Managerial Positions

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced that Tobacco Superstores, Inc. (TSS) will pay $425,000 and provide significant remedial relief to settle a race discrimination lawsuit on behalf of qualified black workers who were denied promotion to management.

The EEOC's lawsuit (Case No. 3:05 CV 00218) in U.S

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ELECTRONICS RETAILER 'VIDEO ONLY' TO PAY $630,000 FOR HARASSMENT AND RETALIATION

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

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8-4-08

After Judge Finds Company Liable and Dismisses Defense, Video Only Settles EEOC Suit

PORTLAND, Ore. – Home electronics retailer Video Only will pay $630,000 and implement preventative measures to settle two discrimination lawsuits, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today. Judge Garr M. King of the U.S. District Court in Portland signed the Consent Decree approving the settlement.

According to the EEOC's suit (Civil

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WILCOHESS WILL PAY $75,000 TO SETTLE EEOC SEXUAL HARASSMENT AND RETALIATION LAWSUIT

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
8-31-09

Cashier at Winston-Salem Store Sexually Harassed by Store Manager and Forced to Resign, Federal Agency Charged

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Winston-Salem-based gas station / convenience store chain WilcoHess, LLC agreed to pay $75,000 and furnish substantial non-monetary relief to settle a sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). The EEOC announced today that Judge Thomas D. Schroeder, U.S. District Court

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EEOC AND HALLIBURTON PARTNER TO RESOLVE EMPLOYMENT DISPUTES

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

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8-31-05

Latest Agreement Between Commission and Corporate America Bolsters Trend

HOUSTON – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and Halliburton today jointly entered into a National Universal Agreement to Mediate (NUAM) to resolve workplace disputes informally through Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) prior to an EEOC investigation or potential litigation.  The NUAM with the Houston-based energy services giant is the 91st such agreement between the EEOC and

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EEOC SETTLES ADA LAWSUIT FOR $220,000 AGAINST MAJOR ARKANSAS AUTO DEALERSHIP

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
8-31-00

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today that it has settled a lawsuit filed under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) against Landers Auto Sales, Inc. (Landers), part of the United Auto Group, for discriminating against Steven Hart, a former sales manager who has quadriplegia due to a severe diving accident. The suit alleges that Landers violated the ADA by

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EEOC SETTLES SEXUAL HARASSMENT SUIT AGAINST DEL LABORATORIES

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
            FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                       CONTACT: Larry Pincus Thursday, Aug. 3, 1995                               (212) 748-8406                                                      TDD  (212) 748-8399                                                      Reginald Welch                                                      (202) 663-4900 

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8-3-95

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PRESS RELEASE
8-3-95

$1 Million-Plus in Damages is Largest Ever

NEW YORK -- Gilbert F. Casellas, Chairman of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), today announced that 15 women who were sexually harassed by the CEO of Del Laboratories of Farmingdale

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HOMETOWN BUFFET, INC. AGREES TO SETTLE SEXUAL HARASSMENT SUIT WITH EEOC

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
8-3-09

EEOC Says Women Subjected to Groping and Sexual Advances by Male Managers

SAN DIEGO -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced a class litigation settlement against Hometown Buffet, Inc., on behalf of teens and Latinas who were subjected to a sexually hostile workplace, including verbal and physical abuse, in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act.

Specifically, the EEOC alleged that

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EEOC SUES LUIHN FOOD SYSTEMS FOR SEXUAL HARASSMENT

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
8-28-09

Company Failed to Stop Abuse of Female Employees at Raleigh KFC, Agency Charges

RALEIGH, N.C. – The company that owns and operates a Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant in Raleigh, N.C., violated federal law by allowing a male employee to sexually harass female employees, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.

According to the EEOC’s suit against Luihn Food Systems

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EEOC REACHES SETTLEMENT WITH AT&T CORP. and COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA, LOCAL UNION NO. 4998

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
8-28-00

For Immediate Release, August 28, 2000

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONTACT:

INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA - - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has settled a lawsuit against AT&T Corp. and the Communications Workers of America, Local Union No.4998. The suit, filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, Indianapolis Division, alleged that AT&T Corp. violated the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990

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MISSISSIPPI SONIC DRIVE-IN FRANCHISEE TO PAY $22,000 TO SETTLE EEOC DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION SUIT

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
8-26-09

Lucedale Sonic Fired Employee Because She’d Had Seizure at Home, Federal Agency Charged

LUCEDALE, Miss. – The franchisee of the Sonic Drive-In Restaurant in Lucedale, Miss., will pay $22,000 in compensatory damages and furnish remedial relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. The EEOC had charged that Ted Riley Corporation unlawfully fired an

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PITTSBURGH PLASTICS SUED BY EEOC FOR SEXUAL HARASSMENT AND RETALIATION

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
8-26-09

Company Fired Woman Who Complained About Sexual Assaults, Federal Agency Charges

PITTSBURGH – Pittsburgh Plastics Manufacturing, Inc. unlawfully subjected a class of women to egregious sexual harassment and fired an employee who opposed the harassment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.

According to the EEOC’s suit, Veronica Jalpa and a class of female workers were subjected to severe and