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Employers Charged with Bias Based on Race, Sex, Age, Disability and National Origin

BUFFALO, N.Y. - SPS Temporaries, Inc. and two of its clients Jamestown Container and Whiting Door Manufacturing Corporation  will pay up to $580,000 and take substantial steps to prevent future workplace discrimination as part of a class action litigation settlement announced today by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).  The lawsuit charged that a large group of temporary workers 

New Survey Format for Employers Would Be Effective in 2007 Reporting Cycle

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today voted 3-1 to approve final proposed revisions to the Employer Information Report, also known as the EEO-1 Report, which would be effective for the 2007 reporting cycle.  The EEO-1 report is the principal reporting form by which certain employers provide the federal government with a count of their workforces by ethnicity, race

EEOC Charged Paul Hall Center and SIU with Rejecting Older Job Applicants

BALTIMORE -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced a litigation settlement for $625,000 and comprehensive injunctive relief in an employment discrimination case against the Paul Hall Center for Maritime Training and Education (Paul Hall Center) and Seafarers International (SIU) due to age bias in an apprenticeship program.

The apprenticeship program, which is based in

Commission to Address Operations in Wake of Hurricane Katrina, Revisions to EEO-1 Report

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will hold its next meeting on Wednesday, November 16, at 10:00 a.m. (Eastern 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:

• Report on

Total Resolutions in Minn. Provide $1.5 Million in Benefits to Approximately 150 People

MINNEAPOLIS - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced litigation settlements totaling $465,727 resulting from five age discrimination lawsuits against Minnesota school districts on behalf of retired teachers and other school employees.  These settlements resolve the last five of nearly a dozen lawsuits against school districts brought by the EEOC in Minnesota challenging early retirement incentive plans

DOD Honor Highlights Commission Efforts to be Model Workplace

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has received a prestigious national award from the Department of Defense for its leadership in increasing employment and accessibility for people with disabilities, highlighting successful efforts of EEOC Chair Cari M. Dominguez to make the agency a model workplace.

The Computer/Electronic Accommodations Program (CAP) of the U.S. Department of Defense presented

Best Practices Emerge from Federal Partnership with Nine States

WASHINGTON - Cari M. Dominguez, Chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), today released a comprehensive report on the efforts of nine states to employ more people with disabilities in government jobs.  The study, Final Report on Best Practices for the Employment of People with Disabilities in State Government, is the third EEOC publication released in October as part of National Disability Employment

New Document Answers Frequently-Asked Questions, Challenges Stereotypes

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today   issued a question-and-answer document on the application of the Americans with   Disabilities Act (ADA) to people in the workplace who are blind or who have   vision impairments. The new publication, is available on EEOC's web site at   http://www.eeoc.gov/facts/blindness.html.

The latest Q&A document is the fifth in a series of fact sheets

EEOC Settles Suit for Qualified Black Workers Denied Promotions at Trucking Company

ST. LOUIS – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today   announced a half million dollar settlement of a class employment discrimination   lawsuit against FedEx Freight East, a nationwide trucking company, on behalf   of 20 qualified African American employees who were denied promotions and assignments   based on their race.

The EEOC alleged in the lawsuit that American

Emergency Preparedness and People with Disabilities: Is the Workplace Ready?

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will hold its next open meeting on Tuesday, October 25, from 9:30 a.m. to 12 noon (Eastern Time), at agency headquarters, 1801 L Street, N.W., to build awareness of issues that employers of people with disabilities should consider when preparing for emergencies.

At the meeting –

Event will Feature Tribute to the   Late Charles T. Duncan, EEOC's First General Counsel, and Former Dean of Howard   University School of Law

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission   (EEOC) and Howard University School of Law are sponsoring an   event entitled, "The EEOC at 40: Celebrating the Past . . .   Preparing for the Future," to be held Wednesday,   October 19, at 4:30

New Document Sheds Light on Little-Known ADA Provision

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today issued a question-and-answer-style document about a little-known but significant provision of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) that protects applicants and employees from discrimination based on their association with people with disabilities.  The document, entitled "Questions and Answers about the Association Provision of the Americans with Disabilities Act" and available at http://www.eeoc.gov/, is the first

Honoring Best Practices that Promote Fair and Open Competition in the Workplace

WASHINGTON - Cari M. Dominguez, Chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), today launched the EEOC's second annual "Freedom to Compete Award", announcing that the agency will accept nominations through Jan. 18, 2006.  The Chair will present the distinguished award in June to employers, organizations, or other entities that have demonstrated results through best practices in promoting fair and

52 Women Rejected for Armour Jobs Because of Strength Test To Receive Job Offers and Back Pay

FORT MADISON, IOWA -- A federal judge has ordered the Dial Corporation to pay over $3 million to resolve a sex discrimination suit brought by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) against The Dial Corporations Armour Star Meat Packing plant in Fort Madison, Iowa.

Chief Judge Ronald E. Longstaff of U.S. District Court

EEOC Says Male Supervisor Groped Young Men, Made Advances and Requested Sexual Favors

RALEIGH, N.C. – Carmike Cinemas, Inc. (Carmike), a large movie theater chain operating 312 theaters in 36 states, will pay $765,000 to resolve an employment discrimination lawsuit by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charging that a group of young men were sexually harassed by their male supervisor, a convicted sex offender, at Carmike's theater located at 5501

Suit Says Red Robin Fired Employee for Religious Tattoos, Saying It Wanted 'All-American Kid'

SEATTLE – Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc., a casual dining chain with restaurants throughout the country, will pay $150,000 and make substantial policy and procedural changes to settle a religious discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.  The EEOC had charged the company with refusing to accommodate the religious needs

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.  The charging parties

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 corporate America, bolstering a recent trend.

"We commend Halliburton

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 corporate America, bolstering a recent trend

Honor Program Trains, Develops Entry-Level Lawyers for Careers in Federal Service

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) today renewed a highly successful interagency Attorney Honor Program designed to attract a broad range of talented entry-level attorneys with a demonstrated interest in civil rights or labor and employment law.

The highly competitive program, launched in March 2000, has provided the EEOC and NLRB