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PRESS RELEASE
9-23-09

Employee With Known Physical Limitations Denied Reasonable Accommodation, Federal Agency Charges

INDIANAPOLIS – A group of companies which operate the Holiday Inn Conference Center in Columbus, Ind., unlawfully discriminated against an employee and fired him because of his disability, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.

According to the EEOC’s suit (Civil Action No. 1:09-cv-1169-LJM-DML), filed in U.S. District

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9-23-09

Aaron Rents Franchisee Fired Jehovah’s Witness for Religious Objection to ‘Red Shirt Fridays,’ Federal Agency Charges

DALLAS – Denton, Texas-based Alliance Rental Center, L.P., which operates an Aaron Rents franchise in Bridgeport, Texas, violated federal law by firing a product technician when he declined to participate in the company’s “Red Shirt Friday” dress code, a store practice intended to show support for the U.S. military, the

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PRESS RELEASE
9-23-09

Owner Repeatedly Sexually Abused Women Workers, Federal Agency Charges

MARQUETTE, Mich. – Patton Archery Manufacturing, Inc. violated federal law by subjecting several women to sexual harassment and fostering a sexually hostile work environment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today. Patton Archery, founded in 1992 by Dennis Patton and located in Vulcan, Mich., manufactures archery components, such as bows

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PRESS RELEASE
9-23-09

Federal Agency Says Owner Fired Driver Because of Gender

BALTIMORE – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced that it has filed a sex discrimination lawsuit against a group of related Dallas-based construction contractors, including AMX Communications, LTD, Allcorp Partners Acquisition, Ltd., et al, doing business as AMX Companies & Affiliates, on behalf of a woman who was employed at various AMX Maryland worksites

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PRESS RELEASE
9-23-09

Federal Agency Charges Woman Was Subjected to Sexually Offensive Behavior and Remarks, Fired After Filing a Complaint

DALLAS – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced the filing of a discrimination lawsuit against Childress Engineering Services, Inc., charging that the company violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act by subjecting a female employee to sexual harassment and firing her in retaliation for filing

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PRESS RELEASE
9-24-03

Commission Applauds Employer Cooperation, Commitment to Religious Diversity

ST. CLOUD, Minn. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the Electrolux Group today announced the voluntary resolution of a major religious accommodation case filed under Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act on behalf of 165 Somali workers who were allegedly subjected to unlawful employment discrimination based on their religion and national origin. Electrolux is

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PRESS RELEASE
9-23-09

Manager Targeted Clerk for Abuse Because of Gender, Federal Agency Charged

SAN FRANCISCO — UPS Freight has agreed to pay $120,000 to settle a gender-based harassment and retaliation lawsuit on behalf of a former clerk at the Benicia warehouse of Overnite Transportation, Inc. (acquired by UPS Freight in 2005), the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today.

According to the EEOC’s investigation, the facility manager

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PRESS RELEASE
9-24-09

Presbyterian Village Took Away Accommodation, Retaliated Against Dietary Aide With Physical and Developmental Impairments, Agency Claim

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Presbyterian Village Inc., a retirement community in Little Rock, Ark., violated federal law when it refused to accommodate and then reduced the hours of a dietary aide because of his disabilities, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today in U.S

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PRESS RELEASE
9-24-09

White Salesman Was Forced to Quit After Complaining About Harassment and Retaliation, By Black Supervisor, Federal Agency Charges

HOUSTON - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today filed a workplace discrimination lawsuit against Worldclass Automotive, doing business as Planet Ford, a North Houston new and used car dealership and service center.

The EEOC's suit (C.A. No. 4:09-cv-3096) in U.S. District Court for the Southern District

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PRESS RELEASE
9-24-09

EEOC Says Male Owner of Car Dealership Sexually Harassed Female Employees

RALEIGH, N.C. – The company that owns and operates New Bern Mazda-Suzuki in New Bern, N.C., violated federal law when one of its owners sexually harassed female employees, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.

According to the EEOC's suit against New Bern Imports and Trucks, LLC, Amanda Santos

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PRESS RELEASE
9-24-09

Management Allowed Disabled Worker to be Insulted and Threatened, Federal Agency Charges

PHILADELPHIA – A Philadelphia-based McDonald's franchise violated federal civil rights law when it condoned the harassment of a worker with an intellectual disability, the Equal Employ­ment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it announced today.

Timothy Artis was discriminated against based on his disability when he was repeatedly called degrading names and subjected

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PRESS RELEASE
9-24-09

Community Development Organization Refused to Hire Pregnant Woman for Trainer Job, Federal Agency Charges

ST. LOUIS – Better Family Life, Inc., a community development organization, violated federal law by rescinding a job offer to a woman because she was pregnant, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged today in a discrimination lawsuit filed today in federal court.

According to the EEOC's suit, filed in the

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PRESS RELEASE
9-24-09

Elementary School Teacher Fired for HIV Condition, EEOC Charged

BALTIMORE – Chesapeake Academy, a private elementary school in Arnold, Md., will pay $75,750 to settle an HIV-related disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.

According to the EEOC’s suit (Civil Action No. WDQ-08-cv-2342), filed in U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland, Northern Division, Chesapeake Academy

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PRESS RELEASE
9-24-09

Agency Says Company Denied Leasing Consultant Promotion Because of Pregnancy

LOS ANGELES – Sentinel Real Estate Corp. violated federal law by denying a promotion to an employee because of her pregnancy, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.

According to the EEOC’s suit, Ellie Burnaugh, a leasing consultant at Sentinel’s Town Center Apartments in Valencia, Calif., sought a promotion

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PRESS RELEASE
9-24-09

Suit Says Santa Maria Agricultural Company Fired Woman for Reporting Lewd Conduct

LOS ANGELES – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced a lawsuit against Adam Brothers Farming, Inc. for sexually harassing and then firing an employee after she complained of sexual harassment. Adam Brothers is an agricultural company in Santa Maria, Calif., that harvests and cans vegetables in Santa Barbara County.

The EEOC's

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PRESS RELEASE
9-22-00

WASHINGTON - Ida L. Castro, the first Latina to serve as Chairwoman of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), is scheduled to receive the esteemed Biennial Life Achievement Award for Public Service from the National Puerto Rican Coalition Inc. (NPRC) on Friday, September 22, at 6:00 p.m., during an awards ceremony at the Library of Congress, First Street and Independence Avenue, S.E.

NPRC, a national

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PRESS RELEASE
9-20-99

WASHINGTON - In a move to intensify and upgrade analysis of possible age bias ramifications of increasingly popular employer conversions to cash-balance pension plans, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Chairwoman Ida L. Castro today announced the creation of a national EEOC team of experts to focus on the legality of the plans to older workers.

"Whether or not cash-balance pension plans discriminate against employees covered

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PRESS RELEASE
9-21-04

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Fred E. Gantzler, Vice President and General Manager E-Government, Pearson Government Solutions, and Cari M. Dominguez, Chair, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, shake hands after signing a contract to launch a National Contact Center.

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) yesterday awarded to Pearson Government Solutions a contract for a pilot National Contact Center to begin operating in spring 2005, following a six-month planning

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PRESS RELEASE
9-21-04

New Web Site, National Outreach and Partnerships to Focus on Emerging Issue

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced the implementation of its "Youth@Work" initiative, an unprecedented national outreach and education campaign designed to proactively prevent discrimination against teenage workers. Information about the initiative can be found on EEOC's web site at www.eeoc.gov.

"Our Youth@Work initiative enlists a key ally the

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PRESS RELEASE
9-21-09

Collection Agency Employee Given Ultimatum and Fired After Complaining About Sex Discrimination, Federal Agency Charges

CHICAGO – In a lawsuit filed here today in federal court, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged that Chicago-based Collectors Training Institute of Illinois, Inc. (CTI) unlawfully retaliated against one of its employees by firing her after she complained about sex discrimination.

According to the EEOC, after the employee