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PRESS RELEASE
2-12-07

EEOC Obtains Favorable Jury Verdict in Lawsuit Against Faulkner Company

OXFORD, Miss. -- A federal jury here returned a $225,000 verdict Friday against Hill Brothers Construction Company and Engineering Company, Inc. (Hill Brothers) in a rare same-sex harassment lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) on behalf of male employees who were sexually harassed by other men.

The EEOC charged in its lawsuit

PRESS RELEASE
2-12-09

African American Greeter Targeted With Racial Slurs and Fired Due to Race, Federal Agency Charged

NEW YORK -- J.C. Penney Corporation, Inc. will pay $50,000 to settle a race discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.

The EEOC had charged that J.C. Penney discriminated against Reinell Singh, an African American who worked as a greeter welcoming customers into

PRESS RELEASE
12-2-02

New Compliance Manual Section, Web Page and Fact Sheet Address Wide Range of Issues

WASHINGTON - Cari M. Dominguez, Chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), today announced the issuance of updated guidance, in the form of a new Compliance Manual section, on the prohibition against national origin discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The guidance, along with a

PRESS RELEASE
2-12-09

Company Will Pay Additional Amount to Settle Retaliation Claim

MILWAUKEE – Georgia-Pacific Gypsum LLC will pay more than $75,000 to settle sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuits brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and former GP-Gypsum employee Tina Hammer, the EEOC announced today.

The EEOC had alleged that GP-Gypsum violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 by permitting a co-worker at

 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE              CONTACT:   Claire Gonzales February 12, 1997                             Reginald Welch                                               (202) 663-4900                                               TDD:   (202) 663-4494 

PRESS RELEASE
2-12-97

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today advised that representations made in connection with an application for disability benefits should not be an automatic bar to a claim under Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The Commission clarified its position by

PRESS RELEASE
2-13-03

Trial Set for April 28 in Biggest Sex Harassment Suit Since Landmark Mitsubishi Case

CHICAGO - Federal District Judge Warren K. Urbom has dealt The Dial Corporation another defeat in its continuing effort to fragment and limit relief to a large class of sexual harassment victims at its Aurora, Illinois, plant, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today. The Judge this afternoon issued a

PRESS RELEASE
2-13-03

Settlement Benefits African-Americans Denied Promotion to Salaried Positions

CAMDEN, N.J. - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced the resolution of its employment discrimination lawsuit against Griffin Pipe Products Company, a subsidiary of Amstead Industries, Inc., which charged the company with failing to promote Frank Loftin of Willingboro and a class of African-American employees to supervisory positions because of their race as well as

PRESS RELEASE
2-13-06

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will hold its next meeting on Wednesday, February 15, at 9:00 a.m. (Eastern Time), at agency headquarters, 1801 L Street, N.W. In accordance with the Sunshine Act, the following matters are scheduled for consideration during the open session of the meeting:

• Announcement of Notation Votes
• Contract for Financial Management Support Services – The authority to obligate funds

PRESS RELEASE
2-13-07

Eighth Circuit Says Lower Court Erred in Dismissing Case

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit today ruled that the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) may continue its disability discrimination lawsuit against Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (EEOC v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Case No. 06-1583), reversing a lower court's dismissal of the case.

The EEOC filed suit against Wal-Mart

 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE              CONTACT:   Claire Gonzales February 13, 1997                             Reginald Welch                                               (202) 663-4900                                               TDD:   (202) 663-4494 

PRESS RELEASE
2-13-97

WASHINGTON -- U. S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Chairman Gilbert F. Casellas announced today the formation of three new Commissioner-led task forces. One of the task forces will survey innovative approaches used in the private sector to address workplace discrimination issues; the two other task forces

 U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity      U S WEST Communications  Commission                            1801 California Street, Suite 5100 310 West Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 800   Denver, CO 80202 Milwaukee, WI 53203-3146  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                  EEOC Contact:  Chester Bailey November 24, 1997                                     Director                                                       (414) 297-1265                                                 FAX:  (414) 297-3146                                                 TTY:  (414) 297-1115                                         U S WEST Contact:  Jerry Brown                                                           (303) 965-2689                                                     FAX:  (303) 896-1818 

PRESS RELEASE
11-24-97

MILWAUKEE -- Highlighting the success of the U.S. Equal Employment

 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE              CONTACT:   Claire Gonzales November 20, 1996                             Michael Widomski                                               (202) 663-4900                                               TDD:   (202) 663-4494 

PRESS RELEASE
11-20-96

Washington -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today filed a motion to intervene in the private employment discrimination lawsuit pending against TEXACO, Inc. The Commission's action is based on its investigative finding of class-wide racial discrimination against African Americans in the area of promotion.

In

 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE              CONTACT:   Claire Gonzales November 20, 1996                             Reginald Welch                                               (202) 663-4900                                               TDD:   (202) 663-4494                                                Donna L. Harper                                               (303) 866-1376                                               Frank Lopez                                               (303) 866-1326                                               TDD:   (303) 866-1950 

PRESS RELEASE
11-20-96

WASHINGTON -- On Thursday, November 21 at 2:30 p.m. Mountain Standard Time, Gilbert F. Casellas, Chairman of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), will hold a press conference in Denver to announce the

PRESS RELEASE
11-21-02

PHOENIX - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (Commission or EEOC) announced today that is has resolved a disability discrimination lawsuit against aerospace giant Honeywell for $100,000 for a single charging party, as well as significant injunctive and remedial relief. The EEOC alleged that Honeywell, a large aerospace and systems control company employing over 100,000 people, violated the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) when

 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                    CONTACT:   Claire Gonzales Tue., Nov. 21, 1995                                 Reginald Welch                                                     (202) 663-4900                                                     TDD  (202) 663-4494 

PRESS RELEASE
11-21-95

WASHINGTON -- Any legally sophisticated employer such as Hooters is well aware that the EEOC is prohibited by law from publicly discussing any pending investigation. As a result, we can neither confirm nor deny the existence of an ongoing investigation against Hooters or any other employer. EEOC, therefore

 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE              CONTACT:   Claire Gonzales November 21, 1996                             Reginald Welch                                               (202) 663-4900                                               TDD:   (202) 663-4494                                                Donna L. Harper                                               (303) 866-1376                                               Frank Lopez                                               (303) 866-1326                                               TDD:   (303) 866-1950 

PRESS RELEASE
11-21-96

DENVER -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and Martin Marietta Corporation, now Lockheed Martin, have agreed to settle a lawsuit filed under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA). U.S

PRESS RELEASE
11-22-06

CHICAGO – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and JPMorgan Chase & Co. (Chase) today announced the $2.2 million settlement of a claim brought under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) against Bank One Corporation.

The EEOC issued an administrative determination on March 11, 2004, finding that there was reasonable cause to believe that Bank One violated the ADA by failing to properly accommodate a

PRESS RELEASE
11-23-04

Agency Issues Performance and Accountability Report

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today released its Performance and Accountability Report (PAR) for Fiscal Year 2004, which ended on September 30. The PAR, which is required by the Office of Management and Budget for federal agencies, highlights the EEOC's efforts to be more customer-centered and results-oriented in accordance with the President's Management Agenda. The full

PRESS RELEASE
11-23-99

WASHINGTON -- Paul Steven Miller was sworn-in today for a five-year term as Commissioner of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission by EEOC Chairwoman Ida L. Castro. The U. S. Senate unanimously confirmed President Clinton's nomination of Paul Steven Miller to fill a term on the Commission which will expire July 1, 2004.

Mr. Miller started his tenure as an EEOC Commissioner when he was nominated

PRESS RELEASE
11-20-06

Women Rejected for Jobs at Armour Sausage Plant Because of ‘Strength Test’

DES MOINES, Iowa – A federal appeals court has upheld a lower court’s decision that a pre-employment “strength test” discriminated against female applicants for jobs at the Dial Corporation’s Armour Star sausage-making plant in Fort Madison, Iowa. The decision also affirmed the award of approximately $3.3 million to 52 rejected female job applicants. The