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PRESS RELEASE
4-25-00

CHARLOTTE, NC - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission announced today that it filed a racial harassment lawsuit against Sara Lee Knit Products, Inc. The suit alleges that Sara Lee Knit Products subjected a former employee, Jeffery C. Hemphill, to a racially hostile work environment.

According to the complaint filed in the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina, Shelby Division, Sara

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Whereas, the United States and the State of Kansas are committed to the principle of equal opportunity for all citizens; and

Whereas, more than 54 million Americans have disabilities; and

Whereas, 16 percent of Kansans between the ages of 21 and 64, as well as 41 percent of those age 65 and over, have disabilities; and

Whereas, individuals with disabilities can further benefit from the promise

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 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE              CONTACT:  Peggy Lewis, OPA April 7, 1999                      PHONE:    (202) 219-8211                                    CONTACT:  Reginald Welch, EEOC                                     PHONE:    (202) 663-4900                                    TTY:      (202) 663-4494 

PRESS RELEASE
4-7-99

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Department of Labor and the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission have approved two Memoranda of

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PRESS RELEASE
5-16-02

Conference Designed to Promote Teamwork and Diversity

WASHINGTON- Cari M. Dominguez, Chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), urged Witt/Kieffer executive recruiters to heighten efforts to broaden their network of candidates as diversity becomes a compelling business case for employers. She also inspired the audience to act as agents of positive change - one key placement at a time - during her keynote address

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PRESS RELEASE
5-23-06

Latest ADA Fact Sheet Aims to Dispel Myths, Enhance Diversity in Legal Profession

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today issued a new fact sheet addressing the application of the reasonable accommodation obligation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to attorneys with disabilities and their employers. The new publication is available on the agency's web site at http://www.eeoc.gov/facts/accommodations-attorneys.html.

EEOC Chair Cari

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PRESS RELEASE
5-8-07

Union Allegedly Refused to Refer Journeypersons for Work On Equal Basis Due to Race and National Origin

NEW YORK – Local 580, Ornamental Iron Workers, a construction trade union in New York City, will pay $800,000 and provide substantial remedial relief to partially settle a contempt action filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.

The EEOC had charged that Local

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PRESS RELEASE
1-13-05

Federal Agency Says Chicago-Based International Law Firm Chose Attorneys for Expulsion Because of Their Age

CHICAGO - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed a lawsuit in federal court here today alleging that Sidley Austin Brown & Wood, the giant Chicago-based international law firm, violated the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) when it selected "partners" for expulsion from the firm on account of their

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PRESS RELEASE
6-17-04

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Left to Right: Claudia K. Levitas, General Counsel for Huddle House; Bernice Williams-Kimbrough, Director of EEOC Atlanta District Office; Antiganee Contaste, Human Resources Manager for Huddle House

38TH National Mediation Pact Between Federal Agency and Corporate America

ATLANTA - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and Huddle House, Inc., a family dining chain, today announced the signing of a National Universal Agreement to Mediate (NUAM)

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 FOR RELEASE AS APPROPRIATE         CONTACT:   Claire Gonzales January 3, 1997                               Reginald Welch                                               (202) 663-4900                                               TDD:   (202) 663-4494                                               James Lee                                               Elizabeth Grossman                                               (212) 748-8512                                               (212) 748-8509                                               TDD:   (212) 748-8399 

PRESS RELEASE
1-3-97

The proposed settlement agreement filed today by EEOC and Texaco, Inc. resolves the Commission's concerns that the public interest is fully addressed and that mechanisms are in place to ensure Texaco's future compliance with Title VII

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PRESS RELEASE
6-25-09

Federal Agency Says Company Unlawfully Fired Employees Who Needed Medical Leave

CHICAGO – Beverage Solutions, Inc., a Chicago-area beverage distribution company, violated federal law by refusing to reasonably accommodate the needs of one of its employees who needed medical leave, and firing her, because of her disability, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.

According to the EEOC, Pamela

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PRESS RELEASE
10-17-03

Commissioner Paul Steven Miller of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will make his second trip in as many years to the Middle East next week to share his expertise on the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and related disability issues during a conference in Amman, Jordan.

The two-day conference on October 20-21 is entitled "Roundtable Expert Dialogue

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PRESS RELEASE
6-9-08

EEOC Said Long-Time Pharmacy Technician Fired Because of Gunshot Disability

BALTIMORE – Retail giant Wal-Mart will pay $250,000 and furnish significant injunctive relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. The EEOC had charged that Wal-Mart failed to accommodate and then fired a long-time pharmacy technician who suffered a disability resulting from a gunshot

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 JOINT PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE              CONTACT:  For EEOC October 29, 2004                             David Grinberg                                              (202) 663-4921 or david.grinberg@eeoc.gov                                                                                       For Southern Company                                               Terri McCullough                                              (404) 506-5333 or media@southerncompany.com                                              1-866-506-5333  

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10-29-04

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Debra Leo, ADR Coordinator, Birmingham District Office; Bernice Williams-Kimbrough, Director, Atlanta District Office/Acting Director, Birmingham District Office; and Christopher S. Miller, Vice President of Employee Relations and General Counsel, Southern Company

73rd National Mediation Pact Between Commission and

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PRESS RELEASE
7-16-09

Additional Discrimination and Retaliation Also Alleged by EEOC

CHICAGO – A Tampa-based environmental clean-up company violated federal law by discriminating against and racially harassing African American employees at its Lake Calumet work site in Chicago, including the display of hangman's nooses, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit announced today.

According to the EEOC's suit, WRS Infrastructure and Environmental, Inc. (doing business

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PRESS RELEASE
11-13-02

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced a voluntary pre-litigation settlement under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 of an employment discrimination claim related to the tragic events of September 11. The settlement was reached between the EEOC and a Wilmington, N.C.-based medical practice that treats patients with kidney disease and provides dialysis treatments.

According to the EEOC

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PRESS RELEASE
7-26-05

Issuance Coincides with 15th Anniversary of Landmark Anti-Discrimination Law

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 persons with cancer in the workplace. The new publication is available on EEOC's web site at http://www.eeoc.gov/facts/cancer.html.

Commission Chair Cari M. Dominguez released the document today during an event sponsored

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PRESS RELEASE
11-25-03

December 2 Forum to Include Issuance of Report on Employer Participation

WASHINGTON -- The next open meeting of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will take place on Tuesday, December 2, from 9:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., in the Clarence M. Mitchell, Jr. Conference Room (9th Floor), at agency headquarters located at 1801 L Street, N.W.

The public Commission Meeting will examine the EEOC's National

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 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                   CONTACT:  Claire Gonzales July 6, 1995                                      Reginald Welch                                                   Gary Hozempa                                                   (202) 663-4900                                                   TDD:  (202) 663-4494 

PRESS RELEASE
7-6-95

WASHINGTON -- U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commissioner (EEOC) R. Gaull Silberman has been appointed the first Executive Director of the Office of Compliance, an independent office within the legislative branch of the Federal Government. The Office of Compliance was established by the Congressional Accountability Act

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PRESS RELEASE
12-16-02

EEOC Consent Decree with Printing Giant Requires Anti-Discrimination Policy for Temporary Employees and Training

CHICAGO - Judge Matthew Kennelly of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois has entered a

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PRESS RELEASE
8-12-09

Federal Agency Says Company Belatedly Hired Black Employee Only to Fire Him Shortly After

MILWAUKEE -- The largest metal food can supplier in North America, Silgan Containers Manufacturing Corporation, violated federal law by discriminating against an African American employee at its plant in Oconomowoc, Wis., the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.

The agency's administrative investigation which preceded the