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PRESS RELEASE
7-21-09

EEOC Settles Suit Charging Company With Creating Racially Hostile Workplace

SALISBURY, N.C. – The owners of a Lexington, N.C., furniture store will pay $80,000 and furnish significant injunctive relief to settle a race harassment lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Oppor­tunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.

The EEOC had brought the suit against Stanleytown, Va.-based Stanley Furniture Company, Inc. on behalf of black production

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PRESS RELEASE
11-19-01

Since the September 11 terrorist attacks, we have seen compassion and respect for people of all faiths, races, and national and ethnic origins in workplaces throughout our country. One month after the attacks, President Bush noted with gratitude this "outpouring of compassion

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PRESS RELEASE
7-30-09

EEOC Says Loan Clerk Fired After Objecting to Medical Exam Demanded by Employer Because of Husband’s Condition, Federal Agency Charges

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced a disability discrimination lawsuit against an Aransas Pass, Texas-based personal loan company for terminating an employee because of her relationship with her husband, who had a medical condition, and because the employer regarded

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PRESS RELEASE
11-8-07

Blackwood Becomes Second EEOC Attorney to Receive ABA Honor

WASHINGTON -- Vincent Blackwood, Assistant General Counsel of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), will receive the “Federal Labor and Employment Attorney of the Year” award from the American Bar Association (ABA).

Blackwood was selected for the award by the ABA’s Labor and Employment Law Section. This distinguished award recognizes a federal attorney whose professional achievements

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PRESS RELEASE
8-10-07

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today issued a comprehensive new study examining the effectiveness and efficiency of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) programs used by federal agencies to resolve job disputes. The 38-page report, ADR in the Federal Sector EEO Process for FY 2006, is available on the EEOC's web site at http://www.eeoc.gov/federal/adr/adr_report_2006/index.html.

The report, which presents government-wide data (as submitted by

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PRESS RELEASE
12-22-04

EEOC and Plaintiff's Counsel Score Victory for White Senior Manager Retaliated Against for Lodging Discrimination Complaint

ORLANDO, Fla. - In a trial ending today, a jury in Federal District Court for the Middle District of Florida in Orlando returned a $1.57 million dollar verdict in favor of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Ted Maines and his private counsel, Jill Schwartz & Associates, P.A., in

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PRESS RELEASE
8-14-09

Woman Unlawfully Denied Job Because of Pregnancy, Federal Agency Charges

AUSTIN, Texas — The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today that an independent Austin-based insurance agency has agreed to pay $30,000 to settle an EEOC pregnancy discrimination lawsuit.

In its lawsuit, the EEOC claimed that Time Insurance Agency (TIA) discriminated against a qualified female job applicant when it failed to hire her for an

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PRESS RELEASE
2-11-08

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will hold its next open meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 13, at 2:00 p.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:

• Announcement of Notation Votes, and
• Fiscal Year 2008

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PRESS RELEASE
8-21-09

Tennessee Trailer Builder Refuses to Hire Female Welders, EEOC Charges

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – A Parsons, Tenn., manufacturer of car hauler trailers violated federal law by refusing to hire women as welders, 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-01179, filed in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee, Jackson

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PRESS RELEASE
2-22-07

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will unveil a national initiative called E-RACE, Eradicating Racism and Colorism from Employment, at its next public meeting on Wednesday, February 28, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. (Eastern Time), at agency headquarters, 1801 L Street, N.W. (Ninth Floor, Commission Meeting Room).

Invited experts will address race and color discrimination in the 21st century workplace from a

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PRESS RELEASE
8-6-01

WASHINGTON - Cari M. Dominguez was sworn in today as Chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). Ms. Dominguez was nominated by President George W. Bush on May 10 and unanimously confirmed by the U.S. Senate on July 19, 2001. As EEOC Chair, she will serve as the chief executive officer of the Commission for a five-year term expiring on July 1, 2006.

Ms

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PRESS RELEASE
2-9-06

Merit Resolutions and Monetary Benefits Up

WASHINGTON – Discrimination charges filed with U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) against private sector employers declined last year by 5 percent, the agency reported today as part of its Fiscal Year 2005 data. EEOC officials cited the agency’s aggressive outreach and training efforts as a possible factor in the charge decrease.

Charges filed at EEOC field offices throughout the

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PRESS RELEASE
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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PRESS RELEASE
3-17-09

Federal Agency Claims Affordable Care Dentist Abused Female Assistants

BOSTON – A national denture provider, Affordable Care, Inc., violated federal law when its affiliated dentist, Nelson Wood, racially and sexually harassed two female employees, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today.

The EEOC’s lawsuit, Civil Action No. 1:09-CV-10399-GAO, filed in U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts yesterday, alleges that Affordable Care and

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PRESS RELEASE
9-19-96

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today issued enforcement guidance on the Supreme Court's decision in the age discrimination case O'Connor v. Consolidated Coin Caterers Corp. The guidance analyzes the impact of the decision on EEOC's enforcement activities.

The Age Discrimination in

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PRESS RELEASE
3-26-03

ST. LOUIS - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today that Metro Networks Communications, Inc. and its affiliate, Westwood One, Inc., have agreed to pay $150,000 to settle the EEOC's claims that Metro/Westwood racially harassed and then fired its only African-American news and traffic reporter.

The EEOC's suit, [No. 4:02CV974 DJS] in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri, alleged that Metro

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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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"All I ever wanted was a shot at the American Dream,"
says Charging Party Samantha Robichaud,
pictured with EEOC Birmingham Trial Attorney Mason
Barrett in front of the McDonald's Restaurant
in Northport, Alabama.

PRESS RELEASE
3-7-03

NORTHPORT, Ala. -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced the filing of an employment discrimination lawsuit under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) and the Civil Rights Act

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PRESS RELEASE
9-29-04

National Effort to Educate Teen Employees About Their Rights and Responsibilities

WASHINGTON - Commissioner Stuart J. Ishimaru of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) met this morning with students of McKinley Technology High School in the District of Columbia, as the agency's new "Youth@Work" initiative continues in the Washington metropolitan area. Information about the initiative can be found online at www.eeoc.gov.

Youth@Work is an unprecedented

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Stephen B. Peters with EEOC Attorneys Loretta Medina and Veronica Molina

PRESS RELEASE
4-15-08

EEOC Settlement Follows Victory in 10th Circuit Court of Appeals Establishing ‘Subordinate Bias’ Theory

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced the settlement of a race discrimination lawsuit against BCI Coca-Cola Bottling Company of Los Angeles (BCI) for $250,000 on behalf of an African American former worker in Albuquerque, N.M