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WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today released Compliance Manual Section 902: Definition of the Term "Disability" to EEOC investigators and the public. The guidance provides information and instructions for determining whether an individual has a disability as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA).

In announcing the release of the guidance, EEOC Chairman Gilbert F. Casellas said, "This guidance will not only give EEOC

President Clinton today announced his intent to nominate Clifford Gregory Stewart as General Counsel of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).

Mr. Stewart currently serves as the Director of the Division on Civil Rights in the New Jersey Department of Law and Public Safety, an appointed position he has held since 1990.

EEOC Chairman Gilbert F. Casellas said, "President Clinton has made an outstanding choice for this critically important position. Greg Stewart

WASHINGTON -- At the first meeting of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) since April 12, 1994, new Chairman Gilbert F. Casellas announced the formation of three task forces to address critical issues facing the EEOC.

At Chairman Casellas' request, Vice Chairman Paul M. Igasaki will chair the Task Force on Charge Processing, Commissioner Joyce E. Tucker will chair the Task Force on Fair Employment Practices Agencies (FEPAs), and

WASHINGTON -- Three weeks into assuming the chairmanship of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Gilbert F. Casellas has set a fast pace in getting to know the people who make up the agency and how the agency operates, as well as seeking ways to make the Commission function better. He will be in Chicago Thursday to confer with the staff of the EEOC Chicago District Office and to meet with constituency and business groups

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today that USAir, Inc. has agreed to settle a lawsuit charging Piedmont Aviation with violating the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA). The proposed settlement provides a total of $300,000 in damages and 32 pilot positions for eligible claimants.

The settlement resolves an EEOC lawsuit filed against Piedmont Aviation and USAir, as Piedmont's successor, on January 18, 1991, in U.S. District

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Senate late yesterday unanimously confirmed the nominations of Gilbert F. Casellas, Paul M. Igasaki, and Paul Steven Miller to serve as Commissioners of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. The new members are expected to be formally appointed by President Clinton today.

Casellas, a Philadelphia attorney who has been serving as general counsel of the U.S. Air Force, will be the Chairman of the Commission. He has been active in Hispanic

WASHINGTON -- On July 26, Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) will expand its coverage to include employers with 15 or more employees, bringing the ADA into parity with federal prohibitions against employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, and national origin.

Title I of the ADA, which prohibits employment discrimination against people with disabilities in the private sector and in state and local governments, has a two-step

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Supreme Court announced June 20 it will not hear Garcia et al. v. Spun Steak Co. In doing so, the Court will let stand a decision by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that allows Spun Steak to prevent employees from speaking their native language at work. Only Justices Harry Blackmun and Sandra Day O'Connor voted to hear Garcia.

At the invitation of the Supreme Court, the U.S. Equal Employment

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
3-26-09

Staff Given Time Off Also Entitled to Overtime Pay, Arbitrator Rules

WASHINGTON— - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC) practice of giving time off to employees who worked extra hours was insufficient for certain investigators and mediators, an arbitrator ruled.

“The EEOC offered compensatory time off to any employee who worked extra hours, but the arbitrator found that practice was not enough to satisfy the

PRESS RELEASE
3-24-09

EEOC Says Male Manager Engaged in Physical and Verbal Abuse of Teen Worker

ALBUQUERQUE – An Albuquerque-based McDonald’s restaurant franchise will pay $115,000 and provide significant remedial relief to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) on behalf of two young female employees, including a teenager, the agency announced today.

The EEOC’s suit charged that Alejandra Jasso, then age

PRESS RELEASE
3-24-99

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) received recommendations yesterday from representatives of the AFL-CIO and AARP on how the agency can be more responsive to the needs of union members and older workers. The recommendations were made at the third Commission Meeting of a special series convened by EEOC Chairwoman Ida L. Castro to focus on the concerns of agency stakeholders

PRESS RELEASE
3-25-04

EEOC Case Addresses Rights of Temporary (Contingent) Workers

San Francisco - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced a $600,000 settlement of an employment discrimination lawsuit against San Francisco-based game developer Sega of America, Inc., and Spherion Corporation (NYSE: SFN), a staffing, recruiting and outsourcing company with more than 800 locations in nine countries. The EEOC lawsuit charged that Sega directed Spherion to terminate

PRESS RELEASE
3-25-08

Class of More Than 10,000 to Receive Monetary Relief; Significant Injunctive Remedies Included

EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. – A federal judge here has granted final approval of a sweeping consent decree resolving a class race discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) against Walgreen Co., the Deerfield, Ill.-based national drug store chain. The decree, one of the largest monetary settlements in a

PRESS RELEASE
3-25-09

Women Abused at Jacksonville Store Federal Agency Charged

WILMINGTON, N.C. – Framingham, Mass.-based TJX Companies, Inc., doing business as Marshalls, a discount retail store chain, will pay $110,000 to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.

The EEOC had charged in its lawsuit that beginning in September 2004, a male supervisor at the Jacksonville, N.C

PRESS RELEASE
3-25-09

Louisiana Dredging Company Fired Black Worker for Protesting Racism, Federal Agency Charged

NEW ORLEANS -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced that it has sued Mike Hooks, Inc. for racial discrimination, harassment and retaliatory discharge. Mike Hooks is a civil engineering, construction and dredging company headquartered in Westlake, La., with a work force of about 275 employees.

The EEOC’s lawsuit (Civil Action No

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

PRESS RELEASE
3-26-09

Court Approves Proposed Settlement in EEOC Suit Against Media Company

MINNEAPOLIS – The United States District Court for the District of Minnesota has approved as final a proposed settlement of a sexual harassment lawsuit by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) against The Star Tribune Company for more than $300,000 and significant remedial relief, the EEOC announced today. The suit was filed on behalf of

PRESS RELEASE
3-24-09

Settlement with Adelphi University of Long Island Also Includes Remedial Relief

NEW YORK – Adelphi University of Garden City, N.Y., one of the largest universities on Long Island, has agreed to settle a pay discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) for more than $300,000 and significant remedial relief, the federal agency announced today. The EEOC had charged that Adelphi paid a

PRESS RELEASE
3-26-09

Employee Terminated for Complaining About Sexual Harassment, Federal Agency Charges

RALEIGH, N.C. – Three commonly owned North Carolina placement agencies violated federal law by terminating an employee for opposing sexual harassment, the U.S. Equal Employment Oppor­tunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.

According to the EEOC's suit, Aelmings Human Resources Corporation, along with two related entities, Judges Security Staffing, LLC and Total Protection Services

PRESS RELEASE
3-26-09

Black Applicant Denied Hire Because of Race, Federal Agency Charged

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Franke, Inc., doing business as Franke Foodservice Systems, will offer permanent employment to an African American applicant and furnish other relief to resolve a race discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.

The EEOC had charged that Franke Foodservice, headquartered in LaVergne, Tenn., refused to