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PRESS RELEASE
3-14-00

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today that two of its attorneys have been selected to participate in a newly created Government Fellowship Program of the American Bar Association (ABA). Under the program, EEOC legal staff with a record of excellence in civil rights law will serve as members of the ABA's EEO Committee, part of the Section of Labor and Employment

PRESS RELEASE
9-16-09

New Regulations Conform to Changes Made by ADA Amendments Act of 2008

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today approved a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) revising its regulations to provide that an individual seeking protection under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) establish that he or she has a disability consistent with the original, expansive intent of Congress when it enacted the

PRESS RELEASE
3-24-04

EEOC Litigation Says Home Improvement Giant Rejected Qualified Black Job Applicants

MEMPHIS, Tenn.-- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced the filing of a race discrimination lawsuit under Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act against Lowe's Companies, Inc., doing business as Lowe's Home Center's Inc. The suit charges the world's second largest home improvement retailer with failing to hire a class of

PRESS RELEASE
9-23-09

Concession Manager Fired for HIV Condition, Federal Agency Charges

BALTIMORE – Innershore Enterprises, Inc. doing business as Marlow 6 Theatre, violated federal law when it fired a concession manager because of her disability, Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it announced today.

In its suit (Civil Action No. 8:09-cv-02481-DKC) filed in U.S. District Court for the District

PRESS RELEASE
3-31-09

Prayer Breaks Sought by Muslim Employees to be Instituted;
Total of $365,000 to be Paid, Job Offers Made in Two Cases

MINNEAPOLIS – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today that Magistrate Judge Jeanne J. Graham of the U.S. District Court in St. Paul, Minn., has ordered final approval of consent decrees settling two religious discrimination lawsuits brought by the EEOC against a leading

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PRESS RELEASE
9-26-07

Five Employers Honored for Programs Promoting Access and Inclusion

WASHINGTON – Naomi C. Earp, Chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
4-11-08

E-RACE Initiative Offers New Approach to Combating Job Bias, Promoting Voluntary Compliance

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Naomi C. Earp, Chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), and EEOC Commissioner Stuart J. Ishimaru, today met with Memphis area business leaders to discuss the agency's E-RACE Initiative (Eradicating Racism And Colorism from Employment) – a national outreach, education, and enforcement campaign focusing on new and emerging race

PRESS RELEASE
9-3-03

Federal Agency Says Director Forced Out for Trying to Stop Sexual Harassment

NORFOLK, Va.- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today that on Tuesday a federal jury awarded $4,050,000 to Stephanie Denninghoff following a four- day trial conducted on her behalf by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) against Bon Secours DePaul Medical Center, Inc. for unlawful retaliation. The jury awarded $1,050,000 in

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
4-2-04

Insurance Giant Deprives Employees of Equal Opportunity, Says EEOC in Lawsuit

PHILADELPHIA - In a significant decision, the federal court here has ruled that Allstate Insurance Company unlawfully retaliated against approximately 6,200 of its employees by requiring them to give up their workplace discrimination claims in order to continue to work as agents with the Northbrook, Ill.-based insurance giant. The EEOC's lawsuit charges Allstate with violating

PRESS RELEASE
9-30-09

Agency Charges Latino Janitors Harassed, Scrutinized and Terminated

SAN FRANCISCO — The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed a lawsuit today against New York City-based janitorial services giant ABM Industries (NYSE:ABM), charging that supervisors at the company discriminated against Latino janitors working at several commercial buildings in downtown San Francisco, and retaliated against some of these employees after they filed charges with the EEOC.

EEOC’s

PRESS RELEASE
4-28-06

Judge Rejects Hollywood Motion Picture Giant’s Attempt to Dismiss Case

LOS ANGELES – In a legal victory for the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal district court for the Central District of California rejected a motion by Universal Pictures to dismiss a race discrimination lawsuit filed by the EEOC, allowing the case to move forward to trial, the federal agency announced today. The trial

PRESS RELEASE
5-10-01

PHOENIX - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has asked Judge William D. Browning of the Federal District Court in Tucson, Arizona, to hold Wal-Mart Stores, Inc, the nation's largest retailer, in contempt of court and to sanction the company because it failed to comply with the terms of a January 2000 Consent Decree settling an EEOC lawsuit under the Americans with Disabilities Act of

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PRESS RELEASE
5-21-07

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will hold its next public Commission Meeting on Wednesday, May 23, from 9:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. (Eastern Time), at agency headquarters, 1801 L Street, N.W. (Ninth Floor, Commission Meeting Room).

During the meeting

PRESS RELEASE
5-29-09

EEOC Settles Race and Retaliation Suit Against Rockford, Ill.-based Construction Firm

CHICAGO – Area Erectors, Inc., a construction company headquartered in Rockford, Ill., will pay $630,000 and provide significant remedial relief to settle a race discrimination class lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.

The EEOC’s suit, filed under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act (EEOC

PRESS RELEASE
6-11-09

PHOENIX – An eight person federal jury has returned a unanimous verdict in favor of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) in a sexual harassment lawsuit against AutoZone, Inc., the Memphis, Tenn.-based national auto parts retail giant, the EEOC announced today.

The jury ruled that AutoZone violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 by subjecting employee Stacy Wing to a sexually hostile

PRESS RELEASE
1-21-05

EEOC and Plaintiff's Counsel Score Victory for Latina Farmworker Sexually Assaulted By Her Supervisor

Fresno, Calif. - In a trial ending today, a jury in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California in Fresno returned a $994,000 verdict in favor of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Olivia Tamayo and her private counsel, W.J. Smith & Associates, in their sexual harassment lawsuit against

PRESS RELEASE
6-21-00

PHOENIX - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today that it filed a class lawsuit against Gilbert, Arizona-based Quality Art LLC and Palestra Capital alleging widespread sexual harassment and national origin discrimination against 27 female and Hispanic employees. The suit, filed in U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona, also claims that Quality Art retaliated against employees who complained about the discriminatory treatment

PRESS RELEASE
1-9-09

Barriers and Misperceptions Persist; Low Participation in Senior Ranks

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today released a comprehensive report prepared by the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Work Group containing findings and a series of practical recommendations for EEOC Chair Naomi C. Earp’s consideration. These recommendations address AAPI issues related to federal sector employment, special emphasis programs and the complaints process

PRESS RELEASE
6-3-99

*** Largest EEOC Monetary Settlement for Sexual Harassment in New York State ***

New York City -- In a consent decree obtained by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity

Commission's (EEOC) New York District Office, Sidney Frank Importing Co. Inc. and All State

Promotions Inc. ("Sidney Frank Importers"), distributors of Jagermeister and Grey Goose Vodka,

agreed to pay $2,600,000 to conclude a lawsuit which alleged

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PRESS RELEASE
10-21-99

WASHINGTON -- As part of its continuing effort to reach out to agency stakeholders at the grassroots level, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will hold a meeting in Chicago next week to examine