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PRESS RELEASE
6-14-05

Six Winners Cover a Range of Industries and Professions

WASHINGTON - Cari M. Dominguez, Chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), today presented the agency's first-ever "Freedom to Compete Award" to six organizations for initiatives that promote fair and open competition in the workplace.

"Today, we honor companies, associations and people whose extraordinary efforts embody a key tenet of the Commission's goals

PRESS RELEASE
1-24-08

EEOC Settles Class Suit for Black Employees at Racially Hostile Workplace

HIGH POINT, N.C. -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced the settlement of a racial harassment lawsuit for $465,000 and significant remedial relief against Henredon Furniture Industries, Inc. on behalf of African American employees who were subjected to a persistent racially hostile work environment at a furniture plant.

According to the EEOC

PRESS RELEASE
6-22-09

Koper Furniture Harassed Employee Because of Dark Color and Fired Him for Complaining, Federal Agency Charged

SAN JUAN, P.R. – Koper Furniture violated federal law when it permitted a store manager to harass a dark-complexioned Puerto Rican employee because of his skin color and fired him for complaining, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.

Koper operates several furniture

 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                     CONTACT:  Claire Gonzales October 10, 1995                                    Reginald Welch                                                     (202) 663-4900                                                     TDD: (202) 663-4494  

PRESS RELEASE
10-10-95

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today issued a final version of its "ADA Enforcement Guidance: Preemployment Disability-Related Questions and Medical Examinations." The guidance covers the Americans with Disabilities Act's restrictions on preemployment disability-related questions and medical examinations of applicants.

Under the law

PRESS RELEASE
6-5-06

FedEx Refuses to Cooperate in Federal Investigation

PHOENIX -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today that it has filed a subpoena enforcement action in its race discrimination investigation of FedEx Corporation to force the company to furnish key information on personnel procedures.

The EEOC is investigating a race discrimination charge by Tyronne Merritt against Fed Ex which accuses the company of engaging in

PRESS RELEASE
10-23-98

WASHINGTON -- Ida L. Castro was sworn-in today as the Chairwoman of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the first Hispanic female to serve in this capacity. Ms. Castro was nominated by President Clinton on April 2 and unanimously confirmed by the U.S. Senate on October 21. She fills the vacancy left by Gilbert F. Casellas, who resigned as Chairman at the end

PRESS RELEASE
7-12-99

WASHINGTON -- As part of a broader effort to improve the effectiveness of its operations, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today changes to its regulations governing the procedures for federal employee discrimination complaints. The changes, published today in the Federal Register, apply to federal employees and applicants for employment in the federal government as well as to the agencies that employ

 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE              CONTACT:    Reginald Welch October 5, 1994                                Michael Widomski                                                (202) 663-4900                                                TDD:   (202) 663-4494 

PRESS RELEASE
10-5-94

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

PRESS RELEASE
7-22-03

EEOC Chair Cari Dominguez to Address Hundreds of Federal Officials at National EXCEL Program

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today that its annual federal sector EXCEL program for government employees, managers, and union officials will be held August 26 through August 29, 2003, at the Bally's Park Place Resort in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

EXCEL is the

PRESS RELEASE
11-19-01

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the U.S. Departments of Justice and Labor today issued a joint statement reaffirming the federal government's commitment to upholding the federal anti-discrimination laws in the aftermath of the events of September 11. The statement, posted on the Commission's Web site (www.eeoc.gov), focuses on preventing and redressing incidents of harassment, discrimination, and violence in the workplace, including

PRESS RELEASE
7-30-09

EEOC Says Firefighters Over 62 Barred From Receiving Retirement Service Credits

NEW YORK – In two separate lawsuits filed today, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged municipalities in Nassau and Suffolk Counties, Long Island, with discriminating against older volunteer firefighters because of their age in violation of federal law.

The lawsuits filed in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York are

PRESS RELEASE
12-06-01

WASHINGTON - The next meeting of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will be Tuesday, December 11, at 1:30 p.m. in the Clarence M. Mitchell, Jr. Conference Room (9^th Floor), 1801 L Street, N.W. The public meeting, the first held under the leadership of EEOC Chair Cari M. Dominguez, will focus on employment discrimination in the wake of the September 11 terrorist attacks.

"This

PRESS RELEASE
8-7-09

Women Subjected to Sexual Comments, Sexual Propositions and Touching by Male Supervisor and Employees, Federal Agency Charged

ORANGEBURG, S.C. – Alternative Staffing, Inc., a Charleston, S.C.-based temporary employment staffing firm, and Clancy & Theys, a construction company headquartered in Raleigh, N.C., violated federal law by subjecting a class of female employees to a sexually hostile work environment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in

PRESS RELEASE
12-22-05

Repositioning Plan will Improve Customer Service and Increase Efficiency

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will begin implementing a plan on Jan. 1 to reposition the Commission’s field structure to enhance the agency’s enforcement presence, improve customer service and public access, and increase efficiency.

Under the plan, no jobs will be lost, no offices will close, and two new offices will be opened

PRESS RELEASE
8-14-09

De Zavala Oaks Apartment Complex Forced White Property Manager Out of Job for Hiring Black Leasing Agent, Federal Agency Charges

SAN ANTONIO – Management Solutions, Inc. (MSI), an apartment management company, violated federal law by punishing a white manager for hiring a black employee, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.

According to the EEOC’s suit, MSI demoted a white

PRESS RELEASE
2-11-09

Federal-State Partnership Part of Nationwide Initiative to Educate Teens, Employers

NEWARK, N.J. – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the New Jersey Office of the Attorney General, Division on Civil Rights, today launched a new partnership to educate young people and employers about their respective rights and responsibilities under federal and state laws preventing discrimination in the workplace. A key aspect of the public

PRESS RELEASE
8-22-06

EEOC Secures Ruling in Minnesota Sexual Harassment Case Against Perkins Restaurant & Bakery

CHICAGO – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced that it has secured another federal court ruling sharply limiting the ability of employers sued for harassment and other forms of employment discrimination to make an issue of the victims’ immigration status.

Judge John R. Tunheim of the U.S. District Court for

PRESS RELEASE
2-23-09

Agency to Invite Comment on Draft Rule Implementing Genetic Information Non-Discrimination Act

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will hold a public meeting on the subject of genetic discrimination at 10 a.m. (Eastern Time) Wednesday, Feb. 25, at the agency’s new headquarters, 131 M Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. In accordance with the Sunshine Act, the meeting is open for public observation of the

PRESS RELEASE
8-6-04

WASHINGTON - Cari M. Dominguez, Chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), will address the UNITY 2004: Journalists of Color, Inc. Convention today from 12 noon to 2:00 p.m., at the Washington Convention Center, 204A (Level 2), located at 801 Mount Vernon Place, N.W.

Chair Dominguez will hold an open dialogue, including a question and answer session, focusing on the state of hiring in

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PRESS RELEASE
2-9-99

WASHINGTON -- As part of the Clinton Administration's Civil Rights Initiative, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will announce the kick-off of its national mediation program on Thursday, February 11, at 11:00 a.m. at EEOC Headquarters, 1801 L Street, N.W. (First Floor Training Facility).

"What EEOC has learned