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PRESS RELEASE
9-20-06

WASHINGTON – Leslie E. Silverman, a veteran Member of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), has formally taken office as EEOC Vice Chair, the EEOC announced today. President George W. Bush designated Ms. Silverman as Vice Chair earlier this month. She has been serving as an EEOC Commissioner since March 7, 2002.

“I am honored to serve in this new role at the EEOC,” Vice

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
9-25-09

Agency Says Black Employee Subjected to Racial Slurs and Insults; White Co-Worker Fired for Reporting Harassment

SAN ANTONIO – A Pearsall, Texas nursing and rehabilitation center violated federal law by subjecting an African American employee to racial harassment and retaliation, and also by retaliating against both her and a white colleague who objected to the misconduct, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a

 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE              CONTACT:   Claire Gonzales March 8, 1996                                 Reginald Welch                                               (202) 663-4900                                               TDD:   (202) 663-4494 

PRESS RELEASE
3-8-96

WASHINGTON -- U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Chairman Gilbert F. Casellas has announced the appointment of Peggy R. Mastroianni as Associate Legal Counsel. Ms. Mastroianni previously served as Director of EEOC's Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Policy Division.

In announcing his decision, Chairman

PRESS RELEASE
9-29-09

FOSTORIA, Ohio -- Sunny Farms Landfill subjected its African American employees to race-based harassment and retaliation, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.

According to the EEOC's suit (Case No. 3:09-CV02239), filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, Sunny Farms subjected both Willie Norwood and Toby Shepherd to unlawful racial harassment and retaliation, including allegedly

 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE              CONTACT:   Claire Gonzales April 16, 1996                                Reginald Welch                                               (202) 663-4900                                               TDD:   (202) 663-4494 

PRESS RELEASE
4-16-96

WASHINGTON -- On Thursday, April 18, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Chairman Gilbert F. Casellas will deliver remarks on affirmative action, an issue which is fast becoming one of the nation's most hotly debated, at the 22nd Annual Conference of the American Association for Affirmative Action

PRESS RELEASE
9-30-08

EEOC Says Retail Giant Requires Employees to Reveal Confidential Medical Information

SAN DIEGO – Dillard Store Services, Inc. (Dillard's), the nationwide chain of department stores, unlawfully discrimin­ates against employees by requiring them to disclose personal and confidential medical information or face disciplinary action including termination, the U.S. Equal Employ­ment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charges in a class lawsuit filed under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

The

PRESS RELEASE
4-24-03

Nine Fair Employment Practices Agencies to Mediate Private Sector Charges for EEOC

WASHINGTON - Cari M. Dominguez, Chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), today announced the launch of a new mediation pilot program with nine state and local Fair Employment Practices Agencies (FEPAs). Under the new pilot initiative, part of the EEOC's continuing expansion of voluntary mediation, FEPAs will mediate private sector charge

PRESS RELEASE
9-9-08

EEOC Affirms Commitment to Combat Systemic Discrimination in the Workplace

WASHINGTON – Naomi C. Earp, Chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), today announced the selection of Dana Hutter as the new Systemic Investigation Program Manager. Hutter, a veteran agency official, will assume the new position on September 15 after serving nearly five years as the Washington Field Office Director.

In his new role

PRESS RELEASE
4-7-03

Suit Says Supervisor of Muslim Worker Referred to Ramadan as 'Taliban'

CHICAGO - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today filed its fourth post-9/11 backlash discrimination lawsuit against Norwegian American Hospital (Norwegian) for subjecting Charging Party Rashidah Abdullah to harassment, discriminatory discipline, retaliation, and termination because of her religion, Islam. According to the suit, filed under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964

 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE              CONTACT:   Claire Gonzales May 14, 1996                                  Reginald Welch                                               (202) 663-4900                                               TDD:   (202) 663-4494 

PRESS RELEASE
5-14-96

WASHINGTON -- I understand that Mitsubishi Motor Manufacturing of America (MMMA) announced this morning that it has hired former U.S. Labor Secretary Lynn Martin to conduct a "third-party" review of the company's workplace policies and procedures. The EEOC, of course, supports any effort by an employer

PRESS RELEASE
5-23-01

Commission Says Control of Sexual Harassment in Future May Depend on Auto Maker's Adoption of Recommendations

CHICAGO - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) said that it was encouraged by the final report of the Mitsubishi Consent Decree Monitors filed today with Chief Judge Joe B. McDade of the federal District Court in Peoria, Illinois. The report is in accordance with the Consent Decree which

PRESS RELEASE
5-7-08

EEOC Says Restaurant Chain Punished Female Employees Who Complained

LOS ANGELES – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced the resolution of its class action employment discrimination lawsuit against Specialty Restaurants Corporation, an Anaheim, Calif.-based owner and operator of restaurants and banquet facilities nationwide, including Monterey Hill Banquets in Monterey Park, Calif. Under the EEOC settlement, the company has agreed to pay $625,000 to

PRESS RELEASE
6-15-09

EEOC Said Restaurant Created Hostile Workplace for Black and Female Employees

PADUCAH, Ky. – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced a class litigation settlement under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act for one half million dollars and significant remedial relief in a case against Fire Mountain Restaurants LLC, doing business as Ryan’s Family Steakhouse (Ryan’s).

According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, filed in

PRESS RELEASE
1-29-01

One-Day Seminars Available on EEO Topics for Private and Public Sector Employees During 2001

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced the schedule for its annual Technical Assistance Program Seminars (TAPS) during 2001, which are offered in approximately 50 cities nationwide. TAPS are specialized training and education programs that provide practical, how-to-do-it guidance to private employers and government agencies.

"EEOC's Technical Assistance

PRESS RELEASE
6-24-99

WASHINGTON -- In its second public forum outside the nation's capital this year, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) held its monthly meeting in Houston on Tuesday, June 22, to hear testimony from expert witnesses on discrimination as it affects low-wage workers -- particularly immigrants, minorities, and women.

The day-long meeting, held at Texas Southern University's Thurgood Marshall School of Law, attracted an

PRESS RELEASE
10-16-07

Hispanic Employees Paid Less Than Non-Hispanics, Denied Promotion and Health Benefits, Federal Agency Says

NEW YORK – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today filed a complaint and entered into a consent decree in federal district court with B & H Foto and Electronics Corp., resolving a national origin discrimination case on behalf of Hispanic workers at one of the largest retail sellers of photographic

PRESS RELEASE
6-8-04

Leading Experts Will Explore History and Development of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964

WASHINGTON - This month, to commemorate the 40th anniversary of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will bring together judges, former EEOC officials, attorneys and participants in landmark cases for a series of panel discussions examining the origins and

PRESS RELEASE
10-25-07

EEOC Says Helmerich & Payne Subjected Black Workers to Racist Behavior on Oil Rig

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced the settlement of a discrimination lawsuit for $290,000 and significant injunctive relief against Helmerich & Payne International Drilling Co. (H & P) on behalf of African American men who were subjected to a racially hostile work environment on an oil

PRESS RELEASE
7-14-05

EEOC Chair Cari Dominguez and Other Top Officials to Speak at National EXCEL Program

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will hold its annual federal sector EXCEL program from August 22 to 25, 2005, at the MGM Grand Hotel, 3799 Las Vegas Blvd., South, Las Vegas, Nevada. The theme of this conference is Examining Conflicts in Employment Law (EXCEL).

EEOC's annual EXCEL conference