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EEOC AND MORGAN STANLEY ANNOUNCE SETTLEMENT OF SEX DISCRIMINATION LAWSUIT

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
7-12-04

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MWD) today announced a $54 million settlement of a sex discrimination lawsuit under Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act filed on behalf of a class of female officers and women eligible for officer promotion in the firm's Institutional Equity Division. As part of the settlement, at least $2 million will be

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HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL TO PAY $2.15 MILLION FOR AGE DISCRIMINATION, IN EEOC SETTLEMENT

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
10-4-04

Government Suit Charged Diversified Technology Giant with Firing and Demoting Class of Employees due to Ageism

NEWARK, N.J. - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has resolved a class action employment discrimination lawsuit against Morristown, N.J.-based Honeywell International, a global diversified technology company with over 100,000 employees in 95 countries. EEOC's litigation alleged violations of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA) at

Press release

EEOC AND RYAN'S RESTAURANT GROUP, INC. SIGN NATIONAL MEDIATION AGREEMENT

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
7-21-04

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Left to Right: Charlotte District Director Reuben Daniels, Jr. and Randy Hart, Ryan's Vice President

Latest NUAM Continues Multi-Year Trend of EEOC Partnerships with Corporate America

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and Ryan's Restaurant Group (Ryan's) today announced the signing of a National Universal Agreement to Mediate (NUAM) to informally resolve workplace disputes through Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) prior to an

Press release

EEOC Agrees to Landmark Resolution of Discrimination Case Against Abercrombie & Fitch

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
11-18-04

LOS ANGELES – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and private plaintiffs today announced their mutual resolution of the lawsuit entitled EEOC v. Abercrombie & Fitch Stores, Inc., Case No. CV-04-4731 SI, which was filed on November 10, 2004, in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California in San Francisco. The lawsuit alleged that Abercrombie & Fitch, which operates a

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EEOC FILES LAWSUIT AGAINST EMERY WORLDWIDE AIRLINES FOR DISCRIMINATION AGAINST AFRICAN-AMERICAN EMPLOYEES

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
7-3-01

Alleges Persistent, Facility-wide Racial Harassment, Biased Treatment and Retaliation

NEWARK, N.J. - Following an investigation and attempts at conciliation, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today filed a lawsuit against Emery Worldwide Airlines, at its Priority Mail Processing Center in Kearny, N.J., for violating Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act by discriminating against African-American employees in a wide range of employment matters, including

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EEOC ASKS PUBLIC TO BE PATIENT DURING TRANSITION TO IN-HOUSE PHONE SYSTEM

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission


PRESS RELEASE
11-7-07

Commission Vote Against Extending National Contact Center Likely to Disrupt Service

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) called on the public to be patient when contacting the federal agency during its continuing transition to an in-house customer response system staffed by federal workers, in the wake of today’s 2-2 vote nixing a three-month extension of the National Contact Center (NCC) contract.

“Unfortunately, today’s

Press release

EEOC Settles Color Harassment Lawsuit With Applebee's Neighborhood Bar and Grill

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 7, 2003


PRESS RELEASE
8-07-03

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Charging Party Dwight Burch (right) is pictured in front of Applebee's with EEOC Atlanta Regional Attorney Robert Royal

Rare Bias Case Involves Dark Skin Color of African American Employee

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced the settlement of a rare color harassment and retaliation lawsuit under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 against Applebee's

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FEDERAL COURT RULES AGAIN: ALL EEOC CLAIMS AGAINST SIDLEY & AUSTIN FOR AGE BIAS WILL GO FORWARD

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
12-21-05

Judge Says EEOC Ability to Seek Money for Expelled Partners is Derived from Public Interest

CHICAGO - U.S. District Judge James B. Zagel today, for the second time, denied a request of Sidley Austin Brown & Wood, the giant Chicago-based international law firm, that the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) be barred from obtaining monetary relief in the agency's class age discrimination lawsuit for attorneys

Press release

EEOC AND TECHNICOLOR VIDEOCASSETTE SETTLE SEX BIAS AND RETALIATION LAWSUIT FOR $875,000

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT:             For EEOC Wednesday, August 14, 2002                 Anna Y. Park                                            (213) 894-1080                                            Olophius Perry                                            (213) 894-1112                                        TTY: (213) 894-1118                                             For Technicolor                                            Joel Krischer                                            Latham & Watkins                                            (213) 485-1234 

PRESS RELEASE
8-14-02

Consent Decree Also Provides Injunctive Relief and Outside Monitoring of Entertainment Giant

LOS ANGELES - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced an $875,000 settlement of an employment discrimination lawsuit against Technicolor Videocassette

Press release

STATEMENT BY EEOC CHAIR CARI DOMINGUEZ ON RETIREE HEALTH BENEFITS RULE

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
2-10-05

WASHINGTON - Cari M. Dominguez, Chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), released the following statement:

"I am saddened and disappointed by AARP's premature legal action February 4 to block a Commission rule that would protect retirees' health benefits. But it's important to note that the judge's order is not a decision about the merits of AARP's arguments. Rather, the parties agreed to a

Press release

STILLWATER SCHOOL DISTRICT TO PAY $1.12 MILLION FOR AGE BIAS AGAINST CLASS OF RETIRED EMPLOYEES

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
8-21-06

Latest EEOC Settlement on Issue of Discriminatory Early-Retirement Plans

MINNEAPOLIS – Independent School District No. 834 of Stillwater, Minnesota (Stillwater School District), will pay more than $1 million to former school district employees under a consent judgment resolving an age bias lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.

EEOC has brought a total of 12 age discrimination lawsuits

Press release

EEOC COMMISSIONER MEETS WITH MEMBERS OF BRITISH PARLIAMENT ON DISABILITY ISSUES

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE              CONTACT:   R. Paul Richard February 21, 1996                             (202) 663-4036                                               TDD: (202) 663-7172 

PRESS RELEASE
2-21-96

Washington -- Paul Steven Miller, one of the four commissioners of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), met last week in London with Members of Parliament to discuss the experience of the United States with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The meeting was prompted

Press release

TOBACCO SUPERSTORES, INC. TO PAY $425,000 FOR RACE DISCRIMINATION AGAINST BLACKS

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
8-5-08

EEOC Charged that TSS Failed to Promote African Americans to Managerial Positions

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced that Tobacco Superstores, Inc. (TSS) will pay $425,000 and provide significant remedial relief to settle a race discrimination lawsuit on behalf of qualified black workers who were denied promotion to management.

The EEOC's lawsuit (Case No. 3:05 CV 00218) in U.S

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EEOC PETITIONS COURT TO BAN GENETIC TESTING OF RAILROAD WORKERS IN FIRST EEOC CASE CHALLENGING GENETIC TESTING UNDER AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
2-9-01

WASHINGTON - The U. S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today filed its first court action challenging genetic testing a Petition for a Preliminary Injunction against Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad to end genetic testing of employees who have filed claims for work-related injuries based on carpal tunnel syndrome. EEOC alleges that the employees are not told of the genetic test, or asked to consent to

Press release

EEO-1 REPORT FOR 2006 DUE FROM EMPLOYERS SEPT. 30

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
9-12-06

Record Number of Workforce Surveys Expected by EEOC

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today urged the employer community to send in the annual EEO-1 Report to meet the fast approaching Sept. 30 deadline, as required by federal law. EEOC anticipates receiving a record number of EEO-1 Reports from employers nationwide in 2006.

The EEO-1 Report – formally known as the "Employer Information

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GOLDEN STATE MUTUAL SUED BY EEOC FOR UNLAWFUL RETALIATION

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
3-16-09

Insurance Company Demoted Employee for Reporting Sexual Harassment Complaint, Federal Agency Charges

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – A Los Angeles-based insurance company that services policyholders in 12 states violated federal law by demoting 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, Golden State Mutual Life Insurance Company employed William Barringer as an

Press release

JURY FINDS OUTBACK STEAKHOUSE GUILTY OF SEX DISCRIMINATION AND ILLEGAL RETALIATION; AWARDS VICTIM $2.2 MILLION

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
9-19-01

TAMPA, Fla. - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today that a jury in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida awarded $2.2 million to Dena Zechella, a former employee of Outback Steakhouse. The jury found that Outback paid Zechella - a female - considerably less than a similarly situated male employee who performed the same job duties. The jury also

Press release

MARSHALLS TO PAY $110,000 TO SETTLE EEOC SEXUAL HARASSMENT LAWSUIT

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

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

LITTLE ROCK RETIREMENT COMMUNITY SUED BY EEOC FOR DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
9-24-09

Presbyterian Village Took Away Accommodation, Retaliated Against Dietary Aide With Physical and Developmental Impairments, Agency Claim

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Presbyterian Village Inc., a retirement community in Little Rock, Ark., violated federal law when it refused to accommodate and then reduced the hours of a dietary aide because of his disabilities, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today in U.S

Press release

COURT APPROVES $1.2 MILLION SETTLEMENT BETWEEN EEOC AND MCKESSON FOR RACE DISCRIMINATION

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
3-6-02

LOS ANGELES - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced that a federal court has approved a $1,245,000 settlement of a class action race discrimination lawsuit brought by EEOC and private counsel against McKesson Water Products Company and Groupe Danone (which acquired McKesson in 2000). The suit was filed under Title VII OF the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

Judge Florence Marie Cooper of