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PRESS RELEASE
9-29-09

Woman Not Returned Because of History of Depression, Federal Agency Charges

DETROIT – A Saginaw, Mich., provider of health services violated federal law by refusing to return an employee to work because of her disability, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.

According to the EEOC's suit (EEOC v. Health Delivery, Inc., Case No. 2:09CV13837), filed in U.S. District

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PRESS RELEASE
4-19-06

New Compliance Manual Section and Question & Answer Fact Sheet Address Wide Range of Contemporary Workplace Issues

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today issued a new Compliance Manual section updating guidance on how Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits discrimination in employment on the bases of race and color. The EEOC also issued a companion question-and-answer fact sheet

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PRESS RELEASE
9-30-09

Better Qualified Former Employee Denied Jobs Because of Pregnancy, EEOC Charges

MIAMI – Hilton Grand Vacations Company, LLC, a division of Hilton Hotels Corporation, violated federal law when it refused to hire a former employee because of her pregnancy, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.

According to the EEOC’s suit, EEOC v. Hilton Grand Vacations Company, L.L.C.

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PRESS RELEASE
4-27-00

DETROIT -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and Eastern Michigan University (EMU) today announced the settlement of a lawsuit in which the EEOC alleged that EMU engaged in unlawful sex discrimination when it paid its only female professor in its Industrial Technology Department less than her male colleagues for doing essentially the same work.

From 1991, when she was first hired by the university

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PRESS RELEASE
4-8-09

Telemarketing Company Punished Women for Complaining About Misconduct, Federal Agency Charges

MEMPHIS – A Germantown, Tenn.-based telemarketing company violated federal law by subjecting a class of women employees to sexual harassment and unlawful retalia­tion, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.

According to the EEOC's suit, Civil Action No. 2:09-cv-02203, filed in U.S. District Court for the Western District

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PRESS RELEASE
5-20-03

ConAgra to Pay Nearly $1 Million to Victims, Make Job Offers, Provide ADA Training to Managers

San Francisco - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced a conciliation agreement reached with Gilroy Foods and its owner, ConAgra Foods, Inc., a Nebraska-based foods company with $27 billion in annual sales. This resolves complaints filed with the EEOC alleging disability discrimination at an onion and garlic

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PRESS RELEASE
5-26-06

EEOC Said Skilled Laborers Recruited from India were Imprisoned, Exploited and Abused

TULSA, Okla. – In a significant legal victory for the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commis­sion (EEOC), a federal judge has ordered John Pickle Company, Inc. (JPC) and its president, John Pickle, to pay $1.24 million to 52 male victims of national origin discrimination and "human trafficking" who were recruited from India as skilled laborers

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PRESS RELEASE
6-10-03

Pay Discrimination Still Workplace Reality Says Commission Chair Cari Dominguez

WASHINGTON - In observance of the 40^th anniversary of the signing of the Equal Pay Act (EPA), the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has posted new information online at www.eeoc.gov covering the history and enforcement of the EPA. In addition, EEOC Chair Cari M. Dominguez issued the following statement:

"Since its enactment on June

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PRESS RELEASE
6-11-01

NEW ORLEANS - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today filed a race discrimination lawsuit against TIC - The Industrial Company (TIC) and TIC Holdings, Inc. (TICH), one of the nation's largest industrial construction firms, alleging discrimination in recruiting and hiring on behalf of a class of up to 600 African-American construction workers nationwide.

EEOC's lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in New Orleans, charges

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PRESS RELEASE
1-2-03

EEOC Suit Said Pentecostal Employee Fired for Refusal to Wear Pants as Part of Uniform

CHICAGO -- Judge Michael M. Mihm of the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois has entered a Consent Decree resolving a religious discrimination suit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("EEOC") against Brink's, Inc., a Division of Pittston Co., Inc. ("Brink's") under Title VII of

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PRESS RELEASE
6-2-08

EEOC Settles Job Discrimination Suit with Landmark NYC Restaurant

NEW YORK – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced the settlement of a harassment and retaliation lawsuit under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act against Tavern on the Green, a landmark restaurant located in Central Park in New York City, for $2.2 million and significant remedial relief.

The EEOC charged in the case

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PRESS RELEASE
1-8-04

Vermont Will Become Second State To Pledge Commitment Tied With President Bush's New Freedom Initiative

MONTPELIER, Vt. - During Governor James Douglas's weekly press conference tomorrow at the Vermont State House (Thursday, January 8, 1:00 p.m.), he and U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Chair Cari M. Dominguez will sign a resolution aimed at enhancing employment opportunities in

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PRESS RELEASE
6-3-09

EEOC Settles Discrimination Suit Against Alaska’s Largest Hospital

ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Providence Alaska Medical Center has agreed to pay $220,000 and other relief to settle an age discrimination lawsuit on behalf of five workers laid off and denied rehire because of their age, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today.

The EEOC charged that in February 2005, Providence laid off and refused to rehire

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PRESS RELEASE
10-20-04

Dispelling Myths and Fears Can Promote Employment Opportunities

WASHINGTON - In observance of National Disability Employment Awareness Month, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today released a fact sheet on the application of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to persons with intellectual disabilities in the workplace. The new publication is available at www.eeoc.gov.

The term "intellectual disability" describes the condition once commonly referred

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PRESS RELEASE
7-1-09

Women at EPI’s Mississippi Plant Had to Quit to Escape Abuse, Federal Agency Charges

OXFORD, Miss. – A St. Louis-based plastic injection molding company violated federal law by subjecting a class of female employees at its Sherman, Miss., plant to a sexually hostile work environment and forcing several of them to quit their jobs, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charges in a lawsuit filed

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PRESS RELEASE
10-31-01

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today posted on its web site questions and answers to assist employers who are developing or re- evaluating emergency evacuation procedures. The full text of the document is available at www.eeoc.gov.

"In light of recent events, many employers are particularly concerned about being able to evacuate individuals who might require assistance because of a medical condition or

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PRESS RELEASE
7-18-08

Two Plenary Sessions to Focus on Asian and Hispanic Federal Communities

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will hold its annual federal sector EXCEL (Examining Conflicts in Employment Law) conference from Aug. 18 to 21 at the Chicago Hilton Hotel. EXCEL is the premier national federal sector law conference and the most comprehensive of its kind examining contemporary equal employment opportunity issues and other workplace

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PRESS RELEASE
11-16-04

WHO: The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal government civil rights agency that enforces the nation's employment anti-discrimination laws. The EEOC, which turns 40 next summer, was created with the enactment of Title VII of the landmark Civil Rights Act on July 2, 1964

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PRESS RELEASE
7-28-00

WASHINGTON - Ida L. Castro, Chairwoman of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), will be in Detroit on Monday, July 31, and Tuesday, August 1, to participate in the national "Spirit of the ADA Torch Relay" ceremonies commemorating the tenth anniversary of the landmark Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Ms. Castro will also hold meetings with local stakeholders representing employers, employees, the private bar, civil

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Vice Chair Earp and Steven C. Andersen,
President and CEO of the National Restaurant Association,
at today's Signing Ceremony for the Youth@Work Partnership

PRESS RELEASE
11-30-04

New Alliance to Promote Fair and Inclusive Workplaces for Nation's Youth

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the National Restaurant Association today joined forces in an important partnership effort to raise awareness about issues affecting young workers in the