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EEOC'S Atlanta Office Signs Historic Outreach Agreement with Philippine Embassy

The Atlanta District Office of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the consular section of the Philippine embassy to the United States on July 19 in Augusta, Ga.  The agreement establishes an ongoing collaboration between these entities to provide Philippine nationals with information, guidance, and access to resources about workers' rights under the laws enforced by EEOC.  Philippine Third Secretary and Vice Consul Darell Artates, on behalf of Minister and Consul General Emilio T. Fernandez, and EEOC Atlanta District Office Outreach Manager Terrie Dandy, on behalf of District Director Bernice Williams-Kimbrough, signed the agreement.
July 22, 2015

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EEOC Celebrates 25th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act July 23

Tomorrow, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will commemorate the 25th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) jointly with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) at an event at DOJ headquarters. During the event, the two agencies will announce a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) designed to strengthen EEOC and DOJ's Civil Rights Division's enforcement of the ADA and the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA).
July 22, 2015

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EEOC Sues Vita Plus for Disability Discrimination

Vita Plus Corporation, an agricultural company with a facility in Gagetown, Mich., violated federal law by discriminating against a truck driver because of his disability, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed on July 16.
July 22, 2015

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Subway Franchise in Albany Sued by EEOC for  Sexual Harassment of Teen Job Applicants

Draper Development, LLC, doing business as Subway, which operates at least 24 Subway restaurants in the Albany area, violated federal law by subjecting two teenage female job applicants to sexual harassment when its manager offered them jobs in exchange for sex, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed on July 21, 2015.
July 22, 2015

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EEOC Sues Regis Corporation/Smart Style Family Hair Salon for Unlawful Retaliation

Regis Corporation, doing business as Smart Style Family Hair Salon, a Minnesota-based company that operates a chain of hair salons, violated federal law by firing two employees in retaliation for complaining about race discrimination, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
July 22, 2015
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