Press release

EEOC RACE BIAS SUIT AGAINST UNIVERSAL PICTURES MOVES FORWARD TO TRIAL, COURT RULES

 

Judge Rejects Hollywood Motion Picture Giant's Attempt to Dismiss Case

     

LOS ANGELES – In a legal victory for the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal district court for the Central District of California rejected a motion by Universal Pictures to dismiss a race discrimination lawsuit filed by the EEOC, allowing the case to move forward to trial, the federal agency announced today.  The trial date is currently set for

April 28, 2006

Press release

DEFICIT IN MANAGEMENT DIVERSITY FOR MANY IN FINANCE INDUSTRY, EEOC STUDY FINDS

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has released a report showing women, African Americans, Hispanics, Asians and American Indians /Alaskan Natives are still lagging behind as managers in a large share of finance industry firms.

EEOC Chair Cari M. Dominguez unveiled the report, "Diversity in the Finance Industry," in San Francisco Tuesday during a presentation to the Financial Women's Association, which is observing its 50th anniversary.

"This report shows that

April 26, 2006

Press release

EEOC ISSUES POLICY GUIDANCE SPECIFIC TO RACE AND COLOR DISCRIMINATION

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.  These resources, available on the Commission's Web page  www.eeoc.gov

April 19, 2006

Press release

EEOC ON WEDNESDAY TO CONSIDER NEW COMPLIANCE MANUAL SECTION ON RACE AND COLOR DISCRIMINATION

     

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will hold its next public meeting on Wednesday, April 19, at 10:00 a.m. (Eastern Time), at agency headquarters, 1801 L Street, N.W.  In accordance with the Sunshine Act, the following matters are scheduled for consideration during the open session of the meeting:

  • Announcement of Notation Votes
  • New Compliance Manual Section updating guidance on how Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act prohibits
April 17, 2006

Press release

EEOC Settles Lawsuit on Behalf of Hispanic Employees

Allegedly Denied Promotions to Management Jobs

   

SEATTLE -- The U.S. Equal  Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has settled its national origin  discrimination lawsuit against the successor of U S WEST Communications, Qwest  Communications International Inc., for $400,000.  The EEOC achieved the settlement on behalf of  a group of Hispanic employees who the EEOC alleged were denied promotions to  management jobs at company's Portland, Oregon, facilities from 1998 through  2001.  The company has denied these 

April 13, 2006

Press release

EEOC AWARDS INTERAGENCY AGREEMENT FOR FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM SUPPORT SERVICES

Partnership Launched with Department of the Interior's National Business Center

     

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced the award of an interagency agreement with the U.S. Department of the Interior's National Business Center (NBC) for financial management system support services using the competitive Centers of Excellence Financial Management Lines of Business program.

     

The agreement, which includes an 18-month base period, is valued at $11.7 million

April 11, 2006

Press release

EEOC MAKES FIGHT AGAINST SYSTEMIC DISCRIMINATION A TOP PRIORITY

   

WASHINGTON - Making the fight against systemic discrimination an agency-wide top priority, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) on Tuesday adopted recommendations from an internal task force report that focus on strengthening the Commission's nationwide approach to investigating and litigating systemic cases.

The task force, led by Commissioner Leslie E. Silverman, defined systemic cases as "pattern or practice, policy and/or class cases where the alleged discrimination has a broad impact on an

April 4, 2006

Press release

LAWRY’S RESTAURANTS SUED FOR SEX BIAS IN HIRING

EEOC Says Men Categorically Rejected for Server Jobs, Only Women Hired to Wait Tables

   

LOS ANGELES – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today that it has filed a national class action sex discrimination lawsuit against Lawry’s Restaurants, Inc., doing business as Lawry’s The Prime Rib, Five Crowns, and the Tam O’Shanter Inn, on behalf of male applicants who were systematically rejected for hire as food servers due to their gender. 

April 4, 2006

Press release

TWO FEDERAL COURTS: EEOC CAN CORRESPOND WITH CLASS MEMBERS IN LAWSUITS WITHOUT INTERFERENCE

Judges in Supercuts 'English Only' and FIM Sexual Harassment Cases     Reject Employers' Efforts to Review Letters in Advance

   

CHICAGO -  The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced this afternoon that it has secured two rulings assuring that the EEOC can continue to correspond with victims of employment discrimination in lawsuits without submitting such letters in advance to either the courts or attorneys for employers.

   

John Hendrickson, the EEOC

March 31, 2006

Press release

COMMISSION TO CONSIDER STRATEGIES TUESDAY FOR COMBATING SYSTEMIC DISCRIMINATION

     

WASHINGTON – Moving to advance the fight against systemic discrimination, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will consider recommendations from a special task force at its next meeting, Tuesday, April 4, at 10:00 a.m. (Eastern Time), at agency headquarters, 1801 L Street, N.W.  In accordance with the Sunshine Act, the following matters are scheduled for consideration during the open session of the meeting:

  • Announcement of Notation Votes
  • Systemic Task Force Report
March 30, 2006
Subscribe to Press release