COLUMBIA, SC -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed suit today against Augusta Fiberglass and Coating, Inc., alleging that a class of African American employees was subjected to race discrimination and a racially hostile working environment from 1979 until present at the company's Blackville, South Carolina, plant.

According to the complaint filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina in Orangeburg, Augusta Fiberglass violated

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WASHINGTON - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today that it has rescheduled its Washington, D.C., town hall meetings on the federal sector EEO complaint process due to an increasing public demand as well as a scheduling conflict.  The new dates are Thursday, May 4 and May 18 from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. at

DETROIT -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today that it has obtained a consent order from United States District Judge Avern Cohn, after filing an Application for Preliminary Injunction in an egregious case of employment discrimination against Advantage Staffing, Inc.

On March 9, 2000, a former employee of Advantage Staffing, Inc. filed

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WASHINGTON - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today that it will hold three town hall meetings in major cities across the country to discuss recent and on-going reforms to the Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) complaint process for federal employees.  The public meetings are

EEOC CHAIRWOMAN TO MEET           WITH COMMUNITY AND BUSINESS LEADERS IN ARIZONA

PHOENIX - Ida L. Castro, Chairwoman of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), will be in Phoenix March 23-24 to meet with community and business leaders to

Madison, Wis. -- A federal court here has rejected Chuck E. Cheese's' efforts to overturn a November jury verdict that found the company liable under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) for firing a mentally retarded janitor.

The jury originally awarded $13 million in punitive damages against the national pizza chain.  In the decision issued yesterday, the court reduced that amount as required by the ADA, but imposed the maximum allowed under

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today that two of its attorneys have been selected to participate in a newly created Government Fellowship Program of the American Bar Association (ABA).  Under the program, EEOC legal staff with a record of excellence in civil rights law will serve as members of the ABA's EEO Committee, part of the Section of Labor and Employment Law.

"The Commission's participation in

WASHINGTON  - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) today announced a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to create and implement an interagency Attorney Honor Program.  The program is designed to expand the application process and attract a broad range of talent among entry level attorneys with a demonstrated interest in civil rights

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to clarify the application of the employment provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) to federal government workers.  The text of the NPRM is scheduled for publication in today's Federal Register and is also available on the Commission's web