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9-30-03

Major Hollywood Studio Accused of Firing Black Assistant Director Because of Race

LOS ANGELES - In a rare case against a major Hollywood studio, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today filed suit in Federal District Court located in Los Angeles (Case No. LACV 03-7023 GAF (JTLx) against Vivendi Universal S.A. ("Universal Studios") for race discrimination. The suit alleges that on October 9, 2002, Universal

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9-30-02

Alleges Termination of Afghan-American, Muslim Man Was Discriminatory

BOSTON -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today filed a lawsuit against the Worcester Art Museum alleging that, in the wake of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, the museum fired an Afghan-American Muslim man on the basis of his national origin and religion.

"The experience of Zia Ayub represents an unfortunate example of how

PRESS RELEASE
9-30-02

Post-9/11 Backlash Suit Say Muslim Employee Prevented from Wearing Head Scarf

PHOENIX - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced the filing of a post-9/11 backlash discrimination lawsuit under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 against Alamo Car Rental, owned and operated by Ft. Lauderdale-based Alamo Rent-A-Car LLC and ANC Rental Corporation. The religious bias suit was filed by the federal

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9-30-02

MIAMI -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today filed a post-9/11 national origin discrimination lawsuit under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 against Chromalloy Castings Tampa Corporation, a manufacturer of precision investment castings for the aerospace industry.

The EEOC's suit, Case # 8:02-CV-1769-T-30 MAP, filed in U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida, alleges that a naturalized American citizen

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9-30-02

Federal Agency Says Belvidere Firm Harassed and Fired Mentally Retarded Worker

CHICAGO - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced this morning that it has filed a lawsuit in federal court in Rockford, Illinois, charging Renaissance Roofing, Inc. with discriminating against an employee with mild mental retardation by subjecting him to harassment and discharging and failing to recall him because of his disability. The EEOC

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9-30-02

First-Ever English-Only Lawsuit by Commission on Behalf of Native Americans

PHOENIX - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced that it filed a national origin discrimination lawsuit under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 on behalf of Native American employees who were subjected to an unlawful English-only policy precluding them from speaking Navajo in the workplace and terminating them for refusing to

 
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE           CONTACT: H. Joan Ehrlich, Director September 30, 2002                          Office of Communications                                              and Legislative Affairs                                             EEOC Headquarters                                             (202) 663-4900                                             (713) 817-0991                                                                                          Jean P. Kamp                                             Regional Attorney                                             EEOC Milwaukee District Office                                             (414) 297-1860                                              Dennis R. McBride                                             Senior Trial Attorney                                             EEOC Milwaukee District Office                                             (414) 297-4188                                             TTY: (414) 297-1115 

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9-30-02

MILWAUKEE - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced a $1,525,000 settlement of an employment

PRESS RELEASE
9-3-09

Home Health Care Provider Knowingly Placed Female Nursing Assistants in Home of Sexually Abusive Client, Federal Agency Charges

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Nurse One / Team One, LLC, a provider of home health care services, violated federal law by condoning a sexually hostile work environment in the home of one of its clients and firing one victim for complaining, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged

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9-3-09

EEOC Said Applicant Denied Employment as Truck Driver Because of Prosthetic Leg

JACKSON, Miss. -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced the settlement of a disability discrimination lawsuit against KLLM Transport Services, Inc. (KLLM) for $56,500 and remedial relief on behalf of a qualified truck driver who was rejected for a job due to his prosthetic leg.

KLLM is a trucking company headquartered

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9-3-09

EEOC Said Company Supervisor Used Racial Slurs, Based Work Assignments on Race

PHOENIX – L&W Supply Corporation has agreed to settle a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) for nearly $50,000 and other relief on behalf of an African American employee who was subjected to discrimination based on race, the federal agency announced today.

The EEOC maintained in its suit that L&W