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EEOC SUES DOLLINS CONSTRUCTION COMPANY FOR RACE DISCRIMINATION AND RETALIATION AGAINST BLACK WORKERS

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

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9-28-09

Suit Cites Racist Comments, Noose and Retaliation for Complaints

ST. LOUIS – Dollins Construction Company of Sikeston, Mo., violated federal law by racially harassing three African American construction workers and then taking reprisals against them when they complained, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.

In its lawsuit (Case No. 1:09-cv-00137), filed in U.S. District Court in St. Louis, the

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ALLSUP’S CONVENIENCE STORES SUED BY EEOC FOR RETALIATION IN DISCRIMINATION CHARGE

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

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9-28-09

Employee Fired After Cooperating in EEOC Investigation, Federal Agency Charged

DALLAS – Allsup’s Convenience Stores, Inc. violated the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) when it fired an employee as retaliation for cooperating with a discrimination investigation, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today. Allsup’s, headquartered in Clovis, N.M., has 300 locations throughout New Mexico and Texas and employs approximately

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DENNY’S SUED BY EEOC FOR DISABILITY BIAS AGAINST CLASS OF WORKERS NATIONWIDE

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

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9-28-06

At Issue: Failure to Provide Reasonable Accommodation for Medical Leave

BALTIMORE -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today that it filed a federal discrimination lawsuit under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) against Denny’s, Inc., which operates more than 500 corporate-owned restaurants in 30 states, on behalf of disabled employees nationwide who were not provided reasonable accommodation and were fired after being denied

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EEOC UNVEILS NEW WEB SITE SECTION COMMEMORATING AGENCY'S 35TH ANNIVERSARY

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

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9-28-00

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has developed a new section on its Internet Web site that provides an extensive look at the agency's 35-year history, including the laws it enforces, key court rulings, annual milestones, photographs, and video and audio clips. The new Web site section, which commemorates EEOC's 35th anniversary, can be accessed at http://www.eeoc.gov/35th/.

"We hope that the young

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CARMIKE CINEMAS TO PAY $765,000 TO SETTLE RARE CASE OF MALE-ON-MALE TEEN HARASSMENT

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

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9-27-05

EEOC Says Male Supervisor Groped Young Men, Made Advances and Requested Sexual Favors

RALEIGH, N.C. – Carmike Cinemas, Inc. (Carmike), a large movie theater chain operating 312 theaters in 36 states, will pay $765,000 to resolve an employment discrimination lawsuit by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charging that a group of young men were sexually harassed by their male supervisor, a convicted sex offender

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EEOC EXPANDS IMMIGRANT RIGHTS PARTNERSHIP TO INCLUDE OSHA, DOJ AND LATIN AMERICAN CONSULATES

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

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9-27-02

'Justice and Equality in the Workplace' Program Enters Phase II

WASHINGTON - Cari M. Dominguez, Chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), announced the expansion of the Justice and Equality in the Workplace program, a highly successful public-private sector partnership to protect the employment rights of Latino immigrants. The initiative, created in July 2001 by the EEOC's Houston District Office, now enters Phase II

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EEOC NEW YORK DISTRICT OFFICE TO RESUME PARTIAL OPERATIONS NEXT WEEK

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

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9-27-01

WASHINGTON - Chair Cari M. Dominguez announced today that the New York District Office of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will resume limited operations next Wednesday, October 3, from temporary office space at the agency's Newark Area Office. EEOC's New York office, which had been located on the 18th floor in Building 7 of the World Trade Center, was destroyed during the terrorist attacks

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EEOC PRESENTS ‘FREEDOM TO COMPETE AWARD’ FOR BEST PRACTICES IN EMPLOYMENT

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

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From left to right: Albert K. Blackwelder of Emory Crawford Long Hospital, Anthony L. Burfoot,
Vice Mayor of The City of Norfolk, Chair Earp, Francine M. Tishman of Abilities, Inc., Ronald R.
Peterson of Johns Hopkins Health System, Richard J. Morgante of the IRS.

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9-26-07

Five Employers Honored for Programs Promoting Access and Inclusion

WASHINGTON – Naomi C. Earp, Chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

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EEOC MOVES TO INTERVENE IN QUIETFLEX LAWSUIT

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

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9-26-02

Commission Says Employer Intentionally Segregated Hispanics into 'Ethnic Jobs'

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed a motion to intervene in an employment discrimination class action lawsuit against Quietflex Manufacturing Co. (QuietFlex) and Goodman Manufacturing Company (Goodman), both based in Houston, Texas. The suit alleges that the companies violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 by intentionally failing to hire

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EEOC RESOLVES LAWSUITS FOR $1.25 MILLION AGAINST GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

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9-26-01

NEWARK, N.J. - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today resolved its consolidated lawsuits against General Motors Corporation (GM) alleging violations of Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act at the company's Linden, N.J., facility. The suits, filed in September 2000, alleged that GM had failed to provide Mary Scott a work environment free from sexual harassment and similarly failed to address incidents of

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