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9-21-09

Medical Practice Fired Woman Who Complained About Harassment, Federal Agency Charges

PITTSBURGH – A prominent cardiology practice in Washington, Pa., unlawfully subjected female employees to egregious sexual harassment and fired one woman in retaliation for her opposition to the harassment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it announced today.

According to the EEOC’s suit, Moncel Deitz, who worked as a registered

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9-21-09

Sangria’s Waitress and Family Members Fired for Reporting Misconduct, Federal Agency Charges

ATLANTA – Sangria’s Mexican Restaurant in Tucker, Ga., violated federal law by subjecting a waitress to sexual harassment and then firing her and family members for reporting it, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.

According to the EEOC’s suit, Civil Action No., 1:09-CV- 2566, filed in

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9-21-09

Lumberton Garage Fired Employee Because It Perceived Him as Being Disabled, Agency Charges

WILMINGTON, N.C. – Smith International Truck Center, a North Carolina trucking garage, unlawfully fired an employee because it perceived him as being disabled, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a disability discrimination lawsuit it filed today.

According to the EEOC’s suit (Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Smith Bros. Truck

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9-21-09

Collection Agency Employee Given Ultimatum and Fired After Complaining About Sex Discrimination, Federal Agency Charges

CHICAGO – In a lawsuit filed here today in federal court, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged that Chicago-based Collectors Training Institute of Illinois, Inc. (CTI) unlawfully retaliated against one of its employees by firing her after she complained about sex discrimination.

According to the EEOC, after the employee

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9-21-04

New Web Site, National Outreach and Partnerships to Focus on Emerging Issue

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced the implementation of its "Youth@Work" initiative, an unprecedented national outreach and education campaign designed to proactively prevent discrimination against teenage workers. Information about the initiative can be found on EEOC's web site at www.eeoc.gov.

"Our Youth@Work initiative enlists a key ally the

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9-21-04

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Fred E. Gantzler, Vice President and General Manager E-Government, Pearson Government Solutions, and Cari M. Dominguez, Chair, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, shake hands after signing a contract to launch a National Contact Center.

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) yesterday awarded to Pearson Government Solutions a contract for a pilot National Contact Center to begin operating in spring 2005, following a six-month planning

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9-20-99

WASHINGTON - In a move to intensify and upgrade analysis of possible age bias ramifications of increasingly popular employer conversions to cash-balance pension plans, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Chairwoman Ida L. Castro today announced the creation of a national EEOC team of experts to focus on the legality of the plans to older workers.

"Whether or not cash-balance pension plans discriminate against employees covered

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9-20-06

WASHINGTON – Leslie E. Silverman, a veteran Member of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), has formally taken office as EEOC Vice Chair, the EEOC announced today. President George W. Bush designated Ms. Silverman as Vice Chair earlier this month. She has been serving as an EEOC Commissioner since March 7, 2002.

“I am honored to serve in this new role at the EEOC,” Vice

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9-20-01

PHOENIX - A federal court in Tucson held Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. in contempt and imposed sanctions on the company on June 13, 2001, for failure to comply with a court order resolving claims that Wal-Mart refused to hire Jeremy Fass and William Darnell because they are deaf, in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Today, the court approved an amended consent decree resolving the

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9-2-09

Federal Agency Said Type-1 Diabetic Nurse Fired After Seizures; Wisconsin Hospital Employees Subjected to Prohibited Inquiries and Medical Exams

MILWAUKEE – St. Joseph's Community Hospital of West Bend, Wis., will pay $70,000 and furnish other relief under a consent decree to resolve a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.

The EEOC had charged that the hospital