PRESS RELEASE
8-6-09

Seven Women Abused by Co-Workers, Federal Agency Charged

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – A Georgetown, Ky., restaurant will pay $60,000 and furnish other relief to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.

According to the EEOC's suit, seven female employees at the Golden Corral Buffet & Grill were sexually harassed by male co-workers who verbally abused the

PRESS RELEASE
8-6-09

Company Fired African American Housekeepers and Replaced Them With Hispanics, Federal Agency Charged

ROCKINGHAM, N.C. – A Pinehurst, N.C.-based support services company for condo­minium complexes and resorts will pay $44,700 and furnish significant remedial relief to settle a race and national origin discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. The EEOC had charged that Little River Golf, Inc

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8-6-09

White Way Cleaners Unlawfully Fired Woman to ‘Protect’ Her, Federal Agency Charges

MINNEAPOLIS – A dry cleaner that has 10 facilities in the Twin Cities violated federal law by firing an employee because she was pregnant, according to a lawsuit filed yesterday by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).

In the government’s suit, the EEOC charged that White Way Cleaners maintained a policy barring pregnant

PRESS RELEASE
8-6-04

WASHINGTON - Cari M. Dominguez, Chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), will address the UNITY 2004: Journalists of Color, Inc. Convention today from 12 noon to 2:00 p.m., at the Washington Convention Center, 204A (Level 2), located at 801 Mount Vernon Place, N.W.

Chair Dominguez will hold an open dialogue, including a question and answer session, focusing on the state of hiring in

PRESS RELEASE
8-6-01

WASHINGTON - Cari M. Dominguez was sworn in today as Chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). Ms. Dominguez was nominated by President George W. Bush on May 10 and unanimously confirmed by the U.S. Senate on July 19, 2001. As EEOC Chair, she will serve as the chief executive officer of the Commission for a five-year term expiring on July 1, 2006.

Ms

PRESS RELEASE
8-3-09

Telecommunications Giant Fired Employee Because He Complained About Race Bias, Federal Agency Says

PITTSBURGH – AT&T (formerly Cingular Wireless), a Fortune 500 telecommunications company, will pay $75,000 to settle a federal race discrimination and retaliation lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.

The EEOC charged that John T. Davidson, an African American retail sales consultant at AT&T’s Penn Place

PRESS RELEASE
8-5-08

EEOC Charged that TSS Failed to Promote African Americans to Managerial Positions

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced that Tobacco Superstores, Inc. (TSS) will pay $425,000 and provide significant remedial relief to settle a race discrimination lawsuit on behalf of qualified black workers who were denied promotion to management.

The EEOC's lawsuit (Case No. 3:05 CV 00218) in U.S

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PRESS RELEASE
8-5-05

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will hold its next meeting on Monday, August 8, 2005, at 4:30 p.m. (Eastern Time), at agency headquarters in the Clarence M. Mitchell, Jr. Conference Room (9th floor), 1801 L Street, N.W.

In accordance

PRESS RELEASE
8-4-08

After Judge Finds Company Liable and Dismisses Defense, Video Only Settles EEOC Suit

PORTLAND, Ore. – Home electronics retailer Video Only will pay $630,000 and implement preventative measures to settle two discrimination lawsuits, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today. Judge Garr M. King of the U.S. District Court in Portland signed the Consent Decree approving the settlement.

According to the EEOC's suit (Civil

PRESS RELEASE
8-4-00

Largest EEOC Settlement for Male-on-Male Harassment in Colorado

DENVER - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced a $500,000 settlement of a sexual harassment lawsuit against Burt Chevrolet and LGC Management, one of the state's top auto chains, on behalf of 10 former salesmen who alleged persistent same-sex harassment by male managers.

In addition to the monetary benefits for the aggrieved individuals, the agreement