PRESS RELEASE
4-8-09

Black Employees Targeted With Racial Slurs, Fired for Complaining, EEOC Says

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. – Marjam Supply Company, Inc., a building materials supplier, will pay $495,000 to five former employees to settle a race discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.

The EEOC's lawsuit (Civil Action No. 03-cv-5413-SCR in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District

PRESS RELEASE
4-8-03

"I Felt Less Than Human," Says One Victim

MIAMI -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today the $700,000 settlement of a national origin, religion and racial discrimination lawsuit against Lexus of Kendall, a South Dade, Fla.-based automotive dealership which specializes in the sale and service of high-end luxury vehicles.

The EEOC's lawsuit (Civil Action No. 01-4035-MARTINEZ/DUBE), in U.S. District Court for the Southern

PRESS RELEASE
4-8-03

African-Americans to Benefit from Consent Decree

NEW ORLEANS The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and TIC The Industrial Company (TIC) today announced the entry of a $2,500,000 settlement of a class racial discrimination lawsuit filed against the Steamboat Springs, Colorado-based industrial construction company (EEOC v. TIC The Industrial Company, C.A. No. 01-1776, E.D. La). The settlement, by Consent Decree, was approved by U.S. District Court

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PRESS RELEASE
4-7-99

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Department of Labor and the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission have approved two Memoranda of

PRESS RELEASE
4-7-08

BALTIMORE – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced the settlement of its age discrimination lawsuit against Lockheed Martin Global Telecommunications for $773,000 for a class of eight older employees.

In its suit (05-cv-00287-RWT), filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland, Southern Division, the EEOC charged that the Bethesda, Md.-based employer violated the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) when

PRESS RELEASE
4-7-08

EEOC Says Male Supervisor Requested Sexual Favors, Groped Female Workers

DENVER – A Durango, Colo.-based McDonald’s restaurant franchise will pay $505,000 and provide significant remedial relief to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) on behalf of a class of young female employees, including teens, the agency announced today.

The EEOC’s suit, Civil Action No. 06-cv-01871-MSK-CBS, was filed in

PRESS RELEASE
4-7-03

Suit Says Supervisor of Muslim Worker Referred to Ramadan as 'Taliban'

CHICAGO - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today filed its fourth post-9/11 backlash discrimination lawsuit against Norwegian American Hospital (Norwegian) for subjecting Charging Party Rashidah Abdullah to harassment, discriminatory discipline, retaliation, and termination because of her religion, Islam. According to the suit, filed under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
4-6-04

EEOC and Barber Auto Settle Bias Lawsuit

Sacramento - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced a $550,000 settlement with Barber Dodge and Fairfield Toyota, part of the Barber Dealer Group, a network of thirteen auto dealerships in Fairfield and Vallejo of Solano County, California. This resolves a federal lawsuit that alleged constant harassment of seven employees between June and December 2000, with

PRESS RELEASE
4-5-07

Class of 39 Qualified Women Rejected for Sales Jobs will Share Monetary Relief

CINCINNATI – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today that it has resolved its lawsuit charging that Jeff Wyler Eastgate, Inc. and 10 additional Jeff Wyler-owned dealerships, acting as an integrated enterprise, discriminated against a class of qualified women on the basis of sex by refusing to hire them for automobile

PRESS RELEASE
4-4-07

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will hold its next public meeting on Friday, April 6, at 10 a.m. (Eastern Time), at agency headquarters, 1801 L Street, N.W. In accordance with the Sunshine Act, the following matters are scheduled for consideration:

• Announcement of Notation Votes
• FY 2007 Budget Allocation for Fair Employment Practices Agencies (FEPAs) – The annual allocation of funds to FEPA