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4-22-04

Rule Would Permit Employers to Continue Providing Valuable Retiree Health Benefits

WASHINGTON - During a public meeting today, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) voted to approve a proposed final rule that would permit employers, under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), to lawfully coordinate retiree health benefit plans with eligibility for Medicare or a comparable state-sponsored health benefit. This common and long-standing employer

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4-22-04

Charging Party Calls Firing from Entertainment Troupe'Worst Day of My Life'

LOS ANGELES The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission today announced the settlement of an employment discrimination case under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) against Cirque du Soleil, (U.S.), Inc. for $600,000 and significant remedial relief on behalf of a performer who was fired for being HIV-positive. Montreal-based Cirque du Soleil is an

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 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE              CONTACT:   Claire Gonzales Fri., April 21, 1995                          Reginald Welch                                               (202) 663-4900                                               TDD:  (202) 663-4494 

PRESS RELEASE
4-21-95

WASHINGTON -- At a special meeting held Wednesday, April 19, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) adopted a wide ranging set of innovative recommendations to radically improve the agency's private sector charge processing systems. The recommendations were presented by EEOC Vice Chairman Paul M. Igasaki

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4-21-04

Defense/Aerospace Leader Joins Other Major Firms in Employing Innovative Program

WASHINGTON Cari M. Dominguez, Chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), today announced that Raytheon, a global technology industry leader, has signed on to the EEOC's "referral back" program in seven geographic areas. Under this program, an individual who has filed a discrimination charge against a participating employer may elect to have his or

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4-20-01

SAN ANTONIO - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced a landmark $2.44 million settlement of a class action lawsuit against the University of Incarnate Word (UIW), a private university in San Antonio, Texas, on behalf of 18 Hispanic housekeepers who were subjected to an unlawful English-only rule and harassed due to their national origin in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights

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 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE              CONTACT:   Claire Gonzales April 2, 1996                                 Reginald Welch                                               (202) 663-4900                                               TDD:   (202) 663-4494 

PRESS RELEASE
4-2-96

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced the adoption of a new rule ending the longstanding policy exempting apprenticeship programs from coverage under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA). The Commission took this action following a rulemaking process that solicited

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4-2-09

Tepanyaki Steakhouse Fired Pregnant Server Immediately Upon Discovering Her Condition, Federal Agency Charges

SALT LAKE CITY – A Clearfield, Utah-based Japanese restaurant violated federal law by firing a server because of her pregnancy, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.

According to the EEOC’s suit against Tepanyaki of Clearfield L.L.C. (Case No. 1:09-cv-43 TS in U.S. District Court for

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PRESS RELEASE
4-2-04

Insurance Giant Deprives Employees of Equal Opportunity, Says EEOC in Lawsuit

PHILADELPHIA - In a significant decision, the federal court here has ruled that Allstate Insurance Company unlawfully retaliated against approximately 6,200 of its employees by requiring them to give up their workplace discrimination claims in order to continue to work as agents with the Northbrook, Ill.-based insurance giant. The EEOC's lawsuit charges Allstate with violating

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EEOC Chair Dominguez and Joe Laymon, Ford's Corporate Vice President for Human Resources, shake hands after signing the NUAM

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4-2-04

EEOC's 29th National Mediation Agreement and First with a 'Big Three' Automaker

DEARBORN, Mich. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and "Big Three" global automaker Ford Motor Company today signed a National Universal Agreement to Mediate (NUAM) to informally resolve workplace disputes through Alternative Dispute Resolution

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4-19-07

Naomi C. Earp to Deliver Address On Race Discrimination and Campus Diversity

WASHINGTON – On Monday, April 23, Naomi C. Earp, Chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), will deliver a speech at the Clyde Wells Fine Arts Building at Tarleton State University in Stephenville, Texas, at 1:30 p.m. Chair Earp will address race discrimination and the value of student diversity on campus.

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