FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE              CONTACT:   Claire Gonzales April 16, 1996                                Reginald Welch                                               (202) 663-4900                                               TDD:   (202) 663-4494 

PRESS RELEASE
4-16-96

WASHINGTON -- On Thursday, April 18, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Chairman Gilbert F. Casellas will deliver remarks on affirmative action, an issue which is fast becoming one of the nation's most hotly debated, at the 22nd Annual Conference of the American Association for Affirmative Action

PRESS RELEASE
4-16-09

Company Failed to Provide Interpreter for Hearing-Impaired Employee, Federal Agency Charges

MIAMI -- The Florida Institute for Neurologic Rehabilitation, Inc. (FINR) violated federal law when it denied a job to a hearing-impaired person because of her disability, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed yesterday.

The EEOC’s suit, Case No. 8:09cv716-T23MAP, filed in U.S. District Court for the Middle District

PRESS RELEASE
4-16-09

Hispanic, Black Employees Subjected to Racial and Ethnic Slurs, Agency Charged

MIAMI – National department store Nordstrom, Inc. will pay $292,500 to 10 former employees and furnish other remedial measures to settle a harassment lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. EEOC had charged that the department store manager harassed Hispanic and black employees based on their national origin

PRESS RELEASE 4-16-09

Panelists to Discuss Work-Life Balance in an Economic Downturn;
EEOC to Issue Employer Best Practices Document

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will hold a public meeting at 10 a.m. (Eastern Time), Wednesday, April 22, to address best practices to avoid discrimination against workers with caregiving responsibilities.  The meeting, at agency headquarters, 131 M Street, N.E., is open for public observation of the

PRESS RELEASE
4-16-08

Agency Charged That Fort Wayne Company Denied Referrals Based on Age and Race, Retaliated Against Employees Who Objected to Discriminatory Practices

INDIANAPOLIS – A Fort Wayne staffing company will settle an age, race and retaliation discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. The company will pay a total of $580,000 and will also pay up to $5,000 in

PRESS RELEASE
4-15-99

WASHINGTON -- In a rare forum outside the nation's capital, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) held its monthly meeting in Philadelphia on Tuesday, April 13, to hear testimony from individuals representing a broad range of interests on the issue of discrimination in the payment of wages.

The public Commission Meeting marked another step in EEOC's on-going effort to solicit feedback from

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4-15-09

Gary Plant Rescinded Job Offer Because of Disability, Federal Agency Charges

HAMMOND, Ind. – United States Steel Corporation, a Pittsburgh-headquartered steel manufacturing company, violated federal law by denying a job to an applicant because of his disability, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.

According to the EEOC’s suit, U.S. Steel’s Gary, Ind., plant rescinded an offer of employment

PRESS RELEASE
4-15-09

EEOC Said Trucking Dealership Denied Pay Increases to Black Diesel Technician

PHILADELPHIA – A Harrisburg, Pa.-based trucking dealership has agreed to pay $60,000 and furnish other relief to settle a race discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. The EEOC had charged that Transteck, Inc., doing business as Freightliner of Philadelphia, violated federal civil rights laws when it

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4-15-08

EEOC Settlement Follows Victory in 10th Circuit Court of Appeals Establishing ‘Subordinate Bias’ Theory

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced the settlement of a race discrimination lawsuit against BCI Coca-Cola Bottling Company of Los Angeles (BCI) for $250,000 on behalf of an African American former worker in Albuquerque, N.M

4-14-09

Las empresas de Hogar de Ancianos imponen regla de Inglés-solamente a parlantes de español, mientras que permite otros idiomas en el trabajo, EEOC alego.

LOS ANGELES - La  Comisión de Igualdad de Oportunidades en el Empleo (EEOC) anunció el día de hoy que la empresa Skilled Healthcare Group, Inc., Skilled Healthcare, LLC, y otras compañías afiliadas pagarán hasta $450,000 y proporcionarán alivio significante de recuperación a un grupo