PRESS RELEASE
3-3-04

EEOC, Departments of Labor and Justice, and OPM Issue Coordinated Document

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC or Commission), with the Departments of Labor and Justice and the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), will publish in the March 4, 2004, Federal Register, a coordinated document to clarify recordkeeping provisions concerning who is an "applicant" in the context of the Internet and related technologies

PRESS RELEASE
3-3-00

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) today announced a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to create and implement an interagency Attorney Honor Program. The program is designed to expand the application process and attract a broad range of talent among entry level attorneys with a demonstrated interest in civil rights or labor and employment law.

"This innovative

PRESS RELEASE
3-29-06

EEOC Charges United Parcel Service with Religious Bias due to 'No Beard' Policy

NEWARK, N.J. - Global shipping giant United Parcel Service (UPS) committed religious discrimination at its Secaucus, N.J., facilities, by refusing to hire a Rastafarian as a driver helper because of his beard, which he wore for religious purposes, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charges in a lawsuit.

EEOC says that UPS

PRESS RELEASE
3-28-08

Athletic Director Fired Female Coach Over ‘Life Choice’ to be a Mother, Federal Agency Charged

NEW ORLEANS – Centenary College of Louisiana has agreed to pay $200,000 to settle a sex discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. The EEOC had charged that the Shreveport college had demanded the resignation of its women's inter­collegiate basketball head coach and

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3-28-02

EEOC and Postal Service Enter First-Ever Partnership on Alternative Dispute Resolution

WASHINGTON - Cari M. Dominguez, Chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), today announced the implementation of an Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) program with the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) to improve the processing of discrimination complaints by Postal workers nationwide. Under the initiative, virtually all requests for hearings before EEOC administrative judges involving

PRESS RELEASE
3-28-01

MIAMI -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today that Judge Daniel T.K. Hurley of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida has issued an Order on Remand in the case EEOC v. Joe's Stone Crab finding that the landmark Miami Beach restaurant engaged in intentional discrimination against women in the hiring of food servers.

The order, issued on March 23

PRESS RELEASE
3-27-02

African-American Workers Subjected to Hangman's Nooses, Racist Slurs and Graffiti

CHICAGO - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced a $1,825,000 settlement of a racial harassment lawsuit on behalf of 32 current and former African-American employees of Scientific Colors, Inc., doing business as Apollo Colors. According to the suit, the egregious harassment included racist graffiti, display of hangman's nooses, and racial epithets at the

PRESS RELEASE
3-26-98

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today released a task force report assessing the progress of charge processing and litigation reforms which the agency began in 1995. The agency also announced a joint training pilot initiative with the American Bar Association (ABA) Section of Labor and Employment Law, Equal Employment Opportunity Committee. These developments were presented at the ABA

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PRESS RELEASE
3-26-97

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today the release of a policy guidance that answers various questions concerning the application of the employment provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to persons with psychiatric disabilities. The enforcement guidance is entitled

PRESS RELEASE
3-26-09

Black Applicant Denied Hire Because of Race, Federal Agency Charged

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Franke, Inc., doing business as Franke Foodservice Systems, will offer permanent employment to an African American applicant and furnish other relief to resolve a race discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.

The EEOC had charged that Franke Foodservice, headquartered in LaVergne, Tenn., refused to