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Supercuts to Pay $3.5 Million for Race Bias and Train Hundreds of Managers, In EEOC Settlement
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 13, 2003 |
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8-13-03

Charging Party Richard Quick (center) is pictured with Deputy Director Hollis Larkins (right) and Regional Attorney Delner Franklin-Thomas (left), after signing the Settlement Agreement.
Regional Vice President Targeted African American Employees and Applicants
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced a voluntary pre-litigation settlement of a race discrimination case against Supercuts, Inc., a nationwide chain of hair salons
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TYSON FOODS SUED FOR RACE BIAS AND RETALIATION AGAINST BLACKS; WHITES ONLY' RESTROOM AT ISSUE
PRESS RELEASE
8-11-05
Rare EEOC Case for Segregated Job Facilities In Deep South
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. After complaining to Tyson Foods, Inc. about the posting of a "Whites Only" sign on one of Tyson's restrooms at its Ashland, Alabama, facility, two black employees were subjected to adverse personnel actions by Tyson management, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) alleges in a discrimination lawsuit announced today.
The EEOC's suit,
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EEOC REPORTS ON ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION IN THE FEDERAL SECTOR COMPLAINT PROCESS
PRESS RELEASE
8-10-07
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today issued a comprehensive new study examining the effectiveness and efficiency of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) programs used by federal agencies to resolve job disputes. The 38-page report, ADR in the Federal Sector EEO Process for FY 2006, is available on the EEOC's web site at http://www.eeoc.gov/federal/adr/adr_report_2006/index.html.
The report, which presents government-wide data (as submitted by
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EEOC Settles Color Harassment Lawsuit With Applebee's Neighborhood Bar and Grill
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 7, 2003 |
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8-07-03

Charging Party Dwight Burch (right) is pictured in front of Applebee's with EEOC Atlanta Regional Attorney Robert Royal
Rare Bias Case Involves Dark Skin Color of African American Employee
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced the settlement of a rare color harassment and retaliation lawsuit under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 against Applebee's
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EEOC CELEBRATES ANNIVERSARY OF LANDMARK DISABILITIES ACT
PRESS RELEASE
7-27-99
WASHINGTON -- Ida L. Castro, Chairwoman of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), today reiterated the agency's commitment to vigorously enforcing the employment provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA). The Commission is observing the ninth anniversary of the groundbreaking civil rights law.
"Since passage of the ADA by Congress in 1990, the Commission has worked diligently to
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Muslim Pilot Fired Due to Religion and Appearance, EEOC Says In Post- 9/11 Backlash Discrimination Suit
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, July 17, 2003 | CONTACT: |
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7-17-03

Charging Party Mohammed Hussein
Says American Dream 'Snatched Away'
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today filed its sixth post-9/11 backlash discrimination lawsuit under Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act against Trans States Airlines, Inc., a regional commuter airline. EEOC alleges that Trans States discriminated against Mohammed Hussein, a pilot employed as a First Officer
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WRS COMPASS SUED FOR RACE HARASSMENT; BLACK WORKERS SUBJECTED TO NOOSES AND RACIAL SLURS
PRESS RELEASE
7-16-09
Additional Discrimination and Retaliation Also Alleged by EEOC
CHICAGO â A Tampa-based environmental clean-up company violated federal law by discriminating against and racially harassing African American employees at its Lake Calumet work site in Chicago, including the display of hangman's nooses, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit announced today.
According to the EEOC's suit, WRS Infrastructure and Environmental, Inc. (doing business
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RESCOM SERVICES TO PAY $115,000 TO SETTLE EEOC MAY DAY NATIONAL ORIGIN DISCRIMINATION SUIT
PRESS RELEASE
7-13-09
Property Service Company Disciplined a Group of Latino Employees, Falsely Assuming They Attended Immigration Rally, Federal Agency Charged
SAN DIEGO, Calif. ResCom Services, Inc., a Vista, Calif.-based property service company, will pay $115,000 and furnish other relief to settle a national origin discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. The EEOC had charged that Latino employees were
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EEOC CHAIRWOMAN RESPONDS TO SURGE OF WORKPLACE NOOSE INCIDENTS AT NAACP ANNUAL CONVENTION
PRESS RELEASE
7-13-00
WASHINGTON - Ida L. Castro, Chairwoman of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), today discussed the trend of increased racial harassment in the workplace, including incidents of hangman's nooses, during remarks to the 91st Annual Convention of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) in Baltimore.
"Since the late 1990s, EEOC has witnessed a disturbing national trend of increased racial harassment cases
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Egyptian Manager Fired Because of National Origin, EEOC Says In Post-9/11 Backlash Discrimination Lawsuit
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, July 10, 2003 | CONTACT: |
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7-10-03
Egyptian Manager Fired Because of National Origin Says: 'I Had No Idea that the Rippling Effects of September 11 Would Extend So Far'
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced that it has sued Pesce, Ltd., a Houston-based upscale seafood restaurant, under Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act for post-9/11 backlash discrimination by firing
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EEOC REAFFIRMS COMMITMENT TO PROTECTING UNDOCUMENTED WORKERS FROM DISCRIMINATION
PRESS RELEASE
6-28-02
Commission Rescinds Prior Guidance, Issues Charge Processing Instructions
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today reaffirmed that the Supreme Court's decision in Hoffman Plastic Compounds, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board, 122 S. Ct. 1275 (2002), does not affect the government's ability to root out discrimination against undocumented workers. Federal law makes it illegal to discriminate against any worker in the United
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WAL-MART VIOLATES DISABILITIES ACT AGAIN; EEOC FILES 16TH ADA SUIT AGAINST RETAIL GIANT
PRESS RELEASE
6-21-01
PHOENIX - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today that it has filed suit against Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., under Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), accusing the world's largest retailer of failing to reasonably accommodate an employee with a disability at its Peoria, Arizona, store. The suit is EEOC's 16th legal action nationwide against Wal-Mart for violating the employment
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RYANS FAMILY STEAKHOUSE PAYS $500,000 FOR RACE BIAS, SEX DISCRIMINATION AND RETALIATION
PRESS RELEASE
6-15-09
EEOC Said Restaurant Created Hostile Workplace for Black and Female Employees
PADUCAH, Ky. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced a class litigation settlement under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act for one half million dollars and significant remedial relief in a case against Fire Mountain Restaurants LLC, doing business as Ryans Family Steakhouse (Ryans).
According to the EEOCs lawsuit, filed in
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RIVERA VINEYARDS SETTLES EEOC SUIT ALLEGING SEXUAL HARASSMENT, RETALIATION, JOB SEGREGATION
PRESS RELEASE
6-15-05
Landmark Million Dollar Settlement for Latino Farm Workers in Southern California
LOS ANGELES A class of Latino farm workers at Rivera Vineyards will share $1,050,000 in one of the largest employment discrimination settlements by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) in the agribusiness industry. The agreement covers a group of employees, mostly Hispanic women, who were allegedly sexually harassed, retaliated against for complaining, and
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EEOC AND CINCINNATI BELL SETTLE CLASS PREGNANCY BIAS SUIT
PRESS RELEASE
6-15-00
CLEVELAND - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced the settlement of a class lawsuit alleging pregnancy discrimination against Cincinnati Bell Telephone and Cincinnati Bell Information Systems. The suit charged the companies with discriminating against pregnant employees under 1995 early retirement plans by denying them proper service credits for time spent on maternity leave -- a violation of Title VII of the 1964 Civil
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WAL-MART TO PAY $315,000 TO SETTLE TWO EEOC SUITS FOR SEXUAL HARASSMENT AT STORE IN CENTRAL FLORIDA
PRESS RELEASE
6-01-06
Agency Also Announces $275,000 Settlement with R.T.G. Furniture for Sex and Race Bias
TAMPA The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced the settlements of separate employment discrimination lawsuits filed against Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. and R.T.G. Furniture Corp. for a combined total of $590,000 on behalf of five individuals who were subjected to egregious sexual and racial harassment at stores in Central Florida. In
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RAZZOO'S TO PAY $1 MILLION FOR SEX BIAS AGAINST MEN
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5-7-08
EEOC Said Cajun Eateries Refused to Hire or Promote Males to Bartender Jobs
DALLAS â Razzoo's, a Dallas/Fort Worth-based Cajun food restaurant chain, will pay $1 million and furnish significant remedial relief to settle a sex discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. The EEOC had charged Razzoo's with discriminating against a class of male applicants and employees.
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EEOC RELEASES 2003 FEDERAL WORK FORCE REPORT
PRESS RELEASE
5-20-04
Diversity Improving, But EEO Case Management 'Seriously Flawed'
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has posted the full text of its Annual Report on the Federal Work Force for Fiscal Year (FY) 2003 on the agency's web site at www.eeoc.gov. The report informs and advises the President and the U.S. Congress on the state of equal employment opportunity (EEO) throughout the federal workforce
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HOSPITAL IN NEW YORK TO PAY OVER $5 MILLION TO SETTLE SEXUAL HARASSMENT BY DOCTOR

A woman represented by EEOC in the Lutheran Medical Center settlement
(standing at podium) addresses the news media and is consoled by
Kam S. Wong, lead New York Trial Attorney in the case
(seated on left). Looking on is Elizabeth Grossman,
Supervisory Trial Attorney (seated on right).
PRESS RELEASE
4-9-03
EEOC Lawsuit Says Harassment of Women Occurred During Employment-Related Exams at Lutheran Medical Center
BROOKLYN, N.Y. -- The U.S
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South Florida Auto Dealer to Pay $700,000 for Job Bias Based on Race, Religion and National Origin
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
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LAWRY'S RESTAURANTS SUED FOR SEX BIAS IN HIRING
PRESS RELEASE
4-4-06
EEOC Says Men Categorically Rejected for Server Jobs, Only Women Hired to Wait Tables
LOS ANGELES â The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today that it has filed a national class action sex discrimination lawsuit against Lawry's Restaurants, Inc., doing business as Lawry's The Prime Rib, Five Crowns, and the Tam O'Shanter Inn, on behalf of male applicants who were systematically rejected for hire
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CAESARS PALACE SUBJECTED CLASS OF KITCHEN WORKERS TO SEXUAL HARASSMENT, EEOC CHARGES
PRESS RELEASE
4-4-05
Suit Says Vegas Hotel's Kitchen Workers Severely Harassed Over Years
LOS ANGELES - A class of kitchen workers was severely sexually harassed by supervisors for years at famed Las Vegas hotel/casino Caesars Palace, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in an employment discrimination lawsuit. The EEOC also said Caesars management illegally retaliated against employees for complaining about the abuse.
The EEOC's suit, EEOC v
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COMMISSION VOTES TO INCORPORATE ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION INTO ITS CHARGE PROCESSING SYSTEM; DEFERS DECISIONS ON STATE AND LOCAL AGENCIES
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Claire Gonzales Fri., April 28, 1995 Reginald Welch (202) 663-4900 TDD: (202) 663-4494
PRESS RELEASE
4-28-95
WASHINGTON -- On April 25, 1995, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) adopted the recommendations of the agency's Task Force on Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR Task Force), laying the groundwork for the use of mediation-based ADR to enhance EEOC's charge processing system. The
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EEOC ISSUES REPORT ON FEDERAL WORK FORCE FOR 2004
PRESS RELEASE
4-22-05
Improved Data Analysis, Practical Tips and Best Practices Included to Help Agencies Boost EEO Performance
WASHINGTON - Cari M. Dominguez, Chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), has released the EEOC's Annual Report on the Federal Work Force for Fiscal Year 2004, which provides detailed agency-by-agency profiles of discrimination complaint processing and other equal opportunity measures. The full text of the report, which