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EEOC AND CINCINNATI BELL SETTLE CLASS PREGNANCY BIAS SUIT
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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
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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
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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).
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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EEOC APPROVES PROPOSAL TO EXEMPT RETIREE HEALTH PLANS FROM AGE DISCRIMINATION IN EMPLOYMENT ACT
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
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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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NORDSTROM TO PAY $292,500 TO SETTLE EEOC HARASSMENT LAWSUIT
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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
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EEOC SUES McDONALD'S RESTAURANT FOR DISABILITY BIAS AGAINST EMPLOYEE WITH FACIAL DISFIGUREMENT

"All I ever wanted was a shot at the American Dream,"
says Charging Party Samantha Robichaud,
pictured with EEOC Birmingham Trial Attorney Mason
Barrett in front of the McDonald's Restaurant
in Northport, Alabama.
PRESS RELEASE
3-7-03
NORTHPORT, Ala. -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced the filing of an employment discrimination lawsuit under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) and the Civil Rights Act
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HIBBING TACONITE COMPANY SUED BY EEOC FOR DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION
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3-31-09
Mine Refused to Hire Laborer With Hearing Impairment, Federal Agency Charges
MINNEAPOLIS â A Hibbing, Minn., taconite mining company violated federal law by denying an applicant a reasonable accommodation for his hearing impairment and then rejecting him from employment 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, Hibbing Taconite Company initially
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EEOC SETTLES RACIAL HARASSMENT SUIT FOR $1.8 MILLION AGAINST APOLLO COLORS OF ILLINOIS
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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
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METRO NETWORKS AND WESTWOOD ONE TO PAY $150,000 TO BLACK REPORTER FOR RACIAL HARASSMENT AND FIRING
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3-26-03
ST. LOUIS - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today that Metro Networks Communications, Inc. and its affiliate, Westwood One, Inc., have agreed to pay $150,000 to settle the EEOC's claims that Metro/Westwood racially harassed and then fired its only African-American news and traffic reporter.
The EEOC's suit, [No. 4:02CV974 DJS] in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri, alleged that Metro
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LOWE'S COMPANIES, INC. SUED FOR RACE DISCRIMINATION
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3-24-04
EEOC Litigation Says Home Improvement Giant Rejected Qualified Black Job Applicants
MEMPHIS, Tenn.-- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced the filing of a race discrimination lawsuit under Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act against Lowe's Companies, Inc., doing business as Lowe's Home Center's Inc. The suit charges the world's second largest home improvement retailer with failing to hire a class of
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EEOC OBTAINS $1 MILLION FOR BLACK MAN CHOKED WITH HANGMANS NOOSE BY WHITE CO-WORKERS
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3-21-06
Lawsuit Charged Commercial Coating Service with Severe Racial Harassment
HOUSTON â The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced the settlement of a racial harassment lawsuit against Commercial Coating Service, Inc. for more than $1 million on behalf of a black employee who was subjected to a barrage of racial epithets, culminating in an incident where white co-workers placed a noose around his neck in
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EEOC WINS DISABILITY BIAS SUIT AGAINST FEDEX
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3-2-06
Jury Rules Federal Express Must Pay $108,000 for Failure to Accommodate Deaf Employee
BALTIMORE -- A federal jury today found in favor of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) in its employment discrimination lawsuit against Federal Express Corporation (FedEx) for violating the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA). EEOC had charged the Memphis, Tenn.-based global shipping giant with failing to provide a reasonable accommodation
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Worker with Bipolar Disorder to Receive $91,000 in Disability Discrimination Case Settled by EEOC
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3-18-03
Employer's Motion to Dismiss Lawsuit Rejected by Court in Rare EEOC Litigation on Issue of Psychiatric Disability
DALLAS - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today the settlement of a disability discrimination lawsuit against Lincoln, Nebraska-based Voss Electric Company (Voss) for $91,250 on behalf of a former worker with bipolar disorder. Voss is a distributor of commercial lighting products, with 12 branches and 16
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Three Florida Employers to Pay Total of $570,000 for Unlawful Retaliation, in EEOC Settlements
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3-18-03
Discrimination Cases Span State from Jacksonville to Tampa to Florida Keys
MIAMI - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced the settlement of three recent retaliation lawsuits against Florida employers filed under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, netting a combined total of $570,000 for charging parties as well as significant injunctive and remedial relief. The settlements occurred on March 3
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MELROSE HOTEL, BERWIND PROPERTY GROUP, TO PAY $800,000 TO SETTLE NATIONAL ORIGIN BIAS SUIT BY EEOC
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3-16-06
Employers Charged with Imposing English-Only Rule, Harassing Hispanics and Forcing Out Some Employees After New Company Took Over Hotel
NEW YORK, N.Y. - The former Melrose Hotel New York and Berwind Property Group, Ltd. (Berwind) will pay $800,000 for national origin discrimination against Hispanic employees and take substantial steps to prevent future workplace bias as part of a major litigation settlement announced today by the U.S
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EEOC REPORTS SLIGHT DECLINE IN DISCRIMINATION CHARGES IN 2005
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2-9-06
Merit Resolutions and Monetary Benefits Up
WASHINGTON Discrimination charges filed with U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) against private sector employers declined last year by 5 percent, the agency reported today as part of its Fiscal Year 2005 data. EEOC officials cited the agencys aggressive outreach and training efforts as a possible factor in the charge decrease.
Charges filed at EEOC field offices throughout the
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PRE-EMPLOYMENT TEST BY DIAL CORP. DISCRIMINATES AGAINST WOMEN, COURT RULES IN EEOC CASE
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2-8-05
DES MOINES, Iowa - A federal district court in Iowa has ruled that a pre-employment strength test used by The Dial Corporation at its Armour meat packing plant in Fort Madison, Iowa, has a disparate impact against women, and is therefore illegal under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today.
Chief Judge Ronald E. Longstaff