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COMMISSION ANNOUNCES NEW ON-LINE COMPUTER SERVICE TO INCREASE PUBLIC ACCESS TO AGENCY INFORMATION

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE              CONTACT:   Claire Gonzales April 12, 1996                                Reginald Welch                                               (202) 663-4900                                               TDD:   (202) 663-4494 

PRESS RELEASE
4-12-96

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today that it is participating in a new on-line computer service of the Federal government that will provide the public with greater availability to agency information. As part of the Government Information Locator Service (GILS),

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EEOC TO EXAMINE WORK/FAMILY BALANCE AND JOB BIAS LAWS AT COMMISSION MEETING TUESDAY

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
4-12-07

Panel of Experts to Address Pregnancy Discrimination, Caregivers in the Workplace

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will hold a public Commission Meeting to examine perspectives on work/family balance issues and the federal anti-discrimination laws on Tuesday, April 17, from 9:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. (Eastern Time), at agency headquarters, 1801 L Street, N.W. (Ninth Floor, Commission Meeting Room).

During the meeting, the

Press release

EEOC ISSUES GUIDANCE ON THE USE OF WAIVERS

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE              CONTACT:   Claire Gonzales April 11, 1997                                Reginald Welch                                               (202) 663-4900                                               TDD:   (202) 663-4494 

PRESS RELEASE
4-11-97

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has issued policy guidance clarifying that the right of an individual to file a charge of employment discrimination with the Commission cannot be waived. The guidance also states that an individual's right to testify, assist, or participate in

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EEOC AND PRIVATE PLAINTIFFS SETTLE HARASSMENT SUIT FOR $485,000 AGAINST CHICKEN PROCESSING PLANT

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
4-10-01

BIRMINGHAM, ALA. -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced a $485,000 settlement of a harassment lawsuit against Charoen Pokphand, USA, Inc., at its Eufaula, Ala., chicken processing plant. The EEOC and private plaintiffs alleged that seven African-American female line workers were subjected to egregious sexual harassment, racial discrimination, and retaliation in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The

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MEDICAL HEALTH GROUP, INC. SUED BY EEOC FOR DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
4-1-09

Woman Battling Breast Cancer Fired When She Attempted to Return to Work, Federal Agency Charged

BALTIMORE – A White Marsh, Md., medical practice violated federal law when it refused to return an employee to work who had recovered from breast cancer surgery, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit announced today.

According to the EEOC’s suit (Civil Action No. 1:09-cv-00803-WDQ), filed in

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EEOC INITIATES TALKS WITH SMALL BUSINESSES ON EMPLOYMENT OF INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
4-1-02

Nationwide workshops launched under New Freedom Initiative

WASHINGTON - As part of President George W. Bush's New Freedom Initiative, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Chair Cari M. Dominguez today announced a series of workshops designed to share information on the employment of individuals with disabilities with small businesses nationwide. This free, flexible outreach program will target the participation of small business chambers of commerce, associations

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ADVANCE AUTO PARTS SETTLES DISABILITY BIAS SUIT WITH EEOC FOR $50,000 AND REMEDIAL RELIEF

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
3-9-09

Company Refused to Hire Man with Cerebral Palsy for Sales Job, Federal Agency Charged

BIG STONE GAP, Va. —Advance Stores Company, Inc., doing business as Advance Auto Parts, will pay $50,000 and provide other affirmative relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.

According to the EEOC's suit, Advance Auto Parts refused to hire

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CHAIRMAN CASELLAS APPOINTS PEGGY R. MASTROIANNI EEOC's ASSOCIATE LEGAL COUNSEL

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE              CONTACT:   Claire Gonzales March 8, 1996                                 Reginald Welch                                               (202) 663-4900                                               TDD:   (202) 663-4494 

PRESS RELEASE
3-8-96

WASHINGTON -- U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Chairman Gilbert F. Casellas has announced the appointment of Peggy R. Mastroianni as Associate Legal Counsel. Ms. Mastroianni previously served as Director of EEOC's Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Policy Division.

In announcing his decision, Chairman

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FINAL JUDGMENT IN EEOC SEXUAL HARASSMENT CASE AGAINST CUSTOM COMPANIES TOPS $1.1 MILLION

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
3-8-07

Federal Judge Cites Involvement of Top Management in Permitting Harassment and in Retaliating Against Victims

CHICAGO – A federal district judge this morning entered final judgment in an amount exceeding $1.1 million in favor of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and against Custom Companies, a Northlake, Ill., trucking company in a sexual harassment case brought by the agency under Title VII of the Civil

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EEOC PARTNERS WITH BUSINESS TO BUILD BEST PRACTICES FOR INCREASING DIVERSITY

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
3-8-06

Action Plan Emerges from Watershed Symposium with Corporate Leaders

WASHINGTON – In its continuing efforts to boost equal opportunity and corporate diversity through stronger partnerships with businesses, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Diversity Best Practices (DBP) and the Business Women’s Network (BWN) hosted a landmark symposium Tuesday at the EEOC’s downtown headquarters. More than 80 corporate officers and other executives from such companies as

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EEOC ISSUES FISCAL YEAR 2003 ENFORCEMENT DATA

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
3-8-04

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today released enforcement and litigation statistics for Fiscal Year 2003, covering October 2002 through September 2003. The new data which include charge filings, lawsuits, resolutions, and monetary benefits are available on the agency's web site at www.eeoc.gov.

The data show that 81,293 private sector employment discrimination charges were filed with agency field offices nationwide last fiscal

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EEOC ANNOUNCES $47 MILLION AGREEMENT IN PRINCIPLE TO SETTLE CLAIMS OF CLASS-WIDE SEX BIAS AGAINST RENT-A-CENTER

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
3-8-02

ST. LOUIS - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced that the agency and attorneys for a class of over 5,000 women have reached an agreement in principle with Rent- A-Center, Inc. to settle two lawsuits alleging class-wide sex discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The company has agreed to pay a cash settlement of $47,000,000 and to begin

Press release

EEOC COMMISSION MEETING TO ADDRESS RECENTLY ANNOUNCED TASK FORCES

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE              CONTACT:   Claire Gonzales March 7, 1997                                 Reginald Welch                                               (202) 663-4900                                               TDD:   (202) 663-4494 

PRESS RELEASE
3-7-97

WASHINGTON -- The next meeting of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will be Tuesday, March 11, 1997 at 2 p.m. in the Clarence M. Mitchell, Jr. Conference Room (9th floor), 1801 L Street, N.W.

The public is urged to attend the open session of the

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COMMISSION WILL HEAR PANEL DISCUSS EMPLOYMENT BIAS AGAINST AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES AT NEXT MEETING

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE              CONTACT:   Claire Gonzales March 7, 1996                                 Reginald Welch                                               (202) 663-4900                                               TDD:   (202) 663-4494 

PRESS RELEASE
3-7-96

WASHINGTON -- In the fourth of a series of Commission meetings focusing on specific types of unlawful employment discrimination, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will hear presentations by invited experts on discrimination issues affecting Americans with disabilities in the workplace.

The meeting will be held

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WALGREENS SUED FOR JOB BIAS AGAINST BLACKS

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
3-7-07

EEOC Says Pharmacy Giant Makes Store Assignments and Denies Promotions Based on Race; Thousands of African American Managers and Professionals May Be Affected

ST. LOUIS – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today filed an employment discrimination class lawsuit against Walgreen Company, the Illinois-based national drugstore chain, alleging widespread racial bias against thousands of African American workers.

The EEOC charges in the suit that Walgreens

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EEOC SUES McDONALD'S RESTAURANT FOR DISABILITY BIAS AGAINST EMPLOYEE WITH FACIAL DISFIGUREMENT

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

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"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

Press release

LESLIE E. SILVERMAN TAKES OATH AS EEOC COMMISSIONER

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
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Leonora L. Guarraia, Chief Operating Officer (left), swears in Leslie E. Silverman, Commissioner (right), with her husband, Jon Bernstein.

PRESS RELEASE
3-7-02

WASHINGTON - Leslie E. Silverman was sworn in today as a Commissioner of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) to serve the remainder of a term expiring July 1, 2003. Ms. Silverman was nominated by President George W. Bush on February 11, 2002, and unanimously confirmed

Press release

COURT APPROVES $1.2 MILLION SETTLEMENT BETWEEN EEOC AND MCKESSON FOR RACE DISCRIMINATION

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
3-6-02

LOS ANGELES - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced that a federal court has approved a $1,245,000 settlement of a class action race discrimination lawsuit brought by EEOC and private counsel against McKesson Water Products Company and Groupe Danone (which acquired McKesson in 2000). The suit was filed under Title VII OF the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

Judge Florence Marie Cooper of

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TRUCKING COMPANY YRC AND EEOC REACH AGREEMENT ADDRESSING DIVERSITY EFFORTS IN TRUCKING INDUSTRY

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
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JOINT PRESS RELEASE
3-5-09

ST. LOUIS – YRC Inc. (“YRC”), and the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) today announced an agreement providing for an expanded recruitment program that both the federal agency and America’s largest over-the-road trucking company expect will increase the diversity of YRC’s truck driving and dock employees’ workforce.

The agreement focuses on continuing and expanding YRC’s existing diversity efforts and hiring programs for women

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JOB BIAS CHARGES RISE 9% IN 2007, EEOC REPORTS

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
3-5-08

Discrimination Charges Highest in Five Years; Agency Obtains $345 Million for Victims

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) received a total of 82,792 private sector discrimination charge filings last fiscal year, the highest volume of incoming charges since 2002 and the largest annual increase (9%) since the early 1990s, the agency reported today as part of its Fiscal Year 2007 enforcement and litigation

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WASTE MANAGEMENT COMPANY TO PAY NEARLY $200,000 FOR DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
3-5-03

Qualified Employee with Crohn's Disease Fired Unlawfully, EEOC Suit Says

BALTIMORE - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced a $194,000 settlement of an employment discrimination lawsuit filed under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) on behalf of a qualified former employee with Crohn's disease who was terminated by Browning-Ferris, Inc., a waste management company.

EEOC's lawsuit originated from a charge of

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EEOC WINS JURY VERDICT OF NEARLY $400,000 FOR OLDER WORKER FIRED BY CASKET COMPANY

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
3-4-05

Lawsuit Said Veteran Foreman Terminated Due to Age Discrimination and Replaced by Younger Worker He Trained

BALTIMORE - A federal jury has awarded $397,948 in backpay and damages to a 56-year old veteran foreman of a Baltimore, Maryland-based wholesaler of burial caskets who was fired due to age discrimination after three decades of work for the company, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today

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WOMEN CONTINUE TO ADVANCE INTO MANAGEMENT RANKS, EEOC STUDY FINDS

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
3-4-04

Glass Ceiling Phenomenon Differs by Industry

WASHINGTON - A new study conducted by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) "Glass Ceilings: The Status of Women as Officials and Managers in the Private Sector" shows that women now represent about 36 percent of all officials and managers in private sector employment, a seven percent increase over the 12-year period examined. The full text of the report

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HIBBING TACONITE COMPANY SUED BY EEOC FOR DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
3-31-09

Mine Refused to Hire Laborer With Hearing Impairment, Federal Agency Charges

MINNEAPOLIS – 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