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EEOC FOCUSES ON PAY EQUITY AT MEETING IN PHILADELPHIA

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

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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U.S. STEEL SUED BY EEOC FOR DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
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Gary Plant Rescinded Job Offer Because of Disability, Federal Agency Charges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According to the EEOC’s suit, U.S. Steel’s Gary, Ind., plant rescinded an offer of employment

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BCI COCA-COLA BOTTLING CO. TO PAY $250,000 TO BLACK WORKER FOR RACE DISCRIMINATION

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

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Stephen B. Peters with EEOC Attorneys Loretta Medina and Veronica Molina

PRESS RELEASE
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

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SKILLED HEALTHCARE GROUP, INC. TO PAY UP TO $450,000 FOR NATIONAL ORIGIN DISCRIMINATION

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
4-14-09

Nursing Home Companies Imposed English-Only Rule on Spanish Speakers While Permitting Other Foreign Languages in Workplace, EEOC Alleged

LOS ANGELES – Skilled Healthcare Group, Inc., Skilled Healthcare, LLC, and other affiliated companies, will pay up to $450,000 and provide significant remedial relief to a class of Hispanic employees at its nursing homes and assisted living facilities who were subject to harassment, different terms and conditions of

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FISHER SAND AND GRAVEL SUED BY EEOC FOR SEXUAL HARASSMENT AND RETALIATION

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
4-1-09

Supervisor on Road Construction Crew Harassed Two Women, Federal Agency Charges

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Fisher Sand & Gravel Co., which engages in business activities related to road construction, violated federal law by subjecting a class of women to sexual harassment and firing one woman for complaining about it, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.

In its suit, 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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DELAWARE COUNTY PAIN MANAGEMENT TO PAY $95,000 TO SETTLE PREGNANCY DISCRIMINATION SUIT

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
4-1-09

EEOC Charged Pain Management Practice Terminated Chiropractor Due to Pregnancy

PHILADELPHIA – Delaware County Pain Management will pay $95,000 and provide equitable relief to settle a pregnancy discrimination lawsuit, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today.

The EEOC charged in its lawsuit (Civil Action 07-cv-4086, filed in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania) that the pain treatment center terminated Dr. Kristina

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BASIC ENERGY SERVICES WILL PAY QUARTER MILLION TO SETTLE EEOC SEX DISCRIMINATION, HARASSMENT AND RETALIATION SUIT

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
3-9-09

Oil Contractor Fired Woman for Complaining About Sexual Harassment and Unequal Treatment, Federal Agency Charged

NEW ORLEANS – Basic Energy Services, L.P. has agreed to pay $250,000 and consented to substantial injunctive relief to settle a sex discrimination and retaliation suit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. The EEOC charged in its suit that the Midland, Texas-based company, a

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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 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

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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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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

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BRITTHAVEN TO PAY $300,000 TO SETTLE PREGNANCY DISCRIMINATION SUIT

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
3-31-09

GREENSBORO, N.C. – Britthaven, Inc., a Kinston, N.C.-based nursing home and assisted living chain, will pay $300,000 to settle a pregnancy discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.

The EEOC had charged that Britthaven had, since at least 2002, subjected pregnant employees to different terms and conditions of employment than its non‑pregnant employees. Specifically, the EEOC said that

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TUSCARORA YARNS SUED BY EEOC FOR SEXUAL HARASSMENT AND RETALIATION

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
3-30-09

Yarn Company Suspended Woman for Complaining About Abuse, Federal Agency Charged

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – A North Carolina yarn manufacturing company violated federal law by subjecting an employee to sexual harassment and then retaliating against her for com­plaining about it, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.

In its suit, the EEOC said that from around April 2007 to December

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COMMISSION TO CONSIDER STRATEGIES TUESDAY FOR COMBATING SYSTEMIC DISCRIMINATION

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
3-30-06

WASHINGTON – Moving to advance the fight against systemic discrimination, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will consider recommendations from a special task force at its next meeting, Tuesday, April 4, at 10:00 a.m. (Eastern Time), at agency headquarters, 1801 L Street, N.W. In accordance with the Sunshine Act, the following matters are scheduled for consideration during the open session of the meeting:

  • Announcement of

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EEOC SEEKS TO APPEAL COURT ORDER ON RETIREE HEALTH BENEFITS RULE

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
3-30-05

WASHINGTON – Cari M. Dominguez, Chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), issued the following statement today:

"The federal District Court in Philadelphia issued an order today that will delay the effective date of an EEOC rule that is designed to protect retirees' health benefits. I note that the Court characterized as ‘persuasive' the EEOC's argument that, without this exemption, employers will reduce or

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EEOC WINS PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION AGAINST ADVANTAGE STAFFING, INC.

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
3-30-00

DETROIT -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today that it has obtained a consent order from United States District Judge Avern Cohn, after filing an Application for Preliminary Injunction in an egregious case of employment discrimination against Advantage Staffing, Inc.

On March 9, 2000, a former employee of Advantage Staffing, Inc. filed a charge of discrimination with the EEOC which alleges that the

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EEOC AND NLRB JOIN FORCES TO RECRUIT DIVERSE POOL OF TALENTED ATTORNEYS IN CIVIL RIGHTS AND LABOR LAW

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

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

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UPS SUED FOR DISCRIMINATION AGAINST RASTAFARIAN

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

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

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CENTENARY COLLEGE TO PAY $200,000 TO SETTLE EEOC SEX DISCRIMINATION SUIT

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

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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JOE'S STONE CRAB LIABLE FOR INTENTIONAL DISCRIMINATION COURT RULES IN SEX BIAS SUIT BROUGHT BY EEOC

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

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