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EEOC SETTLES SUIT AGAINST ARIZONA COMPANY FOR $3.5 MILLION ON BEHALF OF LOW-WAGE WORKERS
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8-8-01
Employees Subjected to Rampant Sexual Harassment, National Origin Bias and Retaliation
PHOENIX - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced a $3.5 million settlement of an employment discrimination lawsuit against Quality Art LLC, a defunct picture frame manufacturer based in Gilbert, Ariz. The suit alleged that 35 female and Hispanic low-wage workers, mostly Mexican and Guatemalan, were subjected to widespread sexual harassment, national origin
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EEOC SETTLES SAME-SEX HARASSMENT SUIT FOR A HALF MILLION DOLLARS AGAINST MAJOR COLORADO AUTO DEALERSHIP
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8-4-00
Largest EEOC Settlement for Male-on-Male Harassment in Colorado
DENVER - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced a $500,000 settlement of a sexual harassment lawsuit against Burt Chevrolet and LGC Management, one of the state's top auto chains, on behalf of 10 former salesmen who alleged persistent same-sex harassment by male managers.
In addition to the monetary benefits for the aggrieved individuals, the agreement
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EEOC SETTLES MAJOR AGE BIAS LAWSUIT FOR $7.1 MILLION WITH THOMSON CONSUMER ELECTRONICS AND LOCAL UNIONS
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8-17-99
INDIANAPOLIS -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced a $7.1 million settlement of a class action lawsuit under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA) against Thomson Consumer Electronics, Inc. and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Union Local Nos. 1424 and 1048 (IBEW). The settlement will benefit hundreds of older Thomson employees whose jobs
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EEOC Files Two Suits Against Caterpillar for Harassment at Illinois Facilities
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 13, 2003 |
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Pictured are Charging Party Karon Lambert (left) and EEOC Chicago Trial Attorney Lauren Dreilinger (right). Ms. Lambert's sexual harassment case resulted in EEOC's litigation against Caterpillar's Aurora facility.
Federal Agency Challenges Racial and Sexual Harassment at Joliet and Aurora Plants
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today filed two employment discrimination lawsuits in federal court in Chicago against Caterpillar
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EEOC ISSUES COMPREHENSIVE LITIGATION REPORT
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8-13-02
Five-Year Study Shows High Success Rate for Commission Lawsuits, Trials and Appeals
WASHINGTON - Approximately 91% of federal employment discrimination lawsuits by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) are successfully resolved through Consent Decrees, settlement agreements, and favorable court orders, according to an extensive five-year litigation study released today by the EEOC. The report, covering Fiscal Years 1997 through 2001 (October 1, 1996 - September
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EEOC SETTLES FIRST MALE-ON-MALE SEXUAL HARASSMENT CLASS ACTION
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: EEOC Wednesday, August 11, 1999 Reuben Daniels Jr. (414) 297-1860 TTY (414) 297-1115 Lloyd Zimmerman (612) 335-4046 TTY (612) 335-4045 LPP Gary Hornseth (612) 337-0354
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8-11-99
*** VOLUNTARY SETTLEMENT TOTALS $1.9 MILLION ***
MINNEAPOLIS -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and Long Prairie Packing Company, Inc. (LPP) announced today that they have reached a voluntary $1.9 million
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EEOC SUES CRACKER BARREL FOR SEX BIAS AND RACIAL HARASSMENT
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8-11-04
Federal Agency Lawsuit Based Upon Charges Filed by 10 Employees Against 'Family' Restaurants in Matteson, Mattoon and Bloomington, Illinois
CHICAGO - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today filed a sexual and racial harassment class lawsuit in federal court here against Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc., CBRL Group, Inc., and CBOCS West, Inc. (collectively, "Cracker Barrel").
The EEOC's lawsuit is based upon charges of
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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 SETTLES RACIAL HARASSMENT SUIT WITH ST. LOUIS NURSING HOME FOR $1.2 MILLION
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7-2-01
ST. LOUIS - At a press conference today, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced a settlement of almost $1.2 million for nine individuals in a racial harassment lawsuit against Beverly Enterprises, Inc., which operates several nursing homes in the St. Louis area. The settlement, which still requires approval of the federal district court here, also requires substantial injunctive relief, including training, monitoring, and disciplinary
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EEOC Sues Rockford 'Machine Shed' For Sexual Harassment
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE JULY 1, 2003 | CONTACT: | Lauren G. Dreilinger EEOC Trial Attorney (312) 353-7303 |
Noelle Brennan EEOC Supervisory Trial Attorney (312) 353-7582 John C. Hendrickson EEOC Regional Attorney (312) 353-8551 TTY: (312) 353-2421 |
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7-01-03
Woman Says Harassment Was Part of Job'; Heart of America Restaurant Managers Told Her Not To Get Worked Up About It,' Suit Says
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today filed
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EEOC RACE BIAS SUIT AGAINST COCA-COLA BOTTLING TO MOVE TOWARD TRIAL, APPEALS COURT RULES
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6-9-06
Case Centers on Racist Supervisor Involved in Firing Black Employee, Agency Says
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. â In a significant legal victory for the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the Denver-based U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit has reversed a New Mexico lower court's dismissal of a race discrimination lawsuit brought by the EEOC against BCI Coca-Cola Bottling Company of Los Angeles (BCI) â which
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MEDIA ADVISORY
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Claire Gonzales June 7, 1996 Reginald Welch (202) 663-4900 TDD: (202) 663-4494 Lynn Y. Bruner Robert G. Johnson Donna L. Harper EEOC, St. Louis (314) 539-7910 TDD (314) 539-7803
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6-7-96
WASHINGTON -- On Monday, June 10 at 1 p.m. (CST), Gilbert F. Casellas, Chairman of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), will hold a press conference in St
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SILICON VALLEY MANUFACTURER NOVELLUS TO PAY $168,000 FOR RACIAL HARASSMENT
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6-24-08
Co-Worker Rapped Racial Slurs Despite Complaints, EEOC Charged
SAN JOSE A major Silicon Valley manufacturer of semiconductor production equipment will pay $168,000 to settle a racial harassment and retaliation lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. The EEOC had charged Novellus Systems, Inc. with subjecting an African American worker to racial harassment.
According to the EEOCs suit, Michael
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TAVERN ON THE GREEN TO PAY $2.2 MILLION FOR HARASSMENT OF FEMALES, BLACKS, HISPANICS
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6-2-08
EEOC Settles Job Discrimination Suit with Landmark NYC Restaurant
NEW YORK The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced the settlement of a harassment and retaliation lawsuit under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act against Tavern on the Green, a landmark restaurant located in Central Park in New York City, for $2.2 million and significant remedial relief.
The EEOC charged in the case
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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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EEOC SETTLES LAWSUIT AGAINST LONDON INTERNATIONAL GROUP FOR RACE DISCRIMINATION AND SEXUAL HARASSMENT
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6-12-00
BIRMINGHAM - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced a $625,000 settlement with London International Group, LLC (LIG) in a lawsuit charging the Eufaula-based plant, which manufactures condoms, with subjecting a class of employees to a hostile work environment in which they have been subjected to numerous racially and sexually derogatory cartoons and comments since 1995.
"This settlement sends a strong message to employers
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MITSUBISHI MOTOR MANUFACTURING AND EEOC REACH VOLUNTARY AGREEMENT TO SETTLE HARASSMENT SUIT
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For: EEOC Thursday, June 11, 1998 Contact: John Hendrickson (312) 353-8551 Jean Kamp (312) 353-7582 For: MMMA Contact: Gael O'Brien (309) 888-8201
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6-11-98
NORMAL AND CHICAGO, ILL. -- Mitsubishi Motor Manufacturing of America, Inc. (MMMA) and the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today that they have reached a $34 million settlement, subject to court approval, that resolves all
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CLASS OF WOMEN TO RECEIVE $48.9 MILLION IN EEOC-VERIZON PREGNANCY BIAS SETTLEMENT
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6-05-06
More Than 12,300 Women Nationwide to Receive Monetary Relief in Landmark Case
NEW YORK, N.Y. â The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced that, pursuant to a court-filed consent decree, telecommunications giant Verizon Communications, Inc. will pay approximately $48.9 million to 12,326 current and former female employees in 13 states and the District of Columbia as part of a 2002 settlement of a landmark
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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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CONECTIV AND SUBCONTRACTORS TO PAY $1.65 MILLION TO BLACK WORKERS WHO WERE RACIALLY HARASSED
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5-5-08
EEOC Settles Suit Involving Hangmans Nooses, KKK Graffiti and Slurs at Construction Site
PHILADELPHIA â The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced a major settlement of a racial harassment lawsuit for $1,650,000 and significant remedial relief against Conectiv, A.C. Dellovade, Inc., Steel Suppliers Erectors, Inc. and Matrix Services Industrial Contractors (doing business as Bogan, Inc. /Hake Group) on behalf of African American employees who
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EEOC AND TOYOTA LOGISTICS SERVICES SETTLE LAWSUIT ALLEGING SEX AND RACE BIAS AT NEW JERSEY PORT
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5-4-00
Agreement Opens Doors For Women and African American Applicants in Non-Traditional Jobs At Port Newark
NEWARK, N.J. - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and Toyota Logistics Services, Inc. today announced a voluntary agreement to resolve a lawsuit alleging that the manner in which TLS recruited drivers and auto accessories installers at its Port Newark facility unlawfully deterred interested females and African Americans from applying
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ALABAMA AND MISSISSIPPI EMPLOYERS SETTLE RACE BIAS CASES FOR COMBINED $454,000 AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS
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5-31-07
EEOC Suits Charged Nooses, Swastikas, Graffiti Were Displayed to Harass Black Workers
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today that it has resolved three race discrimination lawsuits in Alabama and Mississippi for a combined total of nearly half a million dollars and injunctive relief including the settlement of a class case against Pemco Aeroplex, a Birmingham-based aerospace and defense company
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LES SCHWAB TIRE CENTERS EXCLUDE WOMEN FROM MANAGEMENT, EEOC CHARGES IN SEX SUIT
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5-31-06
Federal Agency Says Company Denied Women Promotion Opportunities, Told Female Employee Gals Should Work in Admin
SEATTLE â Les Schwab Tire Centers, one of the largest tire and automotive businesses in the West, violated federal law by failing to hire, train, and promote women into management jobs because of their sex, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today in
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ALAMO CAR RENTAL GUILTY OF RELIGIOUS BIAS FEDERAL COURT RULES IN EEOC LAWSUIT
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5-30-06
EEOC Said Muslim Employee Fired for Wearing Head Scarf Shortly After 9/11 Attacks
PHOENIX â In a legal victory for the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Arizona Federal District Court Judge Roslyn Silver ruled that Alamo Car Rental committed post-9/11 backlash discrimination based on religion when it terminated a Somali customer sales representative in December 2001 for refusing to remove her head scarf during the