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UNITED HEALTHCARE OF FLORIDA TO PAY $1.8 MILLION FOR SAME-SEX HARASSMENT AND RETALIATION
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10-1-07
EEOC Settles Suit Charging Male Former Regional Vice President With Victimizing Male Former Senior Accounts Executive
MIAMI â The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced that United HealthCare of Florida, Inc. will pay $1.8 million to settle a same-sex harassment and retaliation lawsuit charging that the male former regional vice president of key accounts subjected a male former top senior account executive to repeated
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EEOC PARTNERS WITH ALBERTSONS, INC.
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10-02-03

Seated at the table are Albertsons General Counsel John G. Simms and EEOC Chair Cari M. Dominguez. In the background, from left to right, are: Tana Cory from Congressman Butch Otter's Office Nikki Watts from Congressman Mike Simpson's Office Leslie Goddard, Executive Director, Idaho Human Rights Commission Jeannette Leino, Seattle District Director, EEOC Brenda Maynard from Senator Larry Craig's Office.
Food and Drug Retailer Joins Growing
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EEOC AND EAGLE GLOBAL LOGISTICS SETTLE EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION LAWSUIT WITH $9 MILLION CONSENT DECREE
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10-01-01
Voluntary Agreement Resolves Allegations of Discrimination
HOUSTON -- The United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and Eagle Global Logistics f/k/a Eagle U.S.A. Airfreight, Inc., announced today that they have reached a $9,000,000 voluntary settlement which has been submitted for approval by U.S. District Court Judge Lynn Hughes in Houston, Texas. The settlement through a Consent Decree avoids protracted litigation by the EEOC on behalf of a
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EEOC AND SEARS, ROEBUCK AND CO. SETTLE DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION SUIT
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1-9-03
GREENSBORO, N.C. - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced the settlement of a disability discrimination lawsuit filed against Sears, Roebuck and Co. in Greensboro for in excess of $125,000 and other relief. The lawsuit (Civil Action No. 1:01-CV-00641) alleged that Sears violated Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) when it failed to provide a reasonable accommodation to Carl
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MATERNITY STORE GIANT TO PAY $375,000 TO SETTLE EEOC PREGNANCY DISCRIMINATION AND RETALIATION LAWSUIT
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1-8-07
Motherhood Maternity Refused to Hire Pregnant Applicants and Fired Assistant Manager for Complaining, Agency Charged
MIAMI A Philadelphia-based maternity clothes retailer will pay $375,000 to settle a pregnancy discrimination and retaliation lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. The EEOC had charged that Mothers Work, Inc., doing business as Motherhood Maternity, refused to hire qualified female applicants because
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Governor Douglas Continues Commitment to Hiring and Advancement of People With Disabilities in State Jobs

Governor Douglas and EEOC Chair Dominguez Sign Resolution
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1-8-04
Vermont Will Become Second State To Pledge Commitment Tied With President Bush's New Freedom Initiative
MONTPELIER, Vt. - During Governor James Douglas's weekly press conference tomorrow at the Vermont State House (Thursday, January 8, 1:00 p.m.), he and U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Chair Cari M. Dominguez will sign a resolution aimed at enhancing employment opportunities in
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Two Florida Restaurants To Pay $525,000 For Sexual Harassment of Teenagers
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1-8-04
EEOC Settles Bias Suits with ABC Pizza and Longhorn Steakhouse
MIAMI - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced two settlements of employment discrimination lawsuits under Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act against Tampa, Fla.-area restaurants for sexual harassment of teenaged former employees. The settlements against Pizza of Florida, Inc., doing business as ABC Pizza, and Rare Hospitality International, Inc., doing business
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EEOC RESOLVES RACIAL HARASSMENT LAWSUIT AGAINST FORD OF GREENSBURG FOR $534,000
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1-8-03
PITTSBURGH -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced it had resolved its lawsuit against a car dealership formerly known as Ford of Greensburg alleging violations of Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act at the dealership. The lawsuit, filed on January 23, 2002 [02-cv-0203], alleged that Ford of Greensburg had, upon notice of the problem, failed to take prompt and effective action
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$1.3 MILLION SETTLEMENT IN EEOC RACIAL AND SEXUAL HARASSMENT SUIT AGAINST FOSTER WHEELER CONSTRUCTORS
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1-7-00
Chicago, IL. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("EEOC") announced today that Judge David H. Coar of the United States District Court in Chicago has entered a $1.3 million Consent Decree resolving an EEOC racial and sexual harassment lawsuit against Foster Wheeler Constructors, Inc. ("Foster Wheeler"). The lawsuit, which EEOC filed in 1998, arose from complaints EEOC received regarding racial and sexual harassment at a Foster
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WAL-MART SETTLES EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION CLAIM OF TWO APPLICANTS WHO ARE DEAF
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1-7-00
Also Agrees to Make Corporate Wide Changes in Hiring and Training
PHOENIX -- The U. S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the Arizona Center for Disability Law today announced a settlement of a disability discrimination lawsuit against Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. Under the terms of a consent decree, approved by Judge William Browning, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. agrees to pay $132,500 to Jeremy Fass and William Darnell
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EEOC OBTAINS $5.5 MILLION IN AN ADA CASE AGAINST COMPLETE AUTO TRANSIT
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Adele Rapport January 6, 1997 Regional Attorney or David A. Whitcomb Deborah Barno Trial Attorneys (313) 226-6701 TDD: (313) 226-7599 Claire Gonzales Reginald Welch (202) 663-4900 TDD: (202) 663-4494
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1-6-97
DETROIT -- A Detroit Federal Court Jury awarded an unprecedented $5.5 million in damages in an Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) case brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity
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EEOC, PRIVATE PLAINTIFFS AND AMERICAN CAST IRON PIPE COMPANY SETTLE LAWSUIT
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: For EEOC Thursday, January 4, 2001 Cynthia G. Pierre (205) 731-1182 Mildred Byrd (205) 731-1297 Jill Lolley Vincent (205) 731-1279 TTY: (205) 731-0175 For Plaintiffs GORDON, SILBERMAN Dennis G. Pantazis (205) 328-0640 For ACIPCO BURR & FORMAN Carol H. Stewart (205) 251-3000
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1-4-01
BIRMINGHAM, ALA. -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), a class of private plaintiffs, and American Cast Iron Pipe
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AK STEEL CORPORATION TO PAY $600,000 TO SETTLE EEOC RACE HARASSMENT LAWSUIT
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1-31-07
Fortune 500 Company Subjected African Americans to Nooses, Threats, Nazi and KKK Messages, Agency Charged
PITTSBURGH C AK Steel Corporation will pay $600,000 to settle a racial harassment lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. The EEOC had charged that the Fortune 500 company violated federal law at its Butler, Pa., facility by creating and condoning a racially hostile
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EEOC Announces 'Freedom to Compete Award' Honoring Best Practices in the Workplace
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contacts: David Grinberg January 31, 2005 (202) 663-4921 James Ryan (202) 663-4965 TTY: (202) 663-4494 Program Contact: Jay Friedman (202) 419-0577 E-mail: Freedom.Award@eeoc.gov
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1-31-05
WASHINGTON - Cari M. Dominguez, Chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), today announced the agency is accepting nominations for the first-ever "Freedom to Compete Award," which will be presented to employers, organizations, or other entities that
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EEOC SETTLES RACIAL HARASSMENT SUIT AGAINST CAR DEALERSHIP
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1-31-01
Legal Action by EEOC and Plaintiff Interveners Results in $1.8 Million For African-American Workers
SEATTLE -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced a major settlement of a lawsuit filed under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 against Larson Automotive Group, a Tacoma-based auto dealership, for subjecting a class of African-American employees to persistent racial harassment.
Under the terms of the
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DISABLED PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICERS TO RECEIVE BENEFITS IN HISTORIC EEOC SETTLEMENT FOR AGE DISCRIMINATION

Left to right: EEOC Senior Trial Attorney David Offen-Brown, Private Counsel Steven R. Pingel,
EEOC Trial Attorney Raymond Cheung, District Director Susan L. McDuffie,
Regional Attorney William R. Tamayo
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1-30-03
SAN FRANCISCO - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced a major litigation settlement compensating more than 1,700 retired state and local public safety officers who were subjected to age discrimination by the California Public
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STATEMENT BY EEOC CHAIRMAN GILBERT CASELLAS ON PROPOSED SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT WITH TEXACO
FOR RELEASE AS APPROPRIATE CONTACT: Claire Gonzales January 3, 1997 Reginald Welch (202) 663-4900 TDD: (202) 663-4494 James Lee Elizabeth Grossman (212) 748-8512 (212) 748-8509 TDD: (212) 748-8399
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1-3-97
The proposed settlement agreement filed today by EEOC and Texaco, Inc. resolves the Commission's concerns that the public interest is fully addressed and that mechanisms are in place to ensure Texaco's future compliance with Title VII
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CHRISTINE GRIFFIN TAKES OATH AS EEOC COMMISSIONER

Commissioner Christine M. Griffin is sworn in by Chair Cari M. Dominguez as her husband looks on.
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1-3-06
Bipartisan Five-Member Commission Again at Full Complement
WASHINGTON -- Christine M. Griffin was sworn in today as a Commissioner of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), bringing the bipartisan panel to its full five-member complement for the first time in more than a year. Ms. Griffin was nominated
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COMMISSION HEARS RECOMMENDATIONS FROM CIVIL RIGHTS GROUPS ON AGENCY PRIORITIES FOR 1999
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1-27-99
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) received recommendations yesterday on how to proceed with priority initiatives to improve communications and enhance outreach to minorities, women, and the disability community. The recommendations were presented by a panel of representatives from various civil rights groups at the second Commission Meeting conducted by Chairwoman Ida L. Castro.
"As we move ahead to meet our
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COMMISSION MEETING TO ADDRESS TASK FORCE REPORTON "BEST" EEO PRACTICES IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR
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1-27-98
WASHINGTON -- The report of a recent special Task Force examination of noteworthy equal employment opportunity policies, programs, and practices in the private sector will be discussed at the next meeting of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). The meeting will be held Thursday, January 29, 1998, at 2 p.m. in the Clarence M. Mitchell, Jr. Conference Room (9th floor), 1801 L Street
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EEOC IMPLEMENTS FINAL REVISIONS TO EEO-1 REPORT
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1-27-06
First Major Change to Employer Survey in 40 Years
WASHINGTON The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced the implementation of final revisions to the Employer Information Report, also known as the EEO-1 Report, as recently voted on and approved by the Commission. The implementation of the final revisions marks the first major change to the employer survey in four decades.
Many employers are
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APPEALS COURT IN CHICAGO UPHOLDS EEOC SUBPOENA OF EMPLOYER RECORDS
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1-26-09
Seventh Circuit Says Attempted Withdrawal of Charge of Discrimination Does Not Diminish Agencys Authority to Investigate
CHICAGO â The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, in a decision by Chief Judge Frank H. Easterbrook, Friday ordered a District Court to enforce a subpoena issued by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity CommisÂsion (EEOC). The court ruled that the EEOC had the authority to refuse to
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TARGET CORP. TO PAY $775,000 FOR RACIAL HARASSMENT
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1-26-07
EEOC Settles Suit for Class of African American Employees; Remedial Relief Included
PHILADELPHIA -- Target Corporation, the Minneapolis-based retail sales giant, has agreed to pay $775,000 to a group of black workers as part of a litigation settlement of a race discrimination and retaliation case brought by U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today. The settlement also includes employer training and other
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HENREDON FURNITURE INDUSTRIES TO PAY $465,000 FOR RACIAL HARASSMENT, HANGMANS NOOSES
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1-24-08
EEOC Settles Class Suit for Black Employees at Racially Hostile Workplace
HIGH POINT, N.C. -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced the settlement of a racial harassment lawsuit for $465,000 and significant remedial relief against Henredon Furniture Industries, Inc. on behalf of African American employees who were subjected to a persistent racially hostile work environment at a furniture plant.
According to the EEOC