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Alamo Car Rental Fired Young Muslim Woman After 9/11 Attacks for Wearing Head Scarf During Ramadan, Agency Charged

PHOENIX – A Phoenix jury has awarded more than $287,000 in a religious discrimination suit against Alamo Car Rental brought by U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.  The EEOC had charged Alamo committed post-9/11 backlash discrimination based on religion when it fired a Somali customer sales representative in December 2001 for refusing to

Latest Q&A Fact Sheet Explains How Americans with Disabilities Act Applies to Employment in the Health Care Industry

WASHINGTON - Naomi C. Earp, Chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), today announced the issuance of a new question-and-answer (Q&A) fact sheet on the application of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to job applicants and employees in the health care industry. The new publication, part of a

Race and Sex Discrimination, Retaliation Most Frequently Filed Cases

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) last year received a total of 75,768 discrimination charges against private sector employers, the first increase in charge filings since 2002, the federal agency reported today as part of its Fiscal Year 2006 data.

The year-end statistics, available online at http://www.eeoc.gov/stats/enforcement.html, show that charges based on race (27,238), sex (23,247), and retaliation (22,555)

CHICAGO – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and JPMorgan Chase & Co. (Chase) today announced the $2.2 million settlement of a claim brought under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) against Bank One Corporation.

The EEOC issued an administrative determination on March 11, 2004, finding that there was reasonable cause to believe that Bank One violated the ADA by failing to properly accommodate a group of employees who were medically released to return

Boosts Effort to Increase Number of Federal Employees with Targeted Disabilities

WASHINGTON – Giving greater presence to a pressing – and largely unknown – problem, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today launched a website section on its LEAD Initiative, designed to address the declining number of employees with severe disabilities in the Federal workforce.

The section, on EEOC's website at www.eeoc.gov/initiatives/lead/index.html, offers basic information on the initiative and on the declining number

At Issue: Failure to Provide Reasonable Accommodation for Medical Leave

BALTIMORE -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today that it filed a federal discrimination lawsuit under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) against Denny's, Inc., which operates more than 500 corporate-owned restaurants in 30 states, on behalf of disabled employees nationwide who were not provided reasonable accommodation and were fired after being denied medical leave needed in connection with their disabilities.

Latest Q&A Fact Sheet Coincides with Anniversary of Landmark Disabilities Act

WASHINGTON – Cari M. Dominguez, Chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), today announced the issuance of a new question-and-answer (Q&A) fact sheet on the application of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to job applicants and employees who are deaf or who have hearing impairments.  The new publication, the sixth in a series of Q&A documents about specific

Those with Targeted Disabilities Now Comprise Less than 1 Percent of Federal Workforce, EEOC Reports

WASHINGTON – People with targeted disabilities have dropped to less than one percent of the permanent federal workforce, continuing a long-term decline, according to data released today by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) during a public meeting on the topic.  Commission Chair Cari M. Dominguez called for aggressive steps to stem the decline.

EEOC Said Muslim Employee Fired for Wearing Head Scarf Shortly After 9/11 Attacks

PHOENIX – 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 Muslim holy month of Ramadan. Alamo Car Rental is

Latest ADA Fact Sheet Aims to Dispel Myths, Enhance Diversity in Legal Profession

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today issued a new fact sheet addressing the application of the reasonable accommodation obligation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to attorneys with disabilities and their employers.  The new publication is available on the agency's web site at http://www.eeoc.gov/facts/accommodations-attorneys.html.

EEOC Chair Cari M. Dominguez unveiled the new fact sheet this morning

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 required Ronnis Mason to shave his beard if he

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 to Ronald Lockhart, a profoundly deaf employee

Best Practices Emerge from Federal Partnership with Nine States

WASHINGTON - Cari M. Dominguez, Chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), today released a comprehensive report on the efforts of nine states to employ more people with disabilities in government jobs.  The study, Final Report on Best Practices for the Employment of People with Disabilities in State Government, is the third EEOC publication released in October as part of National Disability Employment

Suit Says Red Robin Fired Employee for Religious Tattoos, Saying It Wanted 'All-American Kid'

SEATTLE – Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc., a casual dining chain with restaurants throughout the country, will pay $150,000 and make substantial policy and procedural changes to settle a religious discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.  The EEOC had charged the company with refusing to accommodate the religious needs

Seventh Circuit Again Reverses District Court Judgment In Favor Of Sears In Long-Running Federal Employment Discrimination Case

CHICAGO -- The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, sitting in Chicago,   has reversed a lower court decision which granted a judgment without trial in   favor of Sears Roebuck in a case brought against the retailer by the U.S. Equal   Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) under the Americans with Disabilities   Act (EEOC &

Discovery Allowed On Class Claim That Inflexible Leave Policy Failed             To Reasonably Accommodate Disabled Employees

CHICAGO -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced here today that it has received a decision from Federal District Court in Chicago permitting its class case under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to

Issuance Coincides with 15th Anniversary of Landmark Anti-Discrimination Law

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today issued a question-and- answer document on the application of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to persons with cancer in the workplace.  The new publication is available on EEOC's web site at http://www.eeoc.gov/facts/cancer.html.

Commission Chair Cari M. Dominguez released the document today during an event sponsored by the National Council on Disability commemorating

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the National Council on Disability (NCD) and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) today jointly released two new publications addressing how to ensure that mediation of equal employment opportunity disputes is accessible to people with disabilities. The publications are available on all three agencies' web sites, at www.eeoc.gov, www.ncd.gov and www.ada.gov.

"More than ever, employers and employees are turning to mediation and other forms of

DENVER - After a three-day trial, a 12-person jury returned an $8 million verdict in federal court today for the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) in a lawsuit alleging that EchoStar Communications Corp. (EchoStar) violated the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) when it refused to provide a reasonable accommodation to Dale Alton, a qualified blind employee.  EchoStar, based in Englewood, Colorado, is a provider of advanced digital television services.

The

Highlights Include Record Monetary Relief, Expanded Mediation and Outreach

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today released its fiscal year 2004 enforcement statistics showing that the agency recovered a record $420 million in relief last year for thousands of people filing charges of

'The ABCs of EEO' to Promote Voluntary Compliance by Employers

WASHINGTON -  The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced the publication of a new employer training guide, The ABCs of EEO for Small Businesses and Supervisors, to assist small business owners and front-line supervisors.  The guide

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. -  The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and Northwest Airlines, Inc. (Northwest) today announced the settlement of a lawsuit under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).  EEOC's lawsuit, filed on April 25, 2001, alleged that Northwest excluded applicants for airport ramp equipment service employee and cleaner positions if they had epilepsy or insulin-dependent

Governor Sebelius Joins Best Practices Project Tied to President's New Freedom Initiative

WASHINGTON - In an open press meeting at the Kansas State Capitol on Wednesday, December 1, at 11:45 a.m., Governor Kathleen Sebelius and U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Chair Cari M. Dominguez will sign a joint resolution aimed at enhancing state government employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities nationwide

Governor Walker Joins Best Practices Project Tied to President's New Freedom Initiative

SALT LAKE CITY - In an open press meeting at the state capitol on Wednesday, November 10, at noon, Governor Olene S. Walker and U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Chair Cari M. Dominguez will sign a joint resolution aimed at enhancing state government employment opportunities for