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PRESS RELEASE
10-4-06

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

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PRESS RELEASE
10-31-05

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

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PRESS RELEASE
10-29-04

Best Practices in Recruitment, Hiring, Training, and Reasonable Accommodation Emerge from Federal-State Partnership Project

WASHINGTON The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today released a report detailing efforts to employ more people with disabilities in state government jobs. The Interim Report on Best Practices for the Employment of People with Disabilities in State Government, available at www.eeoc.gov, contains findings from the States' Best Practices Project

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

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For Immediate Release
October 23, 2001

PRESS RELEASE
10-23-01

TUCSON and PHOENIX - Beginning this week, and

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

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PRESS RELEASE
10-22-03

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EEOC Chair Cari M. Dominguez addresses the issue of diversity in the legal profession at an American Bar Association national conference in Washington, D.C.

EEOC Study Shows Progress of Women and People of Color Among Legal Professionals

WASHINGTON - A new study by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) entitled "Diversity in Law Firms" reveals that women now comprise 40% of legal professionals (resembling associates)

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PRESS RELEASE
10-20-08

Hispanic Work Group to Issue Report, Discuss Recommendations

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will hold its next public meeting on Thursday, Oct. 23, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (Eastern Time), at agency headquarters, 1801 L Street, N.W. In accordance with the Sunshine Act, the meeting is open for public observation of the Commission’s deliberations.

Following the announcement of notation votes, the

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PRESS RELEASE
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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PRESS RELEASE
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

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

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PRESS RELEASE
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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PRESS RELEASE
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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PRESS RELEASE
1-2-03

Low Wages, Mistreatment, Harsh Living Conditions Lead to Federal Suit on Behalf of Immigrants

TULSA, Okla. - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today that it has filed an employment discrimination lawsuit against the John Pickle Company, alleging that the Tulsa-based oil industry parts manufacturer discriminated against a class of at least 52 workers on the basis of their race (Asian) and national origin

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

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PRESS RELEASE
1-15-08

New Report Provides Sobering Statistics and Roadmap for Agencies to Improve Hiring and Advancement

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today issued a comprehensive report addressing strategies to reverse the declining participation rate of federal employees with targeted disabilities. The full text of the report, Improving the Participation Rate of People with Targeted Disabilities in the Federal Work Force, is available on the

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PRESS RELEASE
1-14-09

Low Participation at Higher Levels; Lack of Retention

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has released a comprehensive report to Chair Naomi C. Earp from the Federal Hispanic Work Group. The report contains an extensive number of practical recommendations that address a broad array of contemporary federal sector employment issues, including hiring, leadership development and retention. The full report, entitled Report on the