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PRESS RELEASE
2-18-03

Company to Also Conduct Comprehensive Training as Part of Consent Decree

DENVER The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced the settlement of an employment discrimination lawsuit under the Americans with Disabilities Act of1990 (ADA) against John Q. Hammons Hotels which operates as Holiday Inn - Northglenn. Under the terms of the Consent Decree approved by Federal District Court Judge Wiley Y. Daniel, Holiday Inn

PRESS RELEASE
2-17-09

Trash Removal Company Hired Less Qualified Males, EEOC Charged

ATLANTA – Robertson Sanitation, a Phoenix-based trash hauling, recycling and disposal company that operates in Georgia, will pay $475,000 to settle a sex discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.

According to the EEOC’s suit, Jeanine Moore applied for a truck driver position with Robertson at its Winder, Ga

PRESS RELEASE
2-17-06

Unanimous 7th Circuit Says EEOC Has Enforcement Authority To Obtain Money for Expelled Partners

CHICAGO - The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit, sitting in Chicago, ruled this morning that the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has authority to obtain monetary relief for partners expelled from the giant international Chicago law firm of Sidley Austin (formerly known as "Sidley & Austin" and "Sidley

PRESS RELEASE
2-15-05

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 employment discrimination, while also expanding its mediation program and efforts to proactively prevent discrimination through outreach, education, and technical assistance.

PRESS RELEASE
2-13-07

Eighth Circuit Says Lower Court Erred in Dismissing Case

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit today ruled that the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) may continue its disability discrimination lawsuit against Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (EEOC v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Case No. 06-1583), reversing a lower court's dismissal of the case.

The EEOC filed suit against Wal-Mart

PRESS RELEASE
2-12-09

Company Will Pay Additional Amount to Settle Retaliation Claim

MILWAUKEE – Georgia-Pacific Gypsum LLC will pay more than $75,000 to settle sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuits brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and former GP-Gypsum employee Tina Hammer, the EEOC announced today.

The EEOC had alleged that GP-Gypsum violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 by permitting a co-worker at

PRESS RELEASE
2-12-09

‘Stranger Than Fiction’ Production Companies to Pay $75,000 to Pregnant Job Applicant

CHICAGO – Crick Pictures, L.L.C., and Mandate Pictures, L.L.C., will pay $75,000 to settle a federal pregnancy discrimination suit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. The EEOC’s suit had charged that movie production companies Crick and Mandate refused to hire a pregnant job applicant, Cynthia Castillo-Hill, for

PRESS RELEASE
2-12-09

African American Greeter Targeted With Racial Slurs and Fired Due to Race, Federal Agency Charged

NEW YORK -- J.C. Penney Corporation, Inc. will pay $50,000 to settle a race discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.

The EEOC had charged that J.C. Penney discriminated against Reinell Singh, an African American who worked as a greeter welcoming customers into

PRESS RELEASE
2-11-09

EEOC Said Car Dealership Fired Service Advisor for Complaining

PHILADELPHIA - Murphy Ford Inc., doing business as Murphy Ford Lincoln Mercury Murphy Ford Inc., a car dealership located in Chester, Pa., will pay $244,000 to settle a sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), announced today. The EEOC had charged that Murphy Ford sexually harassed three female employees and fired one

PRESS RELEASE
2-10-09

EEOC Says Car Dealership Refused to Hire a Salesperson Due to Perceived Mental Disability

HONOLULU – Valley Isle Motors, Ltd., a car dealership in Maui, unlawfully discriminated against an employee by failing to hire him for a salesperson position because of a perceived mental disability, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.

The EEOC charged in its suit, (EEOC

PRESS RELEASE
2-1-07

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

PRESS RELEASE
12-8-05

Survey Says 15% of Workers Perceive Job Bias; Figures Higher for People of Color, Women

WASHINGTON -- A national Gallup poll on discrimination in today’s workplace, conducted in conjunction with the 40th anniversary of U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), shows that while much progress has been made in fulfilling the promise of equal opportunity, more remains to be done.

The new poll addresses perceptions of

PRESS RELEASE
12-5-00

Commission Intervention Aims to Protect Public Interest, Remedy Egregious Bias

NEW YORK -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today moved to intervene in two private class action lawsuits filed against defense contractor Lockheed Martin Corp. The suits, brought on behalf of hundreds of salaried and hourly African-American employees, charge that Lockheed harassed black workers, denied them deserved promotions or wages, and retaliated against them

PRESS RELEASE
12-31-08

EEOC Settles Suit for Discrimination Based on Religion and National Origin

NEW YORK – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced that Merrill Lynch, the international financial services firm, has agreed to pay $1,550,000 to settle a discrimination lawsuit under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act on behalf of an Iranian Muslim former worker who was fired due to his religion and national

PRESS RELEASE
12-28-05

EEOC Says General Manager Referred to Older Employees as 'Worthless and Ineffective'

NEW YORK – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today submitted a consent decree for court approval to settle an age discrimination lawsuit against Austrian Airlines (Austrian) for a half million dollars and other relief on behalf of William Thoman, former director of sales for the Americas, because of his age (then 51)

PRESS RELEASE
12-28-04

Job Offer Withdrawn After Pregnancy Revealed, Suit Charged

MILWAUKEE - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has settled, for $450,000, its lawsuit against Johnson International, Inc., a global financial services company owned by the S.C. Johnson family of Racine, Wis. The EEOC suit alleged that the company, now known as Johnson Financial Group, a member of the "Johnson Family of Companies," discriminated against Rae Ann

PRESS RELEASE
12-23-02

NEW YORK - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced the settlement of a sexual harassment lawsuit for $1.79 million against Norwalk, Conn.- based South Beach Beverage Company, Inc. (SoBe), a division of PepsiCo, Inc.

The EEOC's lawsuit, Case No. CIV-02-10136, in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, filed simultaneously with the Consent Decree, charged that a class of female

PRESS RELEASE
12-22-04

EEOC and Plaintiff's Counsel Score Victory for White Senior Manager Retaliated Against for Lodging Discrimination Complaint

ORLANDO, Fla. - In a trial ending today, a jury in Federal District Court for the Middle District of Florida in Orlando returned a $1.57 million dollar verdict in favor of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Ted Maines and his private counsel, Jill Schwartz & Associates, P.A., in

PRESS RELEASE
12-21-05

Agency Issues Performance and Accountability Report

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has received an “unqualified opinion” on its 2005 financial statements, the second consecutive year in which independent auditors have performed an extensive examination of the EEOC’s financial records and reported a clean fiscal bill of health.

The audit report is a focus of the EEOC’s Performance and Accountability Report (PAR) which

PRESS RELEASE
12-21-05

Judge Says EEOC Ability to Seek Money for Expelled Partners is Derived from Public Interest

CHICAGO - U.S. District Judge James B. Zagel today, for the second time, denied a request of Sidley Austin Brown & Wood, the giant Chicago-based international law firm, that the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) be barred from obtaining monetary relief in the agency's class age discrimination lawsuit for attorneys

PRESS RELEASE
12-2-08

Company Refused to Hire Men into Weight Loss Counselor and Other Jobs, Agency Alleged

BALTIMORE – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today that it has resolved its pattern or practice sex discrimination lawsuit against LA Weight Loss Centers, Inc., (renamed Pure Weight Loss, Inc., in early 2007), for $20 million and other significant relief.

According to the EEOC's suit (WDQ-02-CV-648), filed in the

PRESS RELEASE
12-19-02

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today that five of its attorneys have been newly selected to participate in the Government Fellowship Program of the American Bar Association's (ABA) Section of Labor and Employment Law. Under the program, which began in 1999, EEOC attorneys of excellence and promise in the field of civil rights law serve as Fellows on various committees of

PRESS RELEASE
12-18-08

Universal Agreement in Florida Covers 56 ‘Old Country Store’ Locations Statewide

TAMPA – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. (Cracker Barrel) today announced the signing of a Universal Agreement to Mediate (UAM) to informally resolve workplace disputes through Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) prior to an EEOC investigation or potential litigation. The UAM applies to 56 Cracker Barrel establishments

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PRESS RELEASE
12-15-04

Teens Told How to Handle Employment Discrimination at Nationwide Press Conference for High School Journalists

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) yesterday held its first-ever nationwide press conference for high school journalists to discuss the problem of sexual harassment and other discriminatory conduct against teens in American workplaces.

"Discrimination happens to employees of all ages, but offenders sometimes single out teen workers because