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EEOC MARKS SECOND ANNIVERSARY OF PRESIDENT'S DISABILITY INITIATIVE WITH FACT SHEET ON TELEWORK AS A REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION
EEOC MARKS SECOND ANNIVERSARY OF PRESIDENT'S DISABILITY INITIATIVE WITH FACT SHEET ON TELEWORK AS A REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION
WASHINGTON - To mark the second anniversary of President George W. Bush's New Freedom Initiative, the administration's comprehensive plan for the full integration of people with disabilities into all aspects of American life, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today released a fact sheet for employers who are considering allowing an
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VANGUARD GROUP TO PAY $500,000 FOR RETALIATION
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2-29-08
EEOC Settles Suit Against Mutual Fund Giant for Firing Black Employee Who Complained About Race Discrimination
PHILADELPHIA Valley Forge, Pa.-based The Vanguard Group, Inc., one of the worlds largest investment management companies, will pay $500,000 and provide other relief to settle a retaliation lawsuit by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today. The EEOC had charged that following an African
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EEOC ADDRESSES EMPLOYMENT OF VETERANS WITH SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABILITIES
Commission Provides Practical Information for Employers and Severely Injured Veterans
WASHINGTON â The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today issued two question-and-answer (Q&A) guides providing technical assistance for employers and veterans on workplace issues affecting veterans with service-connected disabilities. Both documents are available on the agency's web site at www.eeoc.gov.
"Injured veterans, like everyone else, deserve the freedom to compete in the workplace on a fair and
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MANORCARE HEALTH SERVICES SUED BY EEOC FOR RELIGIOUS DISCRIMINATION
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2-28-08
Nursing Home Company Again Refused to Allow Sikh Employee To Wear Religious Symbol, Federal Agency Charged
SACRAMENTO â A nursing home violated federal law by refusing to allow a Sikh employee to wear a religious symbol while at work, the U.S. Equal Employment Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.
In the case filed today in the U.S. District Court for the District of
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EEOC TAKES NEW APPROACH TO FIGHTING RACISM AND COLORISM IN THE 21st CENTURY WORKPLACE
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2-28-07
E-RACE Initiative to Highlight New and Emerging Discrimination Issues Nationwide
WASHINGTON The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today launched a national initiative to bring a fresh, 21st century approach to combating racism, which remains the most frequent claim filed with the agency. EEOC Chair Naomi C. Earp unveiled the initiative, E-RACE (Eradicating Racism And Colorism from Employment), during a public meeting at agency headquarters
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BIG VANILLA ATHLETIC CLUB TO PAY $161,000 TO SETTLE EEOC LAWSUIT FOR SEXUAL HARASSMENT
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2-26-09
Company Subjected Class of Women to Sexual Harassment and Then Fired Them After They Complained, Agency Charged
BALTIMORE â A Maryland athletic club will pay $161,000 and furnish other substantial relief to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
According to EEOC's suit, (1:08:00518-CCB, filed in U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland, Northern
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NEW EEOC PUBLICATION ADDRESSES EMPLOYMENT OF HEALTH CARE WORKERS WITH DISABILITIES
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2-26-07
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
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GOLDEN CORRAL CORP. AND EEOC ENTER MEDIATION PARTNERSHIP TO RESOLVE EMPLOYMENT DISPUTES
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2-26-04
WASHINGTON - Cari M. Dominguez, Chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), today announced the signing of the 28th National Universal Agreement to Mediate (NUAM) with Golden Corral Corporation to informally resolve workplace disputes through Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) prior to an agency investigation or potential litigation. Golden Corral Corporation, headquartered in Raleigh, N.C., is a national chain of family-style restaurants operating in 38
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EEOC AND THE BEVERLY HILTON HOTEL SETTLE ALLEGATIONS OF AGE DISCRIMINATION
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2-26-03
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and Beverly Holdings, Inc. announced today that they settled an age discrimination lawsuit against Beverly Holdings, Inc. focusing on the hiring practices at the Coconut Club, a supper club formerly located at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, which Beverly Holdings owns and operates.
Pursuant to the terms of the Consent Decree in U.S. EEOC v. The Beverly Hilton Hotel in
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EEOC Settles Sexual Harassment Suit for $2.3 million Against SH&E and Reed Telepublishing
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2-26-03
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced the $2.3 million settlement of a lawsuit alleging sexual harassment at New York-based airline consulting firm Simat, Helliesen & Eichner (SH&E) and Reed Telepublishing under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The suit alleged that the former president of SH&E sexually harassed female employees at its Manhattan office. SH&E was an affiliate of multinational
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EEOC AND VERIZON SETTLE PREGNANCY BIAS SUIT; THOUSANDS OF WOMEN TO RECEIVE BENEFITS
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2-26-02
NEW YORK -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced the settlement of a major class action lawsuit alleging pregnancy discrimination against Verizon predecessor companies NYNEX and Bell Atlantic. Under the settlement, thousands of current and former female employees in 13 states and the District of Columbia will receive benefits estimated in the millions of dollars that were previously not made available to them
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EEOC LAUNCHES INTERNET WEB SITE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Claire Gonzales February 25, 1997 Reginald Welch (202) 663-4900 TDD: (202) 663-4494
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2-25-97
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today that it is launching a home page on the Internet to provide the public with greater access to an array of agency information materials and resources. The new home page can now be found on the
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ASHLAND, INC. / VALVOLINE SUED BY EEOC FOR AGE DISCRIMINATION
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2-25-09
Agency Says Manager Harassed and Fired Because of His Age
CLEVELAND Ashland, Inc., an international chemical giant, and its subsidiary Valvoline, violated federal law when it fired a 52-year-old manager because of his age, according to a lawsuit filed today by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).
According to the EEOCs lawsuit, Michael Roach began working for Ashland in 1989, and most recently held
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EEOC SEEKS PUBLIC COMMENT ON PROPOSED REGULATIONS IMPLEMENTING GENETIC INFORMATION NON-DISCRIMINATION ACT
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2-25-09
Commission Embarks on Historic New Area of Jurisdiction
WASHINGTON Embarking on an historic new area of jurisdiction, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today presented a Notice of Proposed Rule Making implementing employment provisions of the Genetic Information Non-Discrimination Act of 2008 (GINA), and urged public comment.
The addition of genetic information discrimination to the EEOCs mandate is historic, and represents the first legislative
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Federal Express to Pay over $3.2 Million to Female Truck Driver for Sex Discrimination, Retaliation
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2-25-04
PHILADELPHIA - A federal jury late yesterday returned a multi-million dollar verdict in favor of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and Marion Shaub of Wrightstown, Pa., in their lawsuit against Memphis, Tenn.-based shipping giant Federal Express Corporation for violations of Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act and the intentional infliction
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EEOC SUES McDONALD'S FRANCHISES IN ARIZONA AND NEW MEXICO FOR SEXUAL HARASSMENT OF YOUNG WORKERS

Pictured (left to right) are Phoenix Regional Attorney Mary Jo O'Neill and Vice Chair Naomi C. Earp
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2-24-05
PHOENIX -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced at a press conference that it has filed two employment discrimination lawsuits on behalf of teen workers against franchises of McDonald's restaurant in Arizona and New Mexico. The first suit was filed against Pand Enterprises, Inc. for same-sex
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EEOC AND TANIMURA & ANTLE SETTLE SEXUAL HARASSMENT CASE IN THE AGRICULTURAL INDUSTRY

The charging parties and the EEOC team.
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2-23-99
SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA - The United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and Tanimura & Antle, one of the largest lettuce growers/distributors in the United States, announced today that they reached a $1,855,000 voluntary settlement, approved by U.S. District Court Judge James Ware in San Jose, California. The settlement through a Consent Decree avoids protracted litigation by the EEOC on
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COMMISSION WILL HEAR PANEL DISCUSS EMPLOYMENT BIAS AGAINST AFRICAN AMERICANS AT NEXT MEETING
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Claire Gonzales February 23, 1996 Reginald Welch (202) 663-4900 TDD: (202) 663-4494
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2-23-96
WASHINGTON -- In the third of a series of Commission meetings focusing on specific types of unlawful employment discrimination, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will hear presentations by invited experts on discrimination issues affecting African Americans in the workplace.
The meeting, originally scheduled for November
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DISABLED PERSONS APPLICATION FOR SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS NO BAR TO EEOC SUIT, JUDGE RULES
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2-23-09
Defendant Autozone Denied Leave to Contend That EEOC Estopped by Individual Proceedings Before SSA
CHICAGO A federal court in Peoria, Ill., decided today that the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) could not be blocked from continuing its pursuit of relief on behalf of a disabled sales manager employee of Autozone, Inc. because the employee had applied for and obtained Social Security disability benefits.
Autozone
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EEOC TO HOLD FEB. 25 MEETING ON GENETIC BIAS
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2-23-09
Agency to Invite Comment on Draft Rule Implementing Genetic Information Non-Discrimination Act
WASHINGTON The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will hold a public meeting on the subject of genetic discrimination at 10 a.m. (Eastern Time) Wednesday, Feb. 25, at the agencys new headquarters, 131 M Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. In accordance with the Sunshine Act, the meeting is open for public observation of the
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EEOC TO LAUNCH E-RACE INITIATIVE AT COMMISSION MEETING WEDNESDAY
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2-22-07
WASHINGTON â The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will unveil a national initiative called E-RACE, Eradicating Racism and Colorism from Employment, at its next public meeting on Wednesday, February 28, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. (Eastern Time), at agency headquarters, 1801 L Street, N.W. (Ninth Floor, Commission Meeting Room).
Invited experts will address race and color discrimination in the 21st century workplace from a
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EEOC ISSUES FISCAL 2001 ENFORCEMENT DATA
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2-22-02
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today that it has released comprehensive enforcement and litigation statistics for Fiscal Year 2001 (October 1, 2000, through September 30, 2001). According to the new data, posted online at www.eeoc.gov, total discrimination charges filed against private employers increased one percent from the previous year to
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EEOC COMMISSIONER MEETS WITH MEMBERS OF BRITISH PARLIAMENT ON DISABILITY ISSUES
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: R. Paul Richard February 21, 1996 (202) 663-4036 TDD: (202) 663-7172
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2-21-96
Washington -- Paul Steven Miller, one of the four commissioners of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), met last week in London with Members of Parliament to discuss the experience of the United States with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The meeting was prompted
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EEOC SETTLES RACE AND SEX BIAS SUIT FOR $1 MILLION AGAINST OPTICAL CABLE CORP.
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2-21-02
ROANOKE, Va. - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced a $1 million settlement of a class action race and gender discrimination lawsuit against Optical Cable Corporation, a high-tech employer and publicly held company that manufactures fiber-optic cables. EEOC's suit alleged that Optical Cable violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 by failing to hire African-American applicants for a 10-year period