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EEOC CHAIRMAN SETS MEETINGS WITH AGENCY FIELD OFFICE STAFF AND EEO GROUPS
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Claire E. Gonzales Wednesday, Oct. 19, 1994 Reginald A. Welch (202) 663-4900 TDD (202) 663-4494
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10-19-94
WASHINGTON -- Three weeks into assuming the chairmanship of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Gilbert F. Casellas has set a fast pace in getting to know the people who make up the agency and how the agency operates, as well as seeking ways to make the
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EEOC ALERTS PUBLIC TO E-MAIL 'PHISHING' SCAM
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10-19-07
Federal Agency Identifies Internet Fraud Being Perpetrated Against Employers
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) late today notified the business community and general public to a "phishing" e-mail circulating to companies that purports to be from the federal agency regarding a harassment complaint. The bogus e-mail contains a Trojan Horse Virus that is likely to harm a recipient's computer if the user clicks
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ALLSTATES REHIRE POLICY ADVERSELY AFFECTED OLDER AGENTS; EEOC RECEIVES FAVORABLE RULING
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10-19-06
Court Says Jury Should Decide Whether Policy was Reasonable or Unlawful
ST. LOUIS A federal court ruled today in a nationwide lawsuit that Allstate Insurance Companys one-year moratorium on rehiring its former sales agents had an adverse impact on older agents, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced.
Judge E. Richard Webber, of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri in
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EEOC TO HOLD PUBLIC MEETING ON OCTOBER 25
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10-19-05
Emergency Preparedness and People with Disabilities: Is the Workplace Ready?
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will hold its next open meeting on Tuesday, October 25, from 9:30 a.m. to 12 noon (Eastern Time), at agency headquarters, 1801 L Street, N.W., to build awareness of issues that employers of people with disabilities should consider when preparing for emergencies.
At the meeting
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STATUS REPORTS ON REFORMS TO BE DISCUSSED AT EEOC COMMISSION MEETING
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Claire Gonzales October 18, 1996 Reginald Welch (202) 663-4900 TDD: (202) 663-4494
PRESS RELEASE
10-18-96
WASHINGTON -- The next meeting of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission will be Tuesday, October 22, at 2 p.m. in the Clarence M. Mitchell, Jr. Conference Room (9th floor), 1801 L Street, N.W.
The public is urged to attend the open session of the meeting in which the
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HOWARD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW TO HOST CELEBRATION OF EEOC's 40TH ANNIVERSARY
MEDIA ADVISORY CONTACT: For EEOC FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE David Grinberg October 18, 2005 (202) 663-4921 For Howard University School of Law Homer C. La Rue Professor of Law (202) 806-8259
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10-18-05
Event will Feature Tribute to the Late Charles T. Duncan, EEOC's First General Counsel, and Former Dean of Howard University School of Law
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and Howard University School
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FEDERAL LAW PROTECTS THOSE WHO ASSOCIATE WITH THE DISABLED, EEOC AFFIRMS
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10-17-05
New Document Sheds Light on Little-Known ADA Provision
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today issued a question-and-answer-style document about a little-known but significant provision of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) that protects applicants and employees from discrimination based on their association with people with disabilities. The document, entitled "Questions and Answers about the Association Provision of the Americans with Disabilities
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EEOC Commissioner Miller Travels to Amman, Jordan to Consult International Officials on Disability Issues
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10-17-03
Commissioner Paul Steven Miller of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will make his second trip in as many years to the Middle East next week to share his expertise on the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and related disability issues during a conference in Amman, Jordan.
The two-day conference on October 20-21 is entitled "Roundtable Expert Dialogue
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EEOC EXPANDS NEW YORK OPERATIONS AT TEMPORARY MANHATTAN LOCATION
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10-17-01
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today re-opened for business at a temporary Manhattan location, restoring essential agency services to residents of the New York area. New contact information is available to the public.
The EEOC's New York District Office had been located on the 18th floor of Building 7 of the World Trade Center and was destroyed, along with case files and
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EEOC DEVELOPS SMALL BUSINESS FACT SHEET FOR ITS INTERNET WEB SITE
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10-16-97
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today that its Internet home page now includes a small business information fact sheet highlighting select issues of particular interest to small businesses. The new fact sheet can be found by clicking on "Facts About Employment Discrimination" under the EEOC's home page on the World Wide Web at http://www.eeoc.gov
"The small business addition
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EEOC AND B & H REACH $4.3 MILLION SETTLEMENT IN NATIONAL ORIGIN DISCRIMINATION CASE
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10-16-07
Hispanic Employees Paid Less Than Non-Hispanics, Denied Promotion and Health Benefits, Federal Agency Says
NEW YORK â The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today filed a complaint and entered into a consent decree in federal district court with B & H Foto and Electronics Corp., resolving a national origin discrimination case on behalf of Hispanic workers at one of the largest retail sellers of photographic
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EEOC CHAIR DOMINGUEZ URGES EMPLOYERS TO HIRE AND MENTOR YOUNG PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES

EEOC Chair Cari M. Dominguez delivers remarks
during a National Disability Mentoring Day event.
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10-16-02
Remarks Part of National Disability Employment Awareness Month Observance
WASHINGTON - Cari M. Dominguez, Chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), today called on government and business to increase their hiring and mentoring of young people with disabilities at a National Disability Mentoring Day event co-sponsored by the U.S. Department
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EEOC MAKES GAINS IN PROCESSING BIAS COMPLAINTS FILED AGAINST FEDERAL AGENCIES
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10-13-04
New Data Show Declining Processing Time and Inventory for Hearings and Appeals; Increasing Monetary Benefits for Victims
WASHINGTON - Discrimination complaints filed by federal employees and applicants against Cabinet departments and agencies are being processed faster by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the pending inventory of hearings and appeals has been reduced, and monetary benefits have increased, according to preliminary data for Fiscal Year
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EEOC TAKING NOMINATIONS FOR 2006 "FREEDOM TO COMPETE AWARD"
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contacts: David Grinberg October 12, 2005 (202) 663-4921 Program Contact: Jay Friedman (202) 419-0577 TTY: (202) 663-7124 freedom.award@eeoc.gov
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10-12-05
Honoring Best Practices that Promote Fair and Open Competition in the Workplace
WASHINGTON - Cari M. Dominguez, Chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), today launched the EEOC's second annual "Freedom to Compete Award", announcing that the agency will accept nominations through Jan
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EEOC FORMS FEDERAL ASIAN AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER WORK GROUP
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10-11-07
WASHINGTON Naomi C. Earp, Chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), today announced the formation of an Asian American and Pacific Islander Work Group that will examine this communitys concerns about federal sector employment, special emphasis programs and the complaints process.
The work group will be tackling these urgent and vexing problems which the Commission plans to address at a meeting to be
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NEW WEB PAGE EMPHASIZES EEOC ROLE IN COORDINATING GOVERNMENT-WIDE NONDISCRIMINATION EFFORTS
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10-11-02
WASHINGTON - Cari M. Dominguez, Chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), today announced a new web page describing the agency's role in coordinating the federal government's efforts to eradicate discrimination in the American workplace. The web page, which may be accessed through www.eeoc.gov, highlights the EEOC's leadership in ensuring that federal agencies work together in opposition to workplace discrimination.
"The federal effort to
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EEOC CHAIRWOMAN LAUDS REGINALD E. JONES, AS HE BIDS FAREWELL TO COMMISSION
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10-11-00
WASHINGTON - Ida L. Castro, Chairwoman of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), today acknowledged and praised the outstanding work of former Commissioner Reginald E. Jones as he prepares to depart from the agency. Mr. Jones, who served as a Commissioner from July 1996 until his term expired in July 2000, recently requested that his name be withdrawn from consideration for an additional term and
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EEOC ISSUES FINAL ENFORCEMENT GUIDANCE ON PREEMPLOYMENT DISABILITY-RELATED QUESTIONS AND MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS UNDER THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Claire Gonzales October 10, 1995 Reginald Welch (202) 663-4900 TDD: (202) 663-4494
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10-10-95
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today issued a final version of its "ADA Enforcement Guidance: Preemployment Disability-Related Questions and Medical Examinations." The guidance covers the Americans with Disabilities Act's restrictions on preemployment disability-related questions and medical examinations of applicants.
Under the law
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THOUSANDS OF WOMEN TO RECEIVE BENEFITS IN EEOC-VERIZON PREGNANCY BIAS SETTLEMENT
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10-10-02
Large Class of Female Employees to Receive Benefits Estimated in Millions of Dollars
NEW YORK - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced that Judge Denny Chin of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York approved a Consent Decree in a major class action lawsuit alleging pregnancy discrimination against Verizon predecessor telephone companies NYNEX and Bell Atlantic. Under the settlement
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EEOC CHAIRMAN ANNOUNCES RESIGNATION
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: William J. White, Jr. October 1, 1997 Reginald Welch (202) 663-4900 TDD: (202) 663-4494
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10-1-97
WASHINGTON -- In a letter to the White House today, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Chairman Gilbert F. Casellas informed President Clinton that he would resign from the agency effective at the end of this year. Chairman Casellas will be leaving the Administration after more than four
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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 TO RECEIVE 'FRIEND IN GOVERNMENT' AWARD FROM AMERICAN-ARAB ANTI-DISCRIMINATION COMMITTEE
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10-1-04
Influential Civil Rights Group Thanks Commission for its 'Landmark Contributions'
DEARBORN, Michigan On Saturday evening, October 2, Cari M. Dominguez, Chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), will accept the distinguished "Friend In Government" award from the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC), a prominent national civil rights advocacy group, at the ADC's annual banquet at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Dearborn, Michigan.
The award is
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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