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PRESS RELEASE
8-12-09
Federal Agency Charges Propak Logistics Refused to Hire Non-Hispanics
SHELBY, N.C. A nationwide freight management company violated federal law by refusing to hire non-Hispanics, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.
According to the EEOCs lawsuit, from around October 1, 2002, through June 30, 2004, Fort Smith, Ark.-based Propak Logistics, Inc. engaged in unlawful employment practices by refusing
PRESS RELEASE
8-12-04
Forty-Ninth Major Mediation Pact Between Federal Agency and Corporate America
ATLANTA - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and Lucor, Inc., doing business as Jiffy Lube, today announced the signing of a Regional Universal Agreement to Mediate (RUAM)to informally resolve
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: EEOC Wednesday, August 11, 1999 Reuben Daniels Jr. (414) 297-1860 TTY (414) 297-1115 Lloyd Zimmerman (612) 335-4046 TTY (612) 335-4045 LPP Gary Hornseth (612) 337-0354
PRESS RELEASE
8-11-99
*** VOLUNTARY SETTLEMENT TOTALS $1.9 MILLION ***
MINNEAPOLIS -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and Long Prairie Packing Company, Inc. (LPP) announced today that they have reached a voluntary $1.9 million
PRESS RELEASE
8-11-09
Latinos Bullied Black and White Workers, Held Spanish-Only Safety Meetings, Agency Charged
SAN ANTONIO E&D Services, Inc., a Mississippi-based drilling company accused of engaging in racial harassment and retaliation against white and black employees at a South Texas work site, has agreed to pay $50,000 to settle a Title VII lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
According
EEOC Chair Cari M. Dominguez, General Counsel Ronald Cooper and
Chief Operating Officer Leonora Guarraia
PRESS RELEASE
8-11-06
WASHINGTON â Ronald S. Cooper was sworn in today as General Counsel of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) for a term of four years. Cooper, most recently a partner with the Washington office of Steptoe & Johnson LLP, was nominated by President Bush on March 27 and unanimously confirmed
PRESS RELEASE
8-11-05
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
PRESS RELEASE
8-11-05
Rare EEOC Case for Segregated Job Facilities In Deep South
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. After complaining to Tyson Foods, Inc. about the posting of a "Whites Only" sign on one of Tyson's restrooms at its Ashland, Alabama, facility, two black employees were subjected to adverse personnel actions by Tyson management, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) alleges in a discrimination lawsuit announced today.
The EEOC's suit,
PRESS RELEASE
8-11-04
Federal Agency Lawsuit Based Upon Charges Filed by 10 Employees Against 'Family' Restaurants in Matteson, Mattoon and Bloomington, Illinois
CHICAGO - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today filed a sexual and racial harassment class lawsuit in federal court here against Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc., CBRL Group, Inc., and CBOCS West, Inc. (collectively, "Cracker Barrel").
The EEOC's lawsuit is based upon charges of
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 11, 2003 |
PRESS RELEASE
8-11-03
Eric Dreiband was sworn in today as General Counsel of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) for a term of four years. Dreiband, most recently Deputy Administrator for Policy in the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division, was nominated by President Bush on February 4 and unanimously confirmed by the U.S. Senate on July 31.
"We are
PRESS RELEASE
8-11-00
BOSTON -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced the settlement of an age discrimination lawsuit against the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, its Public Employees Retirement Administration Commission, and the Massachusetts Teachers' Retirement Board, on behalf of all state, local, and municipal employees who have been discriminated against in applying for accidental disability retirements under the Massachusetts public retirement system.
Noting that the Supreme Court
PRESS RELEASE
8-07-03
LOS ANGELES The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and Cheap Tickets, a leading retailer of discounted leisure travel products, today announced a $1.1 million settlement of the EEOC class action sexual harassment lawsuit under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 against Cheap Tickets, Inc.
The suit (EEOC v. Cheap Tickets, et al., Case Number CV-02-7117-WJR (VBKx), filed in the United States District
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 7, 2003 |
PRESS RELEASE
8-07-03
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced the settlement of a rare color harassment and retaliation lawsuit under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 against Applebee's
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 6, 2003 |
PRESS RELEASE
8-06-03
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today filed a pregnancy discrimination lawsuit in federal district court against John Harvard's Brew
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 1, 2003 |
PRESS RELEASE
8-01-03
Cari M. Dominguez, Chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), has announced the implementation of a new and innovative program designed to promote voluntary compliance with employment laws by Asian American employers and to educate Asian American employees about their rights in the workplace. The initiative, The Information
PRESS RELEASE
7-9-09
Temp Agency Reserved Certain Jobs for Men Only, EEOC Charged
BOSTON -- National employment agency chain Preferred Labor LLC, doing business as Preferred People Staffing, has agreed to pay $250,000 to settle a sex discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. Preferred Labor agreed to settle the lawsuit after selling its entire temporary day labor business to another
PRESS RELEASE
7-9-09
Man's Complaints of Abuse Were Ignored, Federal Agency Charges
DETROIT Nationwide optician chain LensCrafters violated federal law by failing to address sexual harassment complaints from a male employee at its Saginaw store about a female coworker and perpetuating a sexually hostile work environment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.
The EEOC's suit charged that LensCrafters subjected a
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Jeanette Leino Monday, July 8, 1996 (206) 220-6870 TDD (206) 220-6882 John Montoya (206) 220-6872 A. Luis Lucero, Jr. (206) 220-6878 Joan Stephens-Schwenger (503) 731-4211
PRESS RELEASE
7-8-96
PORTLAND, ORE. -- Recent reforms at the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will be the focus of discussions between agency Vice Chairman Paul M. Igasaki and local principals who have a stake in EEOC
PRESS RELEASE
7-8-05
Repositioning Staff to Front Lines Will Improve Customer Service, Public Access
WASHINGTON The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today approved a plan to reposition the Commission's field structure to enhance the agency's enforcement presence, improve customer service and public access, and increase efficiency.
Under the plan, no jobs will be lost, no offices will close, and two new offices will be opened, in Las
PRESS RELEASE
7-7-09
A&A Contracting Fired Worker Regarded as Being Disabled, Federal Agency Charges
ST. LOUIS -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today filed suit against A&A Contracting, a St. Louis construction company, charging that the company violated federal law by firing one of its permanent construction workers because it regarded him as disabled.
In its suit, filed in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of
PRESS RELEASE
7-7-09
Panelists to Discuss Recent Controversial Supreme Court Decisions
WASHINGTON In light of widespread layoffs, a significant spike in age discrimination charges, threats to employee benefits, and controversial recent court decisions, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will hold a public hearing Wednesday, July 15, 2009, at 10 a.m. (Eastern Time), at agency headquarters, 131 M St, NE, Washington, DC., to discuss age discrimination in
PRESS RELEASE
7-7-09
Supervisors at Downtown Chicago Hotel Harassed, Then Fired Worker, Federal Agency Charged
CHICAGO The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today that Swissotel will pay $90,000 under a consent decree entered by the federal district court here to resolve a harassment and wrongful termination lawsuit brought by the EEOC on behalf of a developmentally disabled adult.
The EEOC charged in its suit that Swissotel
PRESS RELEASE
7-7-05
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will hold its next meeting on Friday, July 8, at 10 a.m. (Eastern time), at agency headquarters in the Clarence M. Mitchell, Jr. Conference Room (9th floor), 1801 L Street, N.W., to deliberate and vote on a proposal to reposition the agency's field structure. In accordance with the Sunshine Act, the meeting is open for public observation
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Claire Gonzales Thurs., July 6, 1995 Reginald Welch (202) 663-4900 TDD: (202) 663-4494
PRESS RELEASE
7-6-95
WASHINGTON -- Clifford Gregory Stewart was sworn-in on July 5 as General Counsel of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) by Commission Chairman Gilbert F. Casellas. Mr. Stewart's nomination was unanimously confirmed by the U.S. Senate on June 30. He was named to the post
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Jeanette Leino Friday, July 5, 1996 (206) 220-6870 TDD (206) 220-6882 John Montoya (206) 220-6872 A. Luis Lucero, Jr. (206) 220-6878
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Topics Include `Glass Ceiling' Issue, Announcement of EEOC Lawsuit
SEATTLE -- Paul M. Igasaki, Vice Chairman of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), will preside over a roundtable discussion on the "glass ceiling" Tuesday, July 9, from 9