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PRESS RELEASE
1-30-03
SAN FRANCISCO - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced a major litigation settlement compensating more than 1,700 retired state and local public safety officers who were subjected to age discrimination by the California Public
FOR RELEASE AS APPROPRIATE CONTACT: Claire Gonzales January 3, 1997 Reginald Welch (202) 663-4900 TDD: (202) 663-4494 James Lee Elizabeth Grossman (212) 748-8512 (212) 748-8509 TDD: (212) 748-8399
PRESS RELEASE
1-3-97
The proposed settlement agreement filed today by EEOC and Texaco, Inc. resolves the Commission's concerns that the public interest is fully addressed and that mechanisms are in place to ensure Texaco's future compliance with Title VII
PRESS RELEASE
1-29-09
Law Reinstates EEOC Position on Timeliness of Filing Wage Bias Charges
WASHINGTON - Hailing a victory for working women and all victims of pay discrimination, Stuart J. Ishimaru, the newly designated Acting Chairman of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), today congratulates Congress and President Obama on the final passage and enactment of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009. The Act reinstates
PRESS RELEASE
1-27-99
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) received recommendations yesterday on how to proceed with priority initiatives to improve communications and enhance outreach to minorities, women, and the disability community. The recommendations were presented by a panel of representatives from various civil rights groups at the second Commission Meeting conducted by Chairwoman Ida L. Castro.
"As we move ahead to meet our
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
PRESS RELEASE
1-26-07
EEOC Settles Suit for Class of African American Employees; Remedial Relief Included
PHILADELPHIA -- Target Corporation, the Minneapolis-based retail sales giant, has agreed to pay $775,000 to a group of black workers as part of a litigation settlement of a race discrimination and retaliation case brought by U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today. The settlement also includes employer training and other
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Claire Gonzales January 22, 1996 Reginald Welch (202) 663-4900 TDD: (202) 663-4494
PRESS RELEASE
1-22-96
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today that it will convene its first Commission meeting of 1996 on
January 25 to examine the effects of the recent three-week federal government shutdown on civil rights enforcement and the agency's workload.
EEOC officials responsible for
PRESS RELEASE
1-22-09
Trucking Company Refused Class of Women Driver and Dockworker Jobs, Federal Agency Charged
CLEVELAND An interstate trucking firm has agreed to pay $2.43 million and provide other remedial relief to a class of women to settle a major sex discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.
The EEOC had charged in the litigation that Pitt Ohio
PRESS RELEASE
1-21-98
CHICAGO -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) scored a major legal victory yesterday in its class action sexual harassment lawsuit against Mitsubishi Motor Manufacturing of America, Inc. Ruling in EEOC's favor, Federal District Court Judge Joe Billy McDade held that the agency could pursue its sexual harassment lawsuit as a class action "pattern or practice" suit. Mitsubishi had argued that a
PRESS RELEASE
1-21-05
EEOC and Plaintiff's Counsel Score Victory for Latina Farmworker Sexually Assaulted By Her Supervisor
Fresno, Calif. - In a trial ending today, a jury in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California in Fresno returned a $994,000 verdict in favor of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Olivia Tamayo and her private counsel, W.J. Smith & Associates, in their sexual harassment lawsuit against
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Claire Gonzales January 20, 1995 Reginald Welch (202) 663-4900 TDD: (202) 663-4494
PRESS RELEASE
1-20-95
President Clinton today announced his intent to nominate Clifford Gregory Stewart as General Counsel of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).
Mr. Stewart currently serves as the Director of the Division on Civil Rights in the New Jersey Department of Law and Public Safety, an appointed
PRESS RELEASE
1-2-08
EEOC Says African American Electrician Subjected to N-Word and Threats of Lynching at Worksites Across the Country
HONOLULU -- The U.S Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced a major settlement of a race discrimination and retaliation lawsuit against Lockheed Martin, the world's largest military contractor, for $2,500,000 and other relief on behalf of an African American electrician who was subjected to a racially hostile work
PRESS RELEASE
1-2-03
EEOC Suit Said Pentecostal Employee Fired for Refusal to Wear Pants as Part of Uniform
CHICAGO -- Judge Michael M. Mihm of the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois has entered a Consent Decree resolving a religious discrimination suit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("EEOC") against Brink's, Inc., a Division of Pittston Co., Inc. ("Brink's") under Title VII of
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
PRESS RELEASE
1-18-01
Private Sector Backlog Down, Administrative Monetary Benefits Up
WASHINGTON -- Ida L. Castro, Chairwoman of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), today issued the agency's Accomplishments Report For Fiscal Year 2000 (covering the period of Oct. 1, 1999 through Sept. 30, 2000). The report shows that despite actual reductions in its operating budget, the Commission was able to cut its pending inventory (backlog) of private
PRESS RELEASE
1-15-03
NEWARK, N.J. - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has announced the resolution of its employment discrimination lawsuit against Babies "R" Us, Inc., a division of the toy store giant, Toys "R" Us of Paramus, N.J. The lawsuit charged the company with subjecting Andres Vasquez of Paterson, N.J., to a sexually hostile work environment because of his sex, male, in violation of Title VII of
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: For EEOC January 15, 2003 Jean Kamp Regional Attorney (414) 297-1860 Laurie Vasichek Senior Trial Attorney (612) 335-4061 TTY: (612) 335-4045 For Plaintiff-Intervenor Susan McKay, Esq. (952) 914-0284
PRESS RELEASE
1-15-03
MINNEAPOLIS - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced the settlement of a disability discrimination lawsuit filed under Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) against Target Corporation
PRESS RELEASE
1-15-02
WASHINGTON - By a 6-3 vote, the United States Supreme Court today ruled in EEOC v. Waffle House, Inc. (No. 99-1823) that a private arbitration agreement between an individual and that individual's employer does not prevent the EEOC from filing a court action in its own name and recovering monetary damages for the individual. The Supreme Court reversed a lower court decision that had prevented the
PRESS RELEASE
1-13-06
WASHINGTON The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will hold its next meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 18, at 9:00 a.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 Commissions deliberations. During the meeting, the following matters are scheduled for consideration:
PRESS RELEASE
1-13-05
Federal Agency Says Chicago-Based International Law Firm Chose Attorneys for Expulsion Because of Their Age
CHICAGO - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed a lawsuit in federal court here today alleging that Sidley Austin Brown & Wood, the giant Chicago-based international law firm, violated the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) when it selected "partners" for expulsion from the firm on account of their
PRESS RELEASE
1-12-05
EEOC Suit Said Dockworkers Subjected to Physical Assault, Nooses and Racial Slurs
KANSAS CITY, Kan. - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced the settlement of an employment discrimination lawsuit under Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act against Consolidated Freightways Corporation of Delaware for $2,750,000 on behalf of 12 African American dockworkers who were subjected to a racially hostile work environment at
PRESS RELEASE
1-11-05
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today unveiled a Spanish-language version of its public web site to enhance its services to the Hispanic community, the nation's largest and fastest growing racial or ethnic group. The new web site, www.eeoc.gov/es/, is part of the EEOC's broader efforts to more effectively reach out to key stakeholder communities to proactively prevent workplace discrimination and promote
BALTIMORE – Verizon Maryland, LLC, will pay $115,000 and furnish significant remedial relief to settle a federal disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, a management employee who suffered from hypertension asked his manager for a change to a field position or to an alternate management position to accommodate his disability. There was an opening for a field position which the employee