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EEOC Sues Nevada Business Wedco for Race Harassment and Discrimination

Electrical distributor Wedco, Inc. violated federal law by subjecting a black delivery driver to racial harassment and discrimination, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today against the family-run business based in Reno, Nev.
September 27, 2012

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Village of North Syracuse and Towns of Cicero and Clay Sued by EEOC for Age Discrimination

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced it has filed an age discrimination lawsuit against the Village of North Syracuse, the Town of Cicero and the Town of Clay, as well as the North Syracuse Fire Department, the Cicero Fire Department, Clay Volunteer Fire Department, and the Moyers Corner Fire Department.  The EEOC charged the towns and village with age bias against older firefighters.
September 25, 2012

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EEOC Wins Jury Verdict Against RadioShack in Retaliation Case

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) won a victory in federal court in Denver yesterday afternoon in its employment discrimination lawsuit against major communications equipment retailer RadioShack.  A unanimous jury of nine decided that RadioShack intentionally fired an employee in retaliation for his complaints about age discrimination.
September 19, 2012

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EEOC Releases Tools to Educate Young Workers about Workplace Discrimination

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today released a video and accompanying classroom guides to educate working-age students about sexual harassment and other forms of employment discrimination.  These tools were developed as part of EEOC's Youth@Work, an effort to educate America's youth about their employment rights and responsibilities and help employers create positive work experiences for young adults.  The tools are free to the public and will be posted online at www.youth.eeoc.gov under "free downloads." In addition, educators may request the video and classroom guides by e-mailing Youth.AtWork@eeoc.gov.
September 19, 2012

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Bojangles' to Pay over $30,000 to Settle EEOC Sex Harassment and Retaliation Lawsuit

Charlotte-based Bojangles' Restaurants, Inc. has agreed to pay $33,426 and provide substantial additional relief to settle a sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.  The EEOC had charged that an employee at a Greensboro Bojangles' was sexually harassed and then fired for complaining about it.
September 12, 2012

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EEOC Seeks Input on Strategic Enforcement Plan

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has released for public comment a draft of its Strategic Enforcement Plan (SEP).  Comments must be submitted by 5:00 pm ET on September 18, 2012 at strategic.plan@eeoc.gov or received by mail at Executive Officer, Office of the Executive Secretariat, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, 131 M Street, NE, Washington, D.C. 20507.  The Commission plans to vote on the draft plan at the end of this fiscal year.
September 4, 2012

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EEOC Releases FY 2011 Federal Sector Report

Federal employees and applicants filed 16,974 complaints of employment discrimination in fiscal year 2011, according to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's (EEOC) "Annual Report on the Federal Work Force Part I:  EEO Complaints Processing for Fiscal Year 2011."  The report issued today assesses federal agencies' equal employment opportunity complaint processing program statistics.  The full text of the report is available on the EEOC's web site at: http://www.eeoc.gov/federal/reports/fsp2011/index.cfm.
August 20, 2012

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EEOC Sues Kanbar Property Management for  Age Discrimination

Kanbar Property Management LLC (KPM), which manages several down­town Tulsa commercial office buildings, violated federal law by terminating one of its long-time and well-qualified property managers because of her age, 53, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.
July 24, 2012

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Court Orders Hawaii HealthCare Professionals and Its Owner to Pay over $190,000 for Age Discrimination

Hawaii Healthcare Professionals, Inc. – also known as Hawaii Professional HomeCare Services, Inc. – and its owner have been ordered to pay $193,236 to a woman allegedly fired due to her age, in a default judgment awarded by U.S. District Judge Alan C. Kay in Hawaii, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today.  The judgment resolves an age discrimination lawsuit filed by the EEOC against the Honolulu-based home health care services company in 2010. 
July 19, 2012

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Guardsmark Settles Harassment Suit with EEOC

Security firm Guardsmark will pay $25,000 and furnish other relief to settle a harassment and retaliation lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
May 21, 2012

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Advance Components Settles EEOC Age Discrimination Lawsuit

A Carrollton, Texas-based distributor of specialty fasteners with sales territories that span the country will pay $200,000 and furnish other relief to settle an age discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
May 18, 2012

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Star Tex Gasoline & Oil Distributors Settle EEOC Age Discrimination Lawsuit

Star Tex Gasoline & Oil Distributors, a wholesale supplier of diesel, fuels, gasoline, lubricants and oils based in Corpus Christi, will pay $10,000 and provide other equitable relief to settle an age discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
May 16, 2012

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Marymount Manhattan College Sued by EEOC for Age Discrimination

Marymount Manhattan College refused to hire a choreography instructor for a tenure-track assistant professorship because of her age, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.  Marymount is a private liberal arts college in New York City.
April 18, 2012

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New York Law Firm Settles EEOC  Age Discrimination Suit

Kelley Drye & Warren, a law firm with over 300 attorneys, has agreed to end its policy of requiring partners to give up their equity in the firm once they reach 70 years of age and to pay $574,000 to an attorney who continued to practice at the firm after he turned 70, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today.
April 11, 2012

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Stuart J. Ishimaru to Resign from Commission

Stuart J. Ishimaru, a member of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) since 2003, announced that he will resign his position as Commissioner this month. Mr. Ishimaru was nominated by President George W. Bush and is currently serving his second term that expires July 1, 2012.
April 11, 2012