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Welcome to the EEOC's Virtual Newsroom, which offers a wide range of information and materials on the Commission's history, functions, procedures, programs, actions and staff, on the statutes we enforce, and on related research, data and statistics. We encourage everyone to browse and search through our continually updated Press Kit, which provides extensive background and context for virtually any question.

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EEOC ISSUES REGULATIONS STREAMLINING THE EEO COMPLAINT PROCESS FOR FEDERAL EMPLOYEES

WASHINGTON -- As part of a broader effort to improve the effectiveness of its operations, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today changes to its regulations governing the procedures for federal employee discrimination complaints.  The changes, published today in the Federal Register, apply to federal employees and applicants for employment in the federal government as well as to the agencies that employ and hire them.

"Finalizing the changes to the federal

July 12, 1999

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STATEMENT BY EEOC CHAIRWOMAN IDA L. CASTRO ON EEOC vs. THE BOEING COMPANY

   

WASHINGTON  The case filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) against The Boeing Company in Seattle yesterday enforces the rights of four individuals to pursue their jobs and careers without being victimized by employer decisions based on stereotypes, myths, and fears about people with disabilities.    

EEOC's lawsuit, which was filed only after efforts to settle the matter first were unsuccessful, deals with the exclusion of these

July 8, 1999

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EEOC FILES AGE DISCRIMINATION LAWSUIT AGAINST WOOLWORTH STORES

                                   

NEW YORK CITY -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today filed a class action age discrimination lawsuit against the national retail chain of F.W. Woolworth stores alleging that it laid off approximately 300 older workers on the basis of their age during a two-year period.    

EEOC filed its suit in the

July 2, 1999

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EEOC CHAIRWOMAN COMMENTS ON ADA RULINGS BY SUPREME COURT DURING SPEECH TO PLAINTIFFS BAR IN NEW ORLEANS

WASHINGTON Ida L. Castro, Chairwoman of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), said today that Supreme Court decisions this term on employment-related issues under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) provide the Commission with favorable law, as well as significant challenges.

Her remarks to the 10th Annual Convention of the National Employment Lawyers Association (NELA) in New Orleans followed this term's landmark ADA decisions by the Supreme Court

July 1, 1999

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EEOC ADDRESSES DISCRIMINATION AGAINST LOW-WAGE EARNERS AT HISTORIC PUBLIC MEETING IN HOUSTON

WASHINGTON -- In its second public forum outside the nation's capital this year, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) held its monthly meeting in Houston on Tuesday, June 22, to hear testimony from expert witnesses on discrimination as it affects low-wage workers -- particularly immigrants, minorities, and women.

The day-long meeting, held at Texas Southern University's Thurgood Marshall School of Law, attracted an outpouring of approximately 300 people, including community and business

June 24, 1999

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EEOC ISSUES COMPREHENSIVE POLICY GUIDANCE ON EMPLOYER LIABILITY FOR HARASSMENT BY SUPERVISORS

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today released a comprehensive policy guidance explaining the circumstances under which employers can be held liable for unlawful harassment by supervisors. The guidance, which analyzes the recent Supreme Court decisions in Burlington Industries, Inc. v. Ellerth and Faragher v. City of Boca Raton, addresses the steps employers should take to prevent and correct harassment. It also explains the nature of employees' obligations to

June 21, 1999

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EEOC TO FOCUS ON DISCRIMINATION AGAINST LOW-WAGE WORKERS AT COMMISSION MEETING IN HOUSTON

WASHINGTON - As part of its continuing effort to reach out to agency stakeholders at the grassroots level, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will hold a meeting in Houston next week to examine the barriers to equal employment opportunity for low-wage earners. The meeting will be held on Tuesday, June 22, at 10:00 a.m. in the Thurgood Marshall School of Law Moot Court Room, Texas Southern University, 3100 Cleburne Avenue.

"Wage

June 17, 1999

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EEOC CHAIRWOMAN CASTRO TO DELIVER COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS AT TOURO COLLEGE SCHOOL OF GENERAL STUDIES

WASHINGTON - Ida L. Castro, the first Latina to Chair the U.S. Equal Employment

Opportunity Commission (EEOC), will deliver the commencement address to the 1999 graduating

class of Touro College School of General Studies (SGS) on Sunday afternoon, June 6, at 2:00 p.m.,

at the Manhattan Center, 311 West 34th Street, New York City.

"I am honored to speak at the Touro College SGS commencement ceremony and look forward to addressing a unique

June 4, 1999

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LIQUOR IMPORTER TO PAY $2.6 MILLION IN SETTLEMENT OF SEX HARASSMENT LAWSUIT

*** Largest EEOC Monetary Settlement for Sexual Harassment in New York State ***

New York City -- In a consent decree obtained by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity

Commission's (EEOC) New York District Office, Sidney Frank Importing Co. Inc. and All State

Promotions Inc. ("Sidney Frank Importers"), distributors of Jagermeister and Grey Goose Vodka,

agreed to pay $2,600,000 to conclude a lawsuit which alleged that more than 100 female employees

were subjected to

June 3, 1999

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FIRST LATINA EEOC CHAIR TO SPEAK AT EMPLOYMENT RIGHTS SEMINAR WITH SMALL BUSINESSES AND GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS IN PUERTO RICO

WASHINGTON – Ida L. Castro, Chairwoman of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), will be in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on Wednesday, May 26 and Thursday, May 27 to speak at EEOC’s Technical Assistance Program Seminar (TAPS) and meet with representatives of the small business community and local government agencies.

Ms. Castro will deliver the keynote address at a TAPS sponsored by EEOC'’s New York District Office on

May 21, 1999

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PRESIDENT NAMES PAUL STEVEN MILLER AS A COMMISSIONER OF EEOC

WASHINGTON - President Clinton today announced his intent to nominate Paul Steven Miller to serve as a Commissioner of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) for a five-year term expiring in 2004.

Mr. Miller has served on the Commission since October 1994. As a member of the Commission, he participates with the other four Commissioners on all matters which come before the Commission including the development and approval of EEOC enforcement policies

May 20, 1999

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EEOC REQUESTS PUBLIC COMMENT ON ADEA PROPOSED RULE ADDRESSING RECENT SUPREME COURT RULING

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today that it is requesting public comment on a proposed rule which would support the vigorous enforcement of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act's (ADEA) provisions on the use of waivers in layoffs and reductions in force (RIFs). The Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), scheduled for publication this week in the Federal Register, provides detailed guidance on

April 22, 1999

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EEOC FOCUSES ON PAY EQUITY AT MEETING IN PHILADELPHIA

WASHINGTON -- In a rare forum outside the nation's capital, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) held its monthly meeting in Philadelphia on Tuesday, April 13, to hear testimony from individuals representing a broad range of interests on the issue of discrimination in the payment of wages.

The public Commission Meeting marked another step in EEOC's on-going effort to solicit feedback from agency stakeholders and to share information in a constructive

April 15, 1999

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EEOC PANEL TO DISCUSS PAY EQUITY ISSUE AT LANDMARK MEETING IN PHILADELPHIA

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission rarely meets outside of Washington, and has never done so to discuss equal pay in the workplace. However, it will meet in Philadelphia on Tuesday, April 13, to hear outside-the-beltway testimony from individuals representing various EEOC constituency groups on the issue of equal-pay-for-equal- work. The meeting will take place at 2 p.m. in the auditorium of the Federal Reserve Bank, 10 Independence Mall.

Chairwoman Ida L. Castro

April 8, 1999

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EEOC Reaches out to Organized Labor and Older Workers, Hears From AFL-CIO and AARP at Commission Meeting

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) received recommendations yesterday from representatives of the AFL-CIO and AARP on how the agency can be more responsive to the needs of union members and older workers. The recommendations were made at the third Commission Meeting of a special series convened by EEOC Chairwoman Ida L. Castro to focus on the concerns of agency stakeholders.
March 24, 1999

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EEOC CHAIRWOMAN TO SPEAK AT AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION MIDWINTER MEETING

BOCA RATON, FL -- Ida L. Castro, Chairwoman of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), will address the American Bar Association (ABA) EEO Committee Midwinter Meeting on Friday, March 26, 9:00 a.m., at the Boca Raton Resort in Boca Raton, Florida.

The midwinter meeting of the EEO Committee traditionally hears from the Chair of the EEOC. Among the topics Chairwoman Castro will focus on in her remarks are EEOC

March 23, 1999

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EEOC Chairwoman to Unveil New Customer Service Initiative to Small Business Community During Speech to SHRM

Ida L. Castro, Chairwoman of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), will announce a series of innovative actions to improve customer service to small and mid-sized employers during a keynote speech to the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM). The announcement, part of EEOC's new Small Business Initiative, will be made at SHRM's 14th Annual Legal and Legislative Conference on the morning of Tuesday, March 23, from 7:30 - 8:30 a.m. at the Capital Hilton, 16th and K Streets, N.W.
March 22, 1999

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FIRST LATINA EEOC CHAIRWOMAN TO ADDRESS EIGHTH ANNUAL CONGRESS ON CIVIL RIGHTS

WASHINGTON -- U. S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Chairwoman, Ida L. Castro, will be speaking at the Eighth Annual Congress on Civil Rights on Wednesday, March 24, 1999, at 10:45 am. The conference, sponsored by the Puerto Rico Civil Rights Commission (PRCRC) , will run from March 24 - 26 at the University of Puerto Rico regional campus of Carolina, with the theme "Gender, Race and Civil Rights."

This trip

March 22, 1999

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EEOC ANNOUNCES $2.1 MILLION SETTLEMENT OF WAGE DISCRIMINATION SUIT FOR CLASS OF FILIPINO NURSES

KANSAS CITY, MO -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced a $2.1 million settlement of a class employment discrimination lawsuit against Woodbine Healthcare Center (Woodbine), a nursing home in Gladstone, Mo. The suit alleged that Woodbine discriminated against 65 Filipino registered nurses in wages, assignments, and other terms and conditions of employment due to their national origin.

"This is the second significant settlement in a week that EEOC has handled

March 2, 1999

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EEOC RELEASES ADA POLICY GUIDANCE ON JOB ACCOMMODATIONS FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today released a comprehensive policy guidance entitled Reasonable Accommodation and Undue Hardship Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The guidance addresses the duty of employers to provide "reasonable accommodations" to applicants and employees with disabilities under Title I of the ADA. The Commission also released a shorter version of the guidance entitled Small Employers and Reasonable Accommodation.

"This

March 1, 1999

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EEOC AND TANIMURA & ANTLE SETTLE SEXUAL HARASSMENT CASE IN THE AGRICULTURAL INDUSTRY

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 behalf of two employees and a class of current and former Tanimura & Antle employees who

February 23, 1999

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EEOC TO LAUNCH MAJOR EXPANSION OF ITS MEDIATION PROGRAM

WASHINGTON -- As part of the Clinton Administration's Civil Rights Initiative, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will announce the kick-off of its national mediation program on Thursday, February 11, at 11:00 a.m. at EEOC Headquarters, 1801 L Street, N.W. (First Floor Training Facility).

"What EEOC has learned is that matters resolved through voluntary mediation result in win-win outcomes for employers and employees alike," said EEOC Chairwoman Ida L. Castro. She continued

February 9, 1999

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COMMISSION HEARS RECOMMENDATIONS FROM CIVIL RIGHTS GROUPS ON AGENCY PRIORITIES FOR 1999

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 goals for fiscal year 1999, it is extremely important

January 27, 1999

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VICE PRESIDENT GORE SWEARS IN IDA L. CASTRO AS EEOC CHAIRWOMAN

WASHINGTON -- Ida L. Castro was sworn-in on Monday, December 14, 1998, by Vice-President Al Gore as the Chairwoman of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the first Hispanic female to serve in this capacity. Ms. Castro was nominated by President Clinton on April 2 and unanimously confirmed by the U.S. Senate on October 21. She fills the vacancy left by Gilbert F. Casellas, who resigned as Chairman at the end of

December 16, 1998