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EEOC SETTLES PAY DISCRIMINATION SUIT FOR $450,000 AGAINST NATIONWIDE TRUCKING COMPANY

   

ST. LOUIS -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced a $450,000 settlement of a wage discrimination lawsuit against Arizona-based Swift Transportation Co., Inc., the third largest publicly held truck carrier nationwide.  The suit, filed in July 1999 under the Equal Pay Act and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, charged Swift with paying six female driver managers in its Edwardsville, Kansas, terminal less than men in the

December 7, 2000

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EEOC SEEKS TO JOIN CLASS RACE HARASSMENT SUIT AGAINST DEFENSE GIANT LOCKHEED MARTIN

Commission Intervention Aims to Protect Public Interest, Remedy Egregious Bias

               

NEW YORK -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today moved to intervene in two private class action lawsuits filed against defense contractor Lockheed Martin Corp. The suits, brought on behalf of hundreds of salaried and hourly African-American employees, charge that Lockheed harassed black workers, denied them deserved promotions or wages, and retaliated against them for

December 5, 2000

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EEOC CHAIRWOMAN LAUDS REGINALD E. JONES, AS HE BIDS FAREWELL TO COMMISSION

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who served as a Commissioner from July 1996 until his term expired in July 2000, recently requested that his name be withdrawn from consideration for an additional term and resigned from his current post effective October 13.

On

October 11, 2000

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MONITORS SAY MITSUBISHI IN COMPLIANCE WITH EEOC CONSENT DECREE; SEXUAL HARASSMENT 'FIRMLY UNDER CONTROL' AT U.S. PLANT

   

CHICAGO -- Monitors watching over efforts of Mitsubishi Motor Manufacturing of America, Inc. to combat sexual harassment and to obey the Consent Decree which resolved the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's (EEOC) landmark lawsuit against the company reported today to the Federal District Court in Peoria, Illinois, that:  "Mitsubishi is in compliance with the Decree, has sexual harassment in the plant firmly under control, and has made commendable progress in improving its systems

September 6, 2000

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EEOC SETTLES ADA LAWSUIT FOR $220,000 AGAINST MAJOR ARKANSAS AUTO DEALERSHIP

   

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today that it has settled a lawsuit filed under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) against Landers Auto Sales, Inc. (Landers), part of the United Auto Group, for discriminating against Steven Hart, a former sales manager who has quadriplegia due to a severe diving accident. The suit alleges that Landers violated the ADA by failing to provide reasonable accommodations for Mr

August 31, 2000

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EEOC SETTLES EGREGIOUS RACIAL HARASSMENT LAWSUIT AGAINST LOUISIANA CAR DEALERSHIP

                                     

NEW ORLEANS - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced a $200,000 settlement of a racial harassment and retaliation suit under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 against Metairie, Louisiana-based Lakeside Toyota, one of the state's largest car dealerships.  The suit alleged that a white former used car manager subjected six

August 16, 2000

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EEOC AND GEORGE JUNIOR REPUBLIC SETTLE SEX-BASED WAGE DISCRIMINATION LAWSUIT

                             

Court Orders $280,000 for Victims and Injunctive Relief

                                   

PITTSBURGH - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and George Junior Republic (GJR) have settled a lawsuit filed under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 alleging that at least six

July 26, 2000

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EEOC STEPS UP ENFORCEMENT AND EDUCATION ON WAGE BIAS LAWS

Commission Forms Equal Pay Task Force, Expands Web Site To Mark Equal Pay Day

                                   

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced the formation of an internal Equal Pay Task Force and the addition of a new section on its Internet web site on employment discrimination in compensation.  The purpose of the new initiatives

May 11, 2000

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EEOC REACHES $700,000 SETTLEMENT WITH DIRECT MARKETING SERVICES

Agency's Largest Monetary Settlement for Race Discrimination in State of Arizona

                                     

PHOENIX - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today that  several African American former employees of Direct Marketing Services' Peoria, Ariz., facility  will receive a total of $700,000 as part of the terms of a consent decree settling charges of racial harassment and

May 5, 2000

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EEOC AND TOYOTA LOGISTICS SERVICES SETTLE LAWSUIT ALLEGING SEX AND RACE BIAS AT NEW JERSEY PORT

Agreement Opens Doors For Women and African American Applicants in Non-Traditional Jobs At Port Newark

                                     

NEWARK, N.J. - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and Toyota Logistics Services, Inc. today announced a voluntary agreement to resolve a lawsuit alleging that the manner in which TLS recruited drivers and auto accessories installers at its Port Newark

May 4, 2000

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EEOC SETTLES SUIT AGAINST PUBLIC ACCESS TV CORP. FOR PAY DISCRIMINATION AND RETALIATION

   

BALTIMORE - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced a $45,000 settlement of a lawsuit against the Baltimore Cable Access Corporation (BCAC), an operator of public access cable television, for firing a female manager after she complained about sex-based wage discrimination.

   

A Consent Decree between the EEOC and BCAC, which resolved the suit, was approved on April 25 by U.S. District Court Judge Catherine C. Blake of the District

April 28, 2000

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EEOC WINS PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION AGAINST ADVANTAGE STAFFING, INC.

                                   

DETROIT -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today that it has obtained a consent order from United States District Judge Avern Cohn, after filing an Application for Preliminary Injunction in an egregious case of employment discrimination against Advantage Staffing, Inc.

   

On March 9, 2000, a former employee of Advantage Staffing, Inc. filed

March 30, 2000

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EEOC ATTORNEYS SELECTED FOR NEW PRIVATE BAR FELLOWSHIP

   

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today that two of its attorneys have been selected to participate in a newly created Government Fellowship Program of the American Bar Association (ABA).  Under the program, EEOC legal staff with a record of excellence in civil rights law will serve as members of the ABA's EEO Committee, part of the Section of Labor and Employment Law.

   

"The Commission's participation in

March 14, 2000

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EEOC AND NLRB JOIN FORCES TO RECRUIT DIVERSE POOL OF TALENTED ATTORNEYS IN CIVIL RIGHTS AND LABOR LAW

                               

WASHINGTON  - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) today announced a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to create and implement an interagency Attorney Honor Program.  The program is designed to expand the application process and attract a broad range of talent among entry level attorneys with a demonstrated interest in civil rights

March 3, 2000

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EEOC TO OFFER COMPREHENSIVE TRAINING ON NEW RULES GOVERNING WORKPLACE BIAS COMPLAINTS IN THE FEDERAL SECTOR

   

WASHINGTON  - Ida L. Castro, Chairwoman of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), today announced a dynamic national training program on revised regulations designed to streamline the discrimination complaint system for federal employees. The program is part of EEOC's broader efforts to improve the federal sector EEO process by making it more efficient, expedient, and fairer for employees and agencies alike.

   

"This comprehensive training presents an invaluable opportunity for those

September 22, 1999

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EEOC SETTLES FIRST MALE-ON-MALE SEXUAL HARASSMENT CLASS ACTION

         

*** 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 settlement that resolves all claims in an EEOC lawsuit filed on behalf of a class of current and former LPP male employees who were alleged to have been subjected to a

August 11, 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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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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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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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 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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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