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Mavis Discount Tire, Inc. / Mavis Tire Supply Corp. / Mavis Tire NY, Inc. / Cole Muffler, Inc., a large tire retailer based in the New York metropolitan area, will pay $2.1 million and provide other relief to settle a class sex discrimination lawsuit by the U.S. Equal Employment Oppor­tunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.

Grisham Farm Products, Inc. of Mountain Grove, Mo., violated federal law by requiring all job applicants to fill out a three-page health history before they would be considered for a job, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today. EEOC also alleged Grisham Farm Products does not maintain or retain employment records and applications for employment, as required by law.

A manufacturing company based in New Ulm, Minn., will pay $19,500 to settle a race discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.

A Chanhassen, Minn.-based medical device and equipment manufacturer will pay $1,020,000 and furnish other relief to settle an age and sex discrimination lawsuit by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today. EEOC said PMT Corporation violated federal civil rights laws by refusing to hire otherwise qualified applicants for outside sales positions because they were female or over the age of 40.

AT&T, a multi-national telecommunications company, will pay $250,000, reinstate an employee, and furnish other relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. EEOC had charged the company with failing to provide a reasonable accommodation to a visually impaired employee who had worked for the company since 2001.

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) describing specific actions that federal agencies must take to comply with their obligation to engage in affirmative action in employment for individuals with disabilities. The NPRM is available in the Public Inspection portion of the Federal Register, and will be officially published February 24, 2016. Members of the public have 60 days from that date, April 25, 2016, to submit comments. EEOC has also published a question-and-answer document on the NPRM and a document providing background information and a summary of the NPRM.

Tomeldon Company, Inc., dba Pharmacy Solutions, an Arlington, Texas pharmaceutical compounding business, will pay $85,000 and furnish other relief to settle a pregnancy discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.

McDonald's Corporation and McDonald's Restaurants of Missouri violated federal law by refusing to accommodate and hire a deaf applicant, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.

Signal International, LLC, a Mobile, Ala. ship building and repair company, will pay an estimated $5 million to 476 Indian guest workers to settle a race and national origin discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.

Department of Justice, Washington, D.C.-Friday, December 11, 2015

Remarks as Prepared for Delivery

Introduction

Many thanks to the Department of Justice for hosting this discussion. Thank you, Vanita [Gupta], for that warm introduction and for your strong leadership on policing issues. Vanita and her colleagues at DOJ have been invaluable partners to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

It is terrific to be here today to jointly announce our new research initiative, which will study barriers

Department of Justice, Washington, D.C.-Friday, December 11, 2015

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Good morning. I'm Charlotte Burrows, a Commissioner with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, or EEOC. I'd like to welcome and extend my gratitude to all of you for joining us for this important event. I also want to thank Demetra [Nightingale] for the overview of the Department of Labor's diversity project. We look forward to continued collaboration with our friends at the

Cintas Corporation, a major uniform manufacturer and supplier, will pay $1,500,000 to settle a sex discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.

National Mentor Healthcare, LLC, dba Georgia Mentor, an Albany, Ga., health and human services provider offering services to adults and children with intellectual and developmental disabilities, violated federal law by rescinding its job offer to a female applicant shortly after learning that she was pregnant, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it recently filed.

Central Refrigerated Service has agreed to settle a sex and age discrimination charge filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.  The Utah-based trucking company was acquired by Swift Transportation in 2013.

Cabela's Incorporated, a leading retailer of fishing, camping, and hunting equipment and apparel, has entered into a nationwide agreement to strengthen and improve its hiring and recruiting practices of minorities, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today. These actions are based on a settlement agreement with the federal agency that resolves an EEOC Commissioner's Charge of Discrimination alleging that Cabela's failed to recruit and hire minorities.

Upon consideration of a request by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, U.S. District Judge Jorge A. Solis has directed EmCare, a physician outsourcing group based in Dallas, to end practices of sex discrimination and retaliation and to report any employee claims of sexual harassment to the agency for the next two years. The judge's action follows a jury verdict in October 2014 awarding $499,000 to three former employees in a sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit the civil rights enforcement agency brought against EmCare.

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced it filed a lawsuit against Magnolia Health Corporation and its affiliates alleging the systemic discrimination of a class of job applicants and employees due to their perceived or actual disabilities. The Visalia, Calif.-based company and its affiliates operate six health care and assisted living facilities throughout California's Central Valley.

New Mercer Commons Assisted Living Facility, a part of the northern Colorado-based Columbine Health Systems, violated federal law by discriminating against employees who emigrated from African countries, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.

The nation's largest package delivery company violated federal law by discriminating against applicants and employees around the country whose religious practices conflicted with its uniform and appearance policy, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.

Enterprise Rent-A-Car Company of Los Angeles, LLC will pay $425,000 to settle age discrimination charges filed with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today. Enterprise Rent-A-Car Company of Los Angeles, LLC is a subsidiary of Enterprise Holdings, Inc., North America's largest rental car company.

Crothall Services Group, Inc., a nationwide provider of janitorial and facilities management services based in Wayne, Pa., is in violation of federal law requiring it to maintain records or other information that will disclose the impact its employee selection procedures have on equal employment opportunities, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed yesterday.

A Merrillville, Ind., grocer will pay $200,000 to a class of women who were denied night-crew stocking positions to settle a sex-based hiring discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.

Strategic Legal Solutions, a New York-based legal employment agency, has agreed to pay $85,000 and provide other significant relief to settle an age discrimination and retaliation lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.

Today, four Federal Government agencies with roles in ensuring fairness in the federal workplace released a guide on the rights and processes available to applicants and employees who allege sexual orientation or gender identity discrimination. The guide is being reissued after more than a decade and has been substantially revised to reflect major developments in the law.