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PRESS RELEASE
8-12-98

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WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today that the agency's pending inventory of discrimination charges has been sliced nearly in half, down from approximately 111,000 charges in fiscal year (FY) 1995 to 57,871 at the close of the third quarter (June 30) of FY 1998. The

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PRESS RELEASE
8-12-09

Native American Repeatedly Harassed at Colorado Drilling Rig, Federal Agency Charged

DENVER – Patterson-UTI Drilling Company, LP, LLLP, will pay $45,000 and furnish other relief to settle a racial harassment lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commis­sion (EEOC), the agency announced today.

According to the EEOC's lawsuit, EEOC v. Patterson-UTI Drilling Company, LP, LLLP, 07-cv-02034 WYD-CBS, a Native American, employed from July through

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PRESS RELEASE
8-12-04

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From left to right: Joyce Pullman, Senior Investigator, Bernice Williams-Kimbrough, Atlanta District Director; Michael Davis, Vice President, Lucor, Inc.; and Brenda B. Webb, Enforcement Supervisor

Forty-Ninth Major Mediation Pact Between Federal Agency and Corporate America

ATLANTA - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and Lucor, Inc., doing business as Jiffy Lube, today announced the signing of a Regional Universal Agreement to Mediate (RUAM)to informally resolve

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 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                        CONTACT:  EEOC Wednesday, August 11, 1999                             Reuben Daniels Jr.                                                        (414) 297-1860                                                   TTY  (414) 297-1115                                                                                                               Lloyd Zimmerman                                                                                           (612) 335-4046                                                   TTY  (612) 335-4045                                                                                                 LPP                                                        Gary Hornseth                                                        (612) 337-0354 

PRESS RELEASE
8-11-99

*** 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

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PRESS RELEASE
8-11-05

Seventh Circuit Again Reverses District Court Judgment In Favor Of Sears In Long-Running Federal Employment Discrimination Case

CHICAGO -- The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, sitting in Chicago, has reversed a lower court decision which granted a judgment without trial in favor of Sears Roebuck in a case brought against the retailer by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) under the Americans

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PRESS RELEASE
8-11-05

Rare EEOC Case for Segregated Job Facilities In Deep South

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – After complaining to Tyson Foods, Inc. about the posting of a "Whites Only" sign on one of Tyson's restrooms at its Ashland, Alabama, facility, two black employees were subjected to adverse personnel actions by Tyson management, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) alleges in a discrimination lawsuit announced today.

The EEOC's suit,

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PRESS RELEASE
8-11-04

Federal Agency Lawsuit Based Upon Charges Filed by 10 Employees Against 'Family' Restaurants in Matteson, Mattoon and Bloomington, Illinois

CHICAGO - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today filed a sexual and racial harassment class lawsuit in federal court here against Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc., CBRL Group, Inc., and CBOCS West, Inc. (collectively, "Cracker Barrel").

The EEOC's lawsuit is based upon charges of

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PRESS RELEASE
8-11-03

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Eric Dreiband was sworn in today as General Counsel of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) for a term of four years. Dreiband, most recently Deputy Administrator for Policy in the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division, was nominated by President Bush on February 4 and unanimously confirmed by the U.S. Senate on July 31.

"We are

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PRESS RELEASE
8-11-00

BOSTON -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced the settlement of an age discrimination lawsuit against the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, its Public Employees Retirement Administration Commission, and the Massachusetts Teachers' Retirement Board, on behalf of all state, local, and municipal employees who have been discriminated against in applying for accidental disability retirements under the Massachusetts public retirement system.

Noting that the Supreme Court

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PRESS RELEASE
8-07-03

LOS ANGELES The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and Cheap Tickets, a leading retailer of discounted leisure travel products, today announced a $1.1 million settlement of the EEOC class action sexual harassment lawsuit under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 against Cheap Tickets, Inc.

The suit (EEOC v. Cheap Tickets, et al., Case Number CV-02-7117-WJR (VBKx), filed in the United States District

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PRESS RELEASE
8-07-03

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Charging Party Dwight Burch (right) is pictured in front of Applebee's with EEOC Atlanta Regional Attorney Robert Royal

Rare Bias Case Involves Dark Skin Color of African American Employee

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced the settlement of a rare color harassment and retaliation lawsuit under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 against Applebee's

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PRESS RELEASE
8-06-03

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Charging Party Jennifer James (center) is pictured with her baby. Standing next to her are EEOC Trial Attorney Kam Wong (right) and private counsel James A. Brown (left)

Expecting Mother Forced to Choose Between Parenthood and Livelihood, Suit Says

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today filed a pregnancy discrimination lawsuit in federal district court against John Harvard's Brew

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PRESS RELEASE
8-01-03

TIGAAR to Enhance Outreach, Education and Communication to Asian Community

Cari M. Dominguez, Chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), has announced the implementation of a new and innovative program designed to promote voluntary compliance with employment laws by Asian American employers and to educate Asian American employees about their rights in the workplace. The initiative, The Information

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PRESS RELEASE
7-9-09

Temp Agency Reserved Certain Jobs for Men Only, EEOC Charged

BOSTON -- National employment agency chain Preferred Labor LLC, doing business as Preferred People Staffing, has agreed to pay $250,000 to settle a sex discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. Preferred Labor agreed to settle the lawsuit after selling its entire temporary day labor business to another

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 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE              CONTACT:   Jeanette Leino Monday, July 8, 1996                          (206) 220-6870                                               TDD    (206) 220-6882                                               John Montoya                                               (206) 220-6872                                               A. Luis Lucero, Jr.                                               (206) 220-6878                                               Joan Stephens-Schwenger                                               (503) 731-4211 

PRESS RELEASE
7-8-96

PORTLAND, ORE. -- Recent reforms at the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will be the focus of discussions between agency Vice Chairman Paul M. Igasaki and local principals who have a stake in EEOC

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PRESS RELEASE
7-8-05

Repositioning Staff to Front Lines Will Improve Customer Service, Public Access

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today approved a plan to reposition the Commission's field structure to enhance the agency's enforcement presence, improve customer service and public access, and increase efficiency.

Under the plan, no jobs will be lost, no offices will close, and two new offices will be opened, in Las

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PRESS RELEASE
7-7-05

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will hold its next meeting on Friday, July 8, at 10 a.m. (Eastern time), at agency headquarters in the Clarence M. Mitchell, Jr. Conference Room (9th floor), 1801 L Street, N.W., to deliberate and vote on a proposal to reposition the agency's field structure. In accordance with the Sunshine Act, the meeting is open for public observation

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 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                 CONTACT:  Claire Gonzales Thurs., July 6, 1995                            Reginald Welch                                                 (202) 663-4900                                                 TDD:  (202) 663-4494 

PRESS RELEASE
7-6-95

WASHINGTON -- Clifford Gregory Stewart was sworn-in on July 5 as General Counsel of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) by Commission Chairman Gilbert F. Casellas. Mr. Stewart's nomination was unanimously confirmed by the U.S. Senate on June 30. He was named to the post

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 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE              CONTACT:   Jeanette Leino Friday, July 5, 1996                          (206) 220-6870                                               TDD    (206) 220-6882                                               John Montoya                                               (206) 220-6872                                               A. Luis Lucero, Jr.                                               (206) 220-6878 

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Topics Include `Glass Ceiling' Issue, Announcement of EEOC Lawsuit

SEATTLE -- Paul M. Igasaki, Vice Chairman of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), will preside over a roundtable discussion on the "glass ceiling" Tuesday, July 9, from 9

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 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                 CONTACT: Reginald Welch Monday, July 31, 1995                          Michael Widomski                                                (202) 663-4900                                                TDD: (202) 663-4494 

PRESS RELEASE
7-31-95

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today that the federal district court in Los Angeles gave preliminary approval to an agreement between EEOC and Trans World Airlines, Inc. (TWA) that resolves a lawsuit charging TWA with pregnancy discrimination in violation of Title

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PRESS RELEASE
7-31-09

EEOC Prevails in Jury Verdict and Subsequent Appeal for Two Customer Service Technicians Fired for Attending Jehovah’s Witness Convention

JONESBORO, Ark. – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced that a Satisfaction of Judgment was entered in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas, Jonesboro Division, in a religious discrimination lawsuit brought by the federal agency against communications giant AT&T, Inc. on

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PRESS RELEASE
7-31-03

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced the settlement of $4.5 million with Local 580, Ornamental Iron Workers, regarding an alleged violation of a court order concerning the ratio of apprentices to journeypersons on job sites.

Local 580 is the ornamental iron worker construction trade union located in New York City that has jurisdiction of all ornamental iron

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PRESS RELEASE
7-31-03

Stubborn Patterns Still Persist Among African American, Hispanic, Asian, Native American Women

A new U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) study, "Women of Color: Their Employment in the Private Sector," reveals that women of color now comprise 14.5 percent of America's private sector workforce, a major increase from a decade earlier. The employment of each group of women examined -

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PRESS RELEASE
7-31-02

Electronic Version Has Full Search Capabilities and is Available Through Direct Order

WASHINGTON - Chair Cari M. Dominguez today announced that the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has made its seven-volume set of Technical Assistance Resource Manuals available for purchase on CD-ROM. For the first time, computer users can search this comprehensive resource on workplace discrimination issues by using one user-friendly compact disc and entering