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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 Updated Pregnancy Discrimination Guidance

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today issued an update of its Enforcement Guidance on Pregnancy Discrimination and Related Issues (Guidance), along with a question and answer document and a fact sheet for small businesses.  All are available on the EEOC's website at http://www.eeoc.gov/laws/guidance/pregnancy_guidance.cfm.
June 25, 2015

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Erie Strayer Company and Local Union Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Case

Erie Strayer Company, a concrete product and services company, located in Erie, Penn. will pay $15,000 and provide substantial injunctive relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced.  U.S. District Judge Nora Barry Fischer entered a consent order on June 16, 2015, resolving the case.
June 24, 2015

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EEOC Sues Plasma Biological Services for Disability Discrimination

Plasma Biological Services, LLC and Interstate Blood Bank, Inc. d/b/a Plasma Biological Services, which own and operate plasma collection centers throughout the southern United States, violated federal law by discriminating against an employee believed to be HIV-positive, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
June 22, 2015

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EEOC Sues Green Manor Rest Home to Enforce Conciliation Agreement

A Parkton, N.C., nursing home violated a settlement agreement stemming from a disability discrimination charge when it failed to complete the payments that were a condition of the agreement, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today. 
June 15, 2015

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United Airlines to Pay over $1 Million  To Settle EEOC Disability Lawsuit

In a case that garnered nationwide attention, air transportation giant United Airlines Inc. has agreed to pay more than $1 million and implement changes to settle a federal disability lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
June 11, 2015

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EEOC to Discuss Workplace Retaliation  At June 17 Meeting

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will hold a meeting on Wed., June 17, at 9:30 a.m. (Eastern Time), at agency headquarters, 131 M Street, N.E., Washington D.C. The meeting, entitled "Retaliation in the Workplace: Causes, Remedies, and Strategies for Prevention" will be open to public observation. EEOC staff also will live tweet from the public meeting using the @EEOCNews Twitter handle and the hashtag #EEOCmtg.
June 10, 2015

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EEOC Resolves Race Harassment Case for $180,000

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today resolved its race and national origin harassment suit against NFI Interactive Logistics LLC, a privately owned provider of transportation and distribution services, which is headquar­tered in New Jersey. The case, which arose out of conduct at the company's now-closed Bolingbrook facility, was pending in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois before The Honorable Magistrate Judge Michael Mason, No. 1:14-cv-07569.
June 9, 2015

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EEOC Sues Outokumpu for Race Discrimination

Outokumpu Stainless USA, LLC violated federal law when it denied black employees at its Calvert, Ala., facility a promotion to several vacant team leader positions because of their race, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today. Outokumpu purchased the Calvert stainless steel processing plant from German-based international steel company ThyssenKrupp in 2012.
June 8, 2015

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EEOC Task Force to Probe Workplace Harassment at Public Meeting on June 15

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's (EEOC) Select Task Force on the Study of Harassment in the Workplace (STF) will hold a meeting on Monday, June 15, 2015, from 10:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. (Eastern Daylight Time), at agency headquarters, 131 M Street, N.E., Washington D.C.  The meeting, entitled "Workplace Harassment: Examining the Scope of the Problem and Potential Solutions," will be open to public observation.  EEOC staff will also live tweet from the public meeting using the hashtag #SolveHarassment.
June 8, 2015

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EEOC Sues Gonnella Baking Company For Race Harassment

Gonnella Baking Co. violated federal civil rights laws by failing to stop a pattern of disparaging comments about black employees at the company's Aurora, Ill., baking facility, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission charged in a lawsuit it filed today. The defendant, a wholesale manufacturer of bread products, has three facilities in the Chicago area and one in Pennsylvania, according to its website.
June 3, 2015

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Agencies Release Guide on LGBT Discrimination Protections for Federal Workers

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.
June 3, 2015