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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 Joins Federal Partners to Produce Resource Guide for Employers

On Tuesday, Feb. 3, at a Summit on Disability and Employment, the White House announced a new guide for employers that compiles key federal and federally funded resources related to the employment of people with disabilities. The resource guide, Recruiting, Hiring, Retaining, and Promoting People with Disabilities, provides employers with plain language technical assistance tools in an easy-to-use question-and-answer format.  The guide was produced by the Curb Cuts to the Middle Class Initiative -- a federal interagency effort working to increase equal employment opportunities and financial independence for people with disabilities.
February 5, 2015

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EEOC Seeks to Improve Federal Sector Equal Employment Opportunity Complaint Process

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has issued an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) on the equal employment opportunity (EEO) complaint process in the federal sector, the agency announced today.  The ANPRM, which has been coordinated with other federal agencies, is published in the Federal Register at https://www.federalregister.gov/articles/2015/02/06/2015-02330/federal-sector-equal-employment-opportunity.
February 5, 2015

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EEOC Estrena Estadisticas el Año Fiscal 2014 de Cumplimiento y Litigios

La Comisión Para la Igualdad de Oportunidades en el Empleo (EEOC) estrenó hoy un set extensivos de datos detallando  las 88,778 quejas de discriminación en el trabajo que la agencia recibió. El año fiscal corrió del 1 de octubre de 2013, al 30 de septiembre 2014.
February 4, 2015

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EEOC Releases Fiscal Year 2014  Enforcement and Litigation Data

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today released a comprehensive set of fiscal year 2014 private sector data tables providing detailed breakdowns for the 88,778 charges of workplace discrimination the agency received. The fiscal year ran from Oct. 1, 2013, to Sept. 30, 2014.
February 4, 2015

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EEOC Sues Stack Bros. Mechanical Contractors for Age Discrimination and Retaliation

Stack Bros. Mechanical Contractors, Inc., of Superior, Wis., a major heating and plumbing contractor in northern Wisconsin and northern Minnesota, violated federal law by firing two employees when they reached age 62 and by retaliating against one of those employees for resisting the company's plan to discriminate against her, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
January 28, 2015

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Cynthia Gilliam Pierre Nombrada Directora De Operaciones Principal De La EEOC

Jenny Yang, Presidenta de la Comisión Para la Igualdad de Oportunidades en el Empleo (EEOC), ha nombrado a Cynthia Gilliam Pierre a ser directora de operaciones (COO), anunció la agencia. La directora de operaciones maneja todos los aspectos de las operaciones del día a día de la Comisión.
January 27, 2015

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Cynthia Gilliam Pierre Named  Chief Operating Officer of EEOC

Jenny R. Yang, Chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), has named Cynthia Gilliam Pierre to be the agency's Chief Operating Officer (COO), the agency announced. The COO manages all aspects of the Commission's day-to-day operations.
January 27, 2015

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Ruby Tuesday Demandado Por EEOC Por Discriminación Sexual

La cadena de restaurantes Internacional Ruby Tuesday, Inc. discriminó a empleados varones para asignaciones temporales a un centro turístico de Utah, la Comisión Para la Igualdad de Oportunidades en el Empleo (EEOC) acusó en una demanda presentada hoy.
January 22, 2015

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Ruby Tuesday Sued by EEOC for Sex Discrimination

International restaurant chain Ruby Tuesday, Inc. discriminated against male employees for temporary assignments to a Utah resort, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
January 22, 2015

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Jurado Dice Que Old Dominion Freight Line Debe Pagar $119,612 por Discriminacion por Discapacidad

Un jurado federal encontró que Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc., una compañía de transporte con sede en Thomasville, Carolina del Norte, violó la ley federal de discriminación por discapacidad cuando se negó a dar un ajuste razonable a un camionero que auto-reportó su abuso al alcohol y luego lo despidió, la Comisión Para la Igualdad de Oportunidades en el Empleo (EEOC) anunció hoy. 
January 16, 2015