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PRESS RELEASE
5-20-09
Sick Leave Policy Violated ADA, Agency Charged
NEW YORK Delphi Corporation, one of the worlds largest suppliers of automotive parts, will pay $80,000 and agree to injunctive relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. The EEOC had charged that the company violated federal law by subjecting employees to unlawful inquiries into their
PRESS RELEASE
5-20-09
Succeeds Founding Director Irene Hill at Helm of RESOLVE
WASHINGTON Stuart J. Ishimaru, Acting Chairman of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), has appointed expert mediator and manager Victor Voloshin as the EEOCs Chief Mediation Officer and Director of RESOLVE, the agencys internal mediation program, the EEOC announced today.
Voloshin came to the EEOC from the District of Columbia Superior Court, where he served
PRESS RELEASE
5-20-05
EEOC Suit Charged Hamilton Sundstrand National Origin Discrimination
DENVER - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has settled a class-wide discrimination lawsuit against aerospace and industrial product manufacturer Hamilton Sundstrand charging that a class of Hispanic employees at the company's Grand Junction, Colorado, facility was harassed and subjected to a hostile work environment based on their national origin.
The consent decree, a voluntary agreement between
PRESS RELEASE
5-20-04
DENVER - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today that it has reached agreement with Seattle-based window manufacturer, Milgard Manufacturing, Inc. (Milgard) to resolve a lawsuit alleging that Milgard engaged in racially discriminatory hiring practices at its Colorado facility and retaliated against a human resource assistant, Leigh Ann Ornelas (Ornelas), who complained about the unlawful practices. Ms. Ornelas, who was also a named plaintiff
PRESS RELEASE
5-20-04
Diversity Improving, But EEO Case Management 'Seriously Flawed'
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has posted the full text of its Annual Report on the Federal Work Force for Fiscal Year (FY) 2003 on the agency's web site at www.eeoc.gov. The report informs and advises the President and the U.S. Congress on the state of equal employment opportunity (EEO) throughout the federal workforce
PRESS RELEASE
5-20-03
ConAgra to Pay Nearly $1 Million to Victims, Make Job Offers, Provide ADA Training to Managers
San Francisco - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced a conciliation agreement reached with Gilroy Foods and its owner, ConAgra Foods, Inc., a Nebraska-based foods company with $27 billion in annual sales. This resolves complaints filed with the EEOC alleging disability discrimination at an onion and garlic
PRESS RELEASE
5-19-09
EEOC Says Statesville Supermarket Fired Employee for Being Non-Latino
CHARLOTTE, N.C. West Front Street Foods, LLC, doing business as Compare Foods, will pay $30,000 and provide other relief to settle a national origin and race discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. The EEOC had charged that West Front Street Foods fired Robert Bruce, a white, non-Hispanic
PRESS RELEASE
5-18-09
White Employee Harassed, Federal Agency Charged
NASHVILLE Jack in the Box will pay $20,000 compensatory damages and provide other relief to settle a race discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
The EEOCs suit (No. 3:08-cv-009663), filed in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee), had charged that Jack in the Box subjected hostess
PRESS RELEASE
5-17-07
EEOC Consent Decree Also Includes Work Force Training, Other Injunctive Relief
DENVER The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today that it has settled a discrimination lawsuit alleging racial and national origin harassment against Professional Transit Management, doing business as Springs Transit. The Colorado Springs facility will pay $450,000, to be divided between six class members, according to the terms of the consent decree
PRESS RELEASE
5-17-04
Rule Should Preserve, Not Erode, Employer-Sponsored Insurance Plans
WASHINGTON - Leslie E. Silverman, a Commissioner of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), testified on behalf of the agency this afternoon before the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging to discuss a proposed final rule on the treatment of retiree health benefits under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA).
During a public meeting on April
PRESS RELEASE
5-17-00
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today released a new chapter to its Management Directive 110 setting forth the authority for settlement of federal sector discrimination disputes. The guidance contained in the chapter is intended to facilitate settlement of federal sector EEO cases at all stages of the complaint process.
"The Commission strongly supports the earliest possible settlement of EEO complaints in appropriate
PRESS RELEASE
5-16-07
Outreach to Stakeholders Comes as Employers Screen Increasing Number of Applicants
WASHINGTON The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today held a public meeting to gather information and address emerging trends in workplace testing and selection procedures, as employers seek lawful and efficient ways to screen large numbers of applicants. Discriminatory employment tests and selection procedures violate EEOC-enforced federal laws, including Title VII of the
PRESS RELEASE
5-16-02
Conference Designed to Promote Teamwork and Diversity
WASHINGTON- Cari M. Dominguez, Chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), urged Witt/Kieffer executive recruiters to heighten efforts to broaden their network of candidates as diversity becomes a compelling business case for employers. She also inspired the audience to act as agents of positive change - one key placement at a time - during her keynote address
PRESS RELEASE
5-15-08
HONOLULU â The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced the settlement of a federal lawsuit against NCL America, Inc. for $485,000 to seven former employees and remedial relief.
In its lawsuit, filed in 2006 under Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, the EEOC alleged that NCL America discharged seven Middle Eastern crew members from various positions on the cruise ship "Pride of
PRESS RELEASE
5-15-02
New Fact Sheets Part of Agency's Ongoing Efforts to Prevent Backlash Discrimination
WASHINGTON -- U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Chair Cari M. Dominguez today announced the availability of two new fact sheets, for employers and employees respectively, addressing frequently asked questions about the employment of Muslims, Arabs, South Asians and Sikhs. These materials represent EEOC's latest in a series of efforts to proactively prevent September
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PRESS RELEASE
5-14-96
WASHINGTON -- I understand that Mitsubishi Motor Manufacturing of America (MMMA) announced this morning that it has hired former U.S. Labor Secretary Lynn Martin to conduct a "third-party" review of the company's workplace policies and procedures. The EEOC, of course, supports any effort by an employer
PRESS RELEASE
5-14-09
Company Fired Employee for Complaining About Managers Racist Comments, Federal Agency Charged
HOUSTON Conroe, Texas-based Maverick Tube Corporation will pay $175,000 to settle a retaliation discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
The EEOCs lawsuit, filed in June 2007, (C.A. 4:07-cv-02033 in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Houston Division), charged that in May
PRESS RELEASE
5-14-09
Manager Subjected Women to Hostile Work Environment, Federal Agency Charged
SAN ANTONIO A Fredericksburg, Texas restaurant will pay $50,000 to settle a sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
The EEOC alleged in its suit that Winslows Restaurants male general manager engaged in sexual harassment of women employees, which occurred on a regular basis
PRESS RELEASE
5-14-08
EEOC Said 18 Women, Including Teens, Were Abused
ROCHESTER, N.Y. A Rochester-based distributor of highway and industrial safety products will pay $375,000 and furnish injunctive relief to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
In its lawsuit, the EEOC said that owner, president, vice president and members of the sales staff of American Industrial
PRESS RELEASE
5-14-07
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will hold a public Commission Meeting on how agency-enforced laws apply to employment testing and screening on Wednesday, May 16, from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (Eastern Time), at agency headquarters, 1801 L Street, N.W. (Ninth Floor, Commission Meeting Room).
During the meeting, the Commission will hear from invited expert panelists, including EEOC attorneys and charging parties
PRESS RELEASE
5-13-09
Plastics Product Manufacturer Shunned Class of Women For Promotions, Federal Agency Charges
INDIANAPOLIS â A Northern Indiana plastics product manufacturer unlawfully refused to promote a class of women workers to certain production jobs because of their sex, according to a lawsuit filed on May 13, 2009 by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).
According to the EEOC's lawsuit, Polycon Industries, Inc. and its parent company
PRESS RELEASE
5-13-09
Sales Manager Made Age-Biased Comments and Fired Sales Representative Because of Age, Federal Agency Charged
PHILADELPHIA â A Tullytown, Pa., distributor of home heating oil has agreed to pay $80,000 and provide significant equitable relief to settle an age discrimination lawsuit, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today. The EEOC charged in its lawsuit that Meenan Oil Company unlawfully fired sales representative Louis Ceccoli
PRESS RELEASE
5-12-09
Hospital Settles EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit
PITTSBURGH A Pittsburgh hospital has agreed to pay $100,000 and furnish other equitable relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. The EEOC had charged the hospital with firing an employee because she had cancer.
According to the EEOCs lawsuit against LifeCare Hospitals of Pittsburgh, Inc., former
PRESS RELEASE
5-12-04
National Temp Agency Signs Universal Agreement to Mediate
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Cari M. Dominguez, Chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), today signed its latest National Universal Agreement to Mediate (NUAM) with Labor Ready, Inc., the nation's leading provider of temporary manual labor, continuing the EEOC's program