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PRESS RELEASE
11-20-06

Women Rejected for Jobs at Armour Sausage Plant Because of ‘Strength Test’

DES MOINES, Iowa – A federal appeals court has upheld a lower court’s decision that a pre-employment “strength test” discriminated against female applicants for jobs at the Dial Corporation’s Armour Star sausage-making plant in Fort Madison, Iowa. The decision also affirmed the award of approximately $3.3 million to 52 rejected female job applicants. The

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SAN JUAN, PR – La Comisión de Igualdad de Oportunidades en el Empleo de los Estados Unidos (EEOC), junto a la Unidad Anti-Discrimen del Departamento del Trabajo del Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, la Comisión de Derechos Civiles de Puerto Rico, y el Concilio Puertorriqueño contra el Racismo, convocará una discusión pública sobre el tema del Racismo y el discrimen por color en el empleo existentes en Puerto

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PRESS RELEASE
11-2-00

CHICAGO -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced a record-breaking $2.5 million voluntary settlement of claims of national origin discrimination against Commonwealth Edison Company ("ComEd") filed under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The agreement resolves charges that ComEd discriminated against certain Latino employees in selections for middle management positions. "This record agreement demonstrates ComEd's willingness to address early on

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PRESS RELEASE
11-19-08

Commission Chair Naomi Earp and Gov. Ruth Ann Minner Sign Universal Mediation Agreement

DOVER, Del. – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the State of Delaware today announced the signing of a Universal Agreement to Mediate (UAM) to informally resolve workplace disputes through Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR). The new partnership marks the second time the EEOC has entered into a universal mediation agreement with

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PRESS RELEASE
11-19-01

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the U.S. Departments of Justice and Labor today issued a joint statement reaffirming the federal government's commitment to upholding the federal anti-discrimination laws in the aftermath of the events of September 11. The statement, posted on the Commission's Web site (www.eeoc.gov), focuses on preventing and redressing incidents of harassment, discrimination, and violence in the workplace, including

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PRESS RELEASE
11-19-01

Since the September 11 terrorist attacks, we have seen compassion and respect for people of all faiths, races, and national and ethnic origins in workplaces throughout our country. One month after the attacks, President Bush noted with gratitude this "outpouring of compassion

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PRESS RELEASE
11-18-08

Panelists to Discuss Job Bias Against Individuals with Arrest and Conviction Records

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will hold its next public meeting on Thursday, Nov. 20, from 9:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. (Eastern Time), at agency headquarters, 1801 L Street, N.W. In accordance with the Sunshine Act, the meeting is open for public observation of the Commission’s deliberations.

Following the announcement

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PRESS RELEASE
11-18-04

LOS ANGELES – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and private plaintiffs today announced their mutual resolution of the lawsuit entitled EEOC v. Abercrombie & Fitch Stores, Inc., Case No. CV-04-4731 SI, which was filed on November 10, 2004, in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California in San Francisco. The lawsuit alleged that Abercrombie & Fitch, which operates a

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PRESS RELEASE
11-17-06

$2,355,000 Awarded to Three Saleswomen for Sexual Harassment and Retaliation By Northlake, Ill. Trucking Company

CHICAGO - A federal court jury this afternoon returned a $2.355 million verdict in favor of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and three saleswomen who experienced sexual harassment and retaliation while employed by The Custom Companies, a Northlake, Ill. trucking company. The verdicts included punitive damages in the amount

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PRESS RELEASE
11-17-05

Employers Charged with Bias Based on Race, Sex, Age, Disability and National Origin

BUFFALO, N.Y. - SPS Temporaries, Inc. and two of its clients Jamestown Container and Whiting Door Manufacturing Corporation will pay up to $580,000 and take substantial steps to prevent future workplace discrimination as part of a class action litigation settlement announced today by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). The lawsuit charged

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PRESS RELEASE
11-17-05

New Web Page Provides Practical Information to Assist Pro Se Complainants

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has posted on its web site new, practical information, in the form of frequently asked questions, about the administrative hearing process for redress of federal sector discrimination complaints.

The recently posted web page, available at www.eeoc.gov/federal/faq_fshp.html, is designed to assist complainants without legal representation. It

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Pictured (From Left to Right) Are EEOC Vice Chair Naomi C. Earp and NEA President Reg Weaver

PRESS RELEASE
11-17-05

Latest Private Sector Alliance under Federal Agency’s Youth@Work Initiative

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the National Education Association (NEA), the nation’s largest professional employee organization, today joined forces to raise awareness about workplace issues affecting teenagers. The new alliance is part of the EEOC’sYouth@Work

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PRESS RELEASE
11-17-03

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Stuart J. Ishimaru is sworn in as an EEOC Commissioner by Chair Cari M. Dominguez, as his wife and children look on.

Commission Has Full Five Members For First Time Since 1996

WASHINGTON - Stuart J. Ishimaru was sworn in today as a Commissioner of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), bringing the bi-partisan panel to its full five-member status for the first time in

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PRESS RELEASE
11-16-05

New Survey Format for Employers Would Be Effective in 2007 Reporting Cycle

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today voted 3-1 to approve final proposed revisions to the Employer Information Report, also known as the EEO-1 Report, which would be effective for the 2007 reporting cycle. The EEO-1 report is the principal reporting form by which certain employers provide the federal government

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                          *** MEDIA ADVISORY ***                      FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                       CONTACT:  Mark Wong Tuesday, November 16, 2004                            (202) 663-4029                                                         David Grinberg                                                       (202) 663-4921 

PRESS RELEASE
11-16-04

WHO: The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal government civil rights agency that enforces the nation's employment anti-discrimination laws. The EEOC, which turns 40 next summer, was created with the enactment of Title VII of the landmark Civil Rights Act on July 2, 1964

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PRESS RELEASE
11-16-01

WASHINGTON - Cari M. Dominguez, Chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), has announced the appointment of Ann Colgrove as Director of the Office of Communications and Legislative Affairs (OCLA) at agency headquarters.

As OCLA Director, Ms. Colgrove advises the Chair and represents the Commission to members of the U.S. Congress, the news media, external constituency groups, and the general public. She previously served

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PRESS RELEASE
11-15-05

EEOC Charged Paul Hall Center and SIU with Rejecting Older Job Applicants

BALTIMORE -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced a litigation settlement for $625,000 and comprehensive injunctive relief in an employment discrimination case against the Paul Hall Center for Maritime Training and Education (Paul Hall Center) and Seafarers International (SIU) due to age bias in an apprenticeship program.

The apprenticeship program, which

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PRESS RELEASE
11-15-02

NEW YORK -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today that it has settled a class age discrimination lawsuit with retail giant Foot Locker Specialty Inc. for $3.5 million on behalf of a class of hundreds of older former employees of the F.W. Woolworth Company whose employment was terminated because of their ages during nationwide layoffs between 1995 and 1997.

"The EEOC commends Foot

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Pictured from left to right are Ronald S. Cooper, EEOC General Counsel;
Leslie E. Silverman, EEOC Vice Chair; Clarence Thomas, Supreme Court
Associate Justice, and Naomi C. Earp, EEOC Chair

PRESS RELEASE
11-14-06

WASHINGTON – Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas, a former Chairman of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), on Monday formally swore in EEOC Chair Naomi C. Earp, Vice Chair Leslie E. Silverman, and General

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PRESS RELEASE
11-14-05

Commission to Address Operations in Wake of Hurricane Katrina, Revisions to EEO-1 Report

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will hold its next meeting on Wednesday, November 16, at 10:00 a.m. (Eastern time), at agency headquarters, 1801 L Street, N.W. In accordance with the Sunshine Act, the meeting is open for public observation of the Commission’s deliberations. During the meeting, the following matters

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PRESS RELEASE
11-14-02

Office Previously Destroyed in September 11 Terrorist Attacks

NEW YORK - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today that it will hold the grand reopening and dedication of its New York District Office, which was destroyed in the September 11 terror attacks, this Friday, November 15, 2002, at 10:00 a.m., at its new headquarters at 33 Whitehall Street in Lower Manhattan.

"This event is

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PRESS RELEASE
11-13-02

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced a voluntary pre-litigation settlement under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 of an employment discrimination claim related to the tragic events of September 11. The settlement was reached between the EEOC and a Wilmington, N.C.-based medical practice that treats patients with kidney disease and provides dialysis treatments.

According to the EEOC

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 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE              CONTACT:   Ellen Vargyas, November 12, 1997                             EEOC Legal Counsel                                               (202) 663-4900                                               TTY: (202) 663-4494                                                Jim Haney, NAAG                                               (608) 266-1221 

PRESS RELEASE
11-12-97

WASHINGTON -- The National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today that they have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to enhance federal-state communication, cooperation, and coordination in the enforcement

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PRESS RELEASE
11-12-08

Prayer Breaks Sought by Muslim Employees to be Instituted; Total of $365,000 to be Paid in Two Cases

MINNEAPOLIS – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced that a federal district court in St. Paul, Minn., recently approved consent decrees that settle two religious discrimination lawsuits against a leading St. Cloud, Minn.-based chicken processor, Gold’n Plump Poultry, Inc., and an employment agency, The Work