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PRESS RELEASE
10-9-02
DENVER - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today that the federal agency, three individual plaintiffs, and Englewood auto dealer Lithia Centennial Chrysler Plymouth Jeep, Inc. have resolved a lawsuit for nearly half a million dollars alleging that the car dealership terminated three African-American salespersons due to their race.
In its complaint in U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado (Case # 01-D-01119
PRESS RELEASE
10-8-08
Justices Decline to Review Jury Award in EEOC Case on Behalf of Deaf Worker
WASHINGTON â The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced that the Supreme Court has denied a petition for review by Federal Express Corporation (FedEx) of a ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit upholding a $100,000 punitive damages award in an EEOC lawsuit under the Americans
PRESS RELEASE
10-7-04
EEOC Issues Call to Retail Industry for Best Practices
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will release a new study, "Retail Distribution Centers: How New Business Processes Impact Minority Labor Markets," tomorrow, Friday, October 8. The full text of the report will be posted online at www.eeoc.gov.
The EEOC's study is the second in a three-part series examining diversity in the retail
PRESS RELEASE
10-7-04
Agency Reaches Out to High Schools to Educate Teens About Employment Rights
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today visited local high schools in the Mid-Atlantic and the Southwest, as part of the federal agency's "Youth@Work" initiative an unprecedented year-long national outreach and education campaign to raise awareness about and proactively prevent discrimination against teenage workers.
EEOC Commissioner Leslie E. Silverman met with
PRESS RELEASE
10-7-03
EEOC Provides Answers About Interviews, Testing, Reasonable Accommodations, Medical Information
WASHINGTON - As National Disability Employment Awareness Month begins, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today released a new fact sheet designed to educate job applicants on how Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) protects their rights throughout the hiring process. This tool is EEOC's most recent strategy in a series of
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Reginald Welch October 5, 1994 Michael Widomski (202) 663-4900 TDD: (202) 663-4494
PRESS RELEASE
10-5-94
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today that USAir, Inc. has agreed to settle a lawsuit charging Piedmont Aviation with violating the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA). The proposed settlement provides a total of $300,000 in damages and 32 pilot
PRESS RELEASE
10-5-07
Law Firm Partners Brought Within Protection of Federal Law Against Employment Discrimination
CHICAGO The international law firm of Sidley Austin LLP will pay $27.5 million to 32 former partners who the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission alleged were forced out of the partnership because of their age, under a consent decree approved by a federal judge. (EEOC v. Sidley Austin LLP, N.D. Illinois No. 05
PRESS RELEASE
10-4-06
Boosts Effort to Increase Number of Federal Employees with Targeted Disabilities
WASHINGTON Giving greater presence to a pressing and largely unknown problem, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today launched a website section on its LEAD Initiative, designed to address the declining number of employees with severe disabilities in the Federal workforce.
The section, on EEOCs website at www.eeoc.gov/initiatives/lead/index.html, offers basic
PRESS RELEASE
10-4-04
Government Suit Charged Diversified Technology Giant with Firing and Demoting Class of Employees due to Ageism
NEWARK, N.J. - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has resolved a class action employment discrimination lawsuit against Morristown, N.J.-based Honeywell International, a global diversified technology company with over 100,000 employees in 95 countries. EEOC's litigation alleged violations of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA) at
PRESS RELEASE
10-4-04
EEOC's 72nd National Mediation Agreement and First with Silicon Valley High-Tech Company
SANTA CLARA, Calif. - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and Intel Corporation, the world's largest chip maker, today announced the signing of a partnership in the form of a National Universal Agreement to Mediate (NUAM) to informally resolve workplace disputes through Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) prior to an EEOC investigation or potential
PRESS RELEASE
10-4-02
Thousands of Women to Receive Money and Jobs, New Human Resources Department to be Created
ST. LOUIS - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced that Judge David Herndon of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois granted final approval to a $47,000,000 landmark agreement reached by attorneys for a class of over 5,000 women, the EEOC, and Rent-A-Center (RAC) to
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Ellen J. Vargas October 31, 1997 William J. White, Jr. Reginald Welch (202) 663-4900 TDD: (202) 663-4494
PRESS RELEASE
10-31-97
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today the release of the Enforcement Guidance on Sex Discrimination in the Compensation of Sports Coaches in Educational Institutions. The guidance, which was approved by the bi-partisan Commission, clarifies how the
PRESS RELEASE
10-31-08
First Universal Mediation Agreement Between EEOC and State Government Bolsters National Trend
SANTA FE, N.M. â The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the State of New Mexico today announced the signing of a Regional Universal Agreement to Mediate to informally resolve workplace disputes through Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR). The new partnership marks the first time the EEOC has entered into a universal mediation agreement
PRESS RELEASE
10-31-05
Best Practices Emerge from Federal Partnership with Nine States
WASHINGTON - Cari M. Dominguez, Chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), today released a comprehensive report on the efforts of nine states to employ more people with disabilities in government jobs. The study, Final Report on Best Practices for the Employment of People with Disabilities in State Government, is the third EEOC publication
PRESS RELEASE
10-31-02
MEMPHIS - A federal jury in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee returned a verdict in favor of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the Plaintiff-Intervenor, Kevin Armstrong (Armstrong), in a lawsuit brought by the Agency on behalf of Armstrong, an insulin-dependent diabetic applicant for the position of equipment service employee (ESE or baggage handler) at the Northwest Airlines hub
PRESS RELEASE
10-31-01
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today posted on its web site questions and answers to assist employers who are developing or re- evaluating emergency evacuation procedures. The full text of the document is available at www.eeoc.gov.
"In light of recent events, many employers are particularly concerned about being able to evacuate individuals who might require assistance because of a medical condition or
PRESS RELEASE
10-30-02
ST. LOUIS - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced the settlement of a sexual harassment lawsuit filed against Denny's, Inc. for $135,000 to be paid to an 18-year-old female former employee at a restaurant in Carbondale, Illinois.
In the lawsuit filed on September 3, 2002 (Civil Action No. 02-4179-JPG), the EEOC claimed that Denny's general manager and a male co-worker sexually harassed a
PRESS RELEASE
10-30-00
Egregious Discrimination Included Hangman's Noose and Racial Slurs At Workplace
MIAMI - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced a quarter-million-dollar settlement of a racial harassment lawsuit under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 against Sun Ag, Inc., a major citrus grower based in Fellsmere, Fla. The suit charged the company with subjecting African-American employees to a racially hostile work environment
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Claire Gonzales Tuesday, October 3, 1995 Reginald Welch (202) 663-4900 TDD: (202) 663-4494
PRESS RELEASE
10-3-95
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today that it has issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking regarding regulations for apprenticeship programs (CFR 29 1625.13) under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA), as amended. The notice is scheduled
PRESS RELEASE
10-3-00
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today issued a new section to its Compliance Manual which provides the Commission's first comprehensive analysis of some of the most important employee benefits issues under the anti- discrimination laws.
The new Compliance Manual section analyzes benefit discrimination claims under each of the laws enforced by the Commission, clearly explaining that the laws prohibit discrimination in fringe
PRESS RELEASE
10-29-99
Final Rule Follows Issuance of EEOC Policy Guidance on Harassment
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today issued an interpretive final rule rescinding subsection (c) of its guidelines on sex discrimination and national origin discrimination (29 C.F.R. Part 1604.11 and 1606.8) to conform with recent Supreme Court rulings on employer liability for harassment by supervisors. The other sections of the guidelines remain in
PRESS RELEASE
10-29-04
Best Practices in Recruitment, Hiring, Training, and Reasonable Accommodation Emerge from Federal-State Partnership Project
WASHINGTON The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today released a report detailing efforts to employ more people with disabilities in state government jobs. The Interim Report on Best Practices for the Employment of People with Disabilities in State Government, available at www.eeoc.gov, contains findings from the States' Best Practices Project
JOINT PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: For EEOC October 29, 2004 David Grinberg (202) 663-4921 or david.grinberg@eeoc.gov For Southern Company Terri McCullough (404) 506-5333 or media@southerncompany.com 1-866-506-5333
PRESS RELEASE
10-29-04
73rd National Mediation Pact Between Commission and
PRESS RELEASE
10-29-03
Higher Incidence of Diabetes and More Charges of Discrimination Spur Need for Information About Application of Americans with Disabilities Act
WASHINGTON - In the spirit of National Disability Employment Awareness Month, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today released a fact sheet on how the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) applies to diabetes in the workplace. This publication, available at www.eeoc.gov, is designed to