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PRESS RELEASE
10-20-00
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today released a policy guidance implementing Executive Order 13164, which requires all federal employers to establish effective written procedures for processing requests for "reasonable accommodation" by employees and applicants with disabilities.
"This guidance will help create additional opportunities for people with disabilities in the federal workplace," said EEOC Chairwoman Ida L. Castro. "By assuring that federal managers
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: William J. White, Jr. October 2, 1997 Irene Hill (202) 663-4900 TDD: (202) 663-4494
PRESS RELEASE
10-2-97
WASHINGTON -- Based on the recommendations of an internal Working Group of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency is preparing to go forward with suggested ways to improve and streamline the federal sector EEO complaint processes. The recommendations, which represent the beginning
PRESS RELEASE
10-2-06
High Court Denies Sidley's Petition for Certiorari and Seventh Circuit Decision Confirming EEOC's Ability to Seek Money, Reinstatement for Affected Partners Is Left Standing
WASHINGTON - In a closely watched case brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) against the international law firm of Sidley Austin Brown & Wood, the U.S. Supreme Court today issued a written order denying Sidley's petition for high court
PRESS RELEASE
10-2-06
Honors Best Practices that Promote Fair and Open Competition in the Workplace
WASHINGTON Naomi C. Earp, Chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), today launched the EEOCs third annual Freedom to Compete Award application process, announcing that the agency will accept nominations through Dec. 13. The Chair will present the award in June 2007 to employers, organizations, or other entities that have demonstrated
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Claire E. Gonzales Wednesday, Oct. 19, 1994 Reginald A. Welch (202) 663-4900 TDD (202) 663-4494
PRESS RELEASE
10-19-94
WASHINGTON -- Three weeks into assuming the chairmanship of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Gilbert F. Casellas has set a fast pace in getting to know the people who make up the agency and how the agency operates, as well as seeking ways to make the
PRESS RELEASE
10-19-07
Federal Agency Identifies Internet Fraud Being Perpetrated Against Employers
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) late today notified the business community and general public to a "phishing" e-mail circulating to companies that purports to be from the federal agency regarding a harassment complaint. The bogus e-mail contains a Trojan Horse Virus that is likely to harm a recipient's computer if the user clicks
PRESS RELEASE
10-19-06
Court Says Jury Should Decide Whether Policy was Reasonable or Unlawful
ST. LOUIS A federal court ruled today in a nationwide lawsuit that Allstate Insurance Companys one-year moratorium on rehiring its former sales agents had an adverse impact on older agents, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced.
Judge E. Richard Webber, of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri in
PRESS RELEASE
10-19-05
Emergency Preparedness and People with Disabilities: Is the Workplace Ready?
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will hold its next open meeting on Tuesday, October 25, from 9:30 a.m. to 12 noon (Eastern Time), at agency headquarters, 1801 L Street, N.W., to build awareness of issues that employers of people with disabilities should consider when preparing for emergencies.
At the meeting
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Claire Gonzales October 18, 1996 Reginald Welch (202) 663-4900 TDD: (202) 663-4494
PRESS RELEASE
10-18-96
WASHINGTON -- The next meeting of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission will be Tuesday, October 22, at 2 p.m. in the Clarence M. Mitchell, Jr. Conference Room (9th floor), 1801 L Street, N.W.
The public is urged to attend the open session of the meeting in which the
MEDIA ADVISORY CONTACT: For EEOC FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE David Grinberg October 18, 2005 (202) 663-4921 For Howard University School of Law Homer C. La Rue Professor of Law (202) 806-8259
PRESS RELEASE
10-18-05
Event will Feature Tribute to the Late Charles T. Duncan, EEOC's First General Counsel, and Former Dean of Howard University School of Law
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and Howard University School
PRESS RELEASE
10-17-05
New Document Sheds Light on Little-Known ADA Provision
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today issued a question-and-answer-style document about a little-known but significant provision of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) that protects applicants and employees from discrimination based on their association with people with disabilities. The document, entitled "Questions and Answers about the Association Provision of the Americans with Disabilities
PRESS RELEASE
10-17-03
Commissioner Paul Steven Miller of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will make his second trip in as many years to the Middle East next week to share his expertise on the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and related disability issues during a conference in Amman, Jordan.
The two-day conference on October 20-21 is entitled "Roundtable Expert Dialogue
PRESS RELEASE
10-17-01
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today re-opened for business at a temporary Manhattan location, restoring essential agency services to residents of the New York area. New contact information is available to the public.
The EEOC's New York District Office had been located on the 18th floor of Building 7 of the World Trade Center and was destroyed, along with case files and
PRESS RELEASE
10-16-97
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today that its Internet home page now includes a small business information fact sheet highlighting select issues of particular interest to small businesses. The new fact sheet can be found by clicking on "Facts About Employment Discrimination" under the EEOC's home page on the World Wide Web at http://www.eeoc.gov
"The small business addition
PRESS RELEASE
10-16-07
Hispanic Employees Paid Less Than Non-Hispanics, Denied Promotion and Health Benefits, Federal Agency Says
NEW YORK â The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today filed a complaint and entered into a consent decree in federal district court with B & H Foto and Electronics Corp., resolving a national origin discrimination case on behalf of Hispanic workers at one of the largest retail sellers of photographic
PRESS RELEASE
10-16-02
Remarks Part of National Disability Employment Awareness Month Observance
WASHINGTON - Cari M. Dominguez, Chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), today called on government and business to increase their hiring and mentoring of young people with disabilities at a National Disability Mentoring Day event co-sponsored by the U.S. Department
PRESS RELEASE
10-13-04
New Data Show Declining Processing Time and Inventory for Hearings and Appeals; Increasing Monetary Benefits for Victims
WASHINGTON - Discrimination complaints filed by federal employees and applicants against Cabinet departments and agencies are being processed faster by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the pending inventory of hearings and appeals has been reduced, and monetary benefits have increased, according to preliminary data for Fiscal Year
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contacts: David Grinberg October 12, 2005 (202) 663-4921 Program Contact: Jay Friedman (202) 419-0577 TTY: (202) 663-7124 freedom.award@eeoc.gov
PRESS RELEASE
10-12-05
Honoring Best Practices that Promote Fair and Open Competition in the Workplace
WASHINGTON - Cari M. Dominguez, Chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), today launched the EEOC's second annual "Freedom to Compete Award", announcing that the agency will accept nominations through Jan
PRESS RELEASE
10-11-07
WASHINGTON Naomi C. Earp, Chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), today announced the formation of an Asian American and Pacific Islander Work Group that will examine this communitys concerns about federal sector employment, special emphasis programs and the complaints process.
The work group will be tackling these urgent and vexing problems which the Commission plans to address at a meeting to be
PRESS RELEASE
10-11-02
WASHINGTON - Cari M. Dominguez, Chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), today announced a new web page describing the agency's role in coordinating the federal government's efforts to eradicate discrimination in the American workplace. The web page, which may be accessed through www.eeoc.gov, highlights the EEOC's leadership in ensuring that federal agencies work together in opposition to workplace discrimination.
"The federal effort to
PRESS RELEASE
10-11-00
WASHINGTON - Ida L. Castro, Chairwoman of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), today acknowledged and praised the outstanding work of former Commissioner Reginald E. Jones as he prepares to depart from the agency. Mr. Jones, who served as a Commissioner from July 1996 until his term expired in July 2000, recently requested that his name be withdrawn from consideration for an additional term and
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Claire Gonzales October 10, 1995 Reginald Welch (202) 663-4900 TDD: (202) 663-4494
PRESS RELEASE
10-10-95
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today issued a final version of its "ADA Enforcement Guidance: Preemployment Disability-Related Questions and Medical Examinations." The guidance covers the Americans with Disabilities Act's restrictions on preemployment disability-related questions and medical examinations of applicants.
Under the law
PRESS RELEASE
10-10-02
Large Class of Female Employees to Receive Benefits Estimated in Millions of Dollars
NEW YORK - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced that Judge Denny Chin of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York approved a Consent Decree in a major class action lawsuit alleging pregnancy discrimination against Verizon predecessor telephone companies NYNEX and Bell Atlantic. Under the settlement
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: William J. White, Jr. October 1, 1997 Reginald Welch (202) 663-4900 TDD: (202) 663-4494
PRESS RELEASE
10-1-97
WASHINGTON -- In a letter to the White House today, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Chairman Gilbert F. Casellas informed President Clinton that he would resign from the agency effective at the end of this year. Chairman Casellas will be leaving the Administration after more than four