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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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Falcon Foundry Company Resolves Class Racial Harassment Claims by EEOC and NAACP

Falcon Foundry Company, located in Lowellville, Ohio, has agreed to resolve a racial harassment class case which was filed against it by the Youngstown Branch of the National Asso­ciation for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.
January 7, 2020

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Cutter Mazda of Honolulu Settles EEOC Disability Discrimination Case

Cutter Mazda of Honolulu ("Cutter Mazda") and the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) entered into a Consent to Settlement and Proposed Order ("Settlement") resolving a lawsuit filed by the EEOC alleging disability discrimination, the federal agency announced today.
January 6, 2020

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Martin Ebel Named Chief Operating Officer

Janet Dhillon, chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), has named Martin ("Marty") S. Ebel to be the agency's Chief Operating Officer (COO), the agency announced today. The COO manages all aspects of the agency's daily operations.
January 2, 2020

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Life Care Centers of America to Pay $170,000  to Settle EEOC Discrimination Lawsuit

Geriatric care giant Life Care Centers of America, Inc. and its affiliate, South Hill Operations, LLC, doing business as "Life Care Center of South Hill," will pay $170,000 to a former employee to settle a pregnancy discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.
December 30, 2020

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Massey Services Will Pay $63,000 to Settle EEOC Discrimination and Retaliation Lawsuit

Pest control and landscaping company Massey Services, Inc. will pay $63,000 and provide other significant relief to settle an employment discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today. The EEOC charged in its lawsuit that the company violated federal law when it denied an employee's request for medical leave, fired her after learning of her medical condition, and subsequently failed to rehire her for the position that she previously held that remained vacant.
December 19, 2019

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Uber to Pay $4.4 Million to Resolve EEOC Sexual Harassment and Retaliation Charge

SAN FRANCISCO - Uber Technologies, Inc. has entered into a nationwide agreement to strengthen its business culture against sexual harassment and retaliation, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today.

This settlement resolves a 2017 EEOC Commissioner's Charge of sex discrimination, ending an extensive investigation in which the EEOC found reasonable cause to believe that Uber permitted a culture of sexual harassment and retaliation against individuals who complained about such harassment, in violation Title

December 18, 2019

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EEOC Sues Blackstone Consulting, Inc. for National Origin Discrimination

Blackstone Consulting Inc, which provides environmental, facilities management and other services to clients, violated federal law when it terminated a cleaner based on her national origin, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it announced today.
December 16, 2019

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Century Care of Laurinburg to Pay $30,000 to Settle EEOC Pregnancy Discrimination Suit

Century Care of Laurinburg, Inc. d/b/a Scottish Pines Rehabilitation & Nursing Center (Scottish Pines), a North Carolina company based in Cary, has agreed to pay $30,000 and furnish other relief to settle a pregnancy discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.   
December 16, 2019

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Tucoemas Federal Credit Union Settles EEOC Discrimination Lawsuit for $450,000

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today the resolution of a sex, age and retaliatory discrimination lawsuit against Tulare County-based Tucoemas Federal Credit Union. The credit union has agreed to pay $450,000, along with certain injunctive relief, to resolve the complaint.
December 13, 2019

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Burgers & Beer Settles EEOC Sex Discrimination Lawsuit For $150,000

Burgers & Beer, a Southern California food chain based in El Centro, Calif., has agreed to pay $150,000 to settle a sex discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.
December 11, 2019

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EEOC Proposes Amendment to Clarify Official Time Rule for Federal Employees Acting as Labor Representatives

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to clarify official time provisions for federal employees who serve in an official capacity for a labor organization. This NPRM was posted by the Federal Register for public inspection today and will be published in the Federal Register on December 11, 2019.  Members of the public wishing to comment on the NPRM will have 60 days from the date of publication to do so, through www.regulations.gov.
December 10, 2019

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Titus-Will to Pay $125,000 to Settle EEOC Discrimination Lawsuit

Prominent Pacific Northwest auto dealer Titus-Will has agreed to pay $125,000 and adopt anti-discrimination policies and training to resolve a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.
December 9, 2019

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Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Georgia Sued by EEOC for Disability Discrimination

Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Georgia, Inc., a managed health care provider that is part of the Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente organization, unlawfully discriminated against an employee when it refused to accommodate her disabilities, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today in Atlanta.
December 5, 2019

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Herbruck Poultry Ranch, Inc. Pays $93,000 to Settle EEOC Harassment and Retaliation Suit

A Saranac, Michigan egg producer will pay $93,000 and provide other relief to settle a disability harassment lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. The EEOC charged that Herbruck Poultry Ranch, Inc. violated federal law by subjecting a worker to a hostile work environment because of her disability and by retaliating against her for complaining about the discriminatory treatment.
December 5, 2019

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DSW Shoe Warehouse to Pay $40,000 to Settle EEOC  Race Discrimination Lawsuit

DSW Shoe Warehouse Inc., a nationwide shoe retailer headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, will pay $40,000 and furnish equitable relief throughout the stores in its Midwest Great Lakes Region (including Michigan and Ohio) to resolve a race discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).
December 3, 2019

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Fairbanks Ranch Country Club Settles EEOC Sexual Harassment Lawsuit for $125,000

Fairbanks Ranch Country Club, Inc., one of two entities the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed suit against alleging the sexual harassment of and retaliation against female employees, will pay $125,000 and provide other relief to settle the lawsuit, the agency announced today. Co-defendant Bay Club Fairbanks Ranch, LLC assumed full control of Fairbanks Ranch Country Club in 2015. The EEOC's lawsuit against Bay Club Fairbanks Ranch, LLC continues.
December 3, 2019

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USAble Life Sued by EEOC For Retaliation

USAble Life, an insurance company located in Little Rock, Ark., violated federal law when it fired an employee for complaining about discrimination related to her pregnancy and her disability, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today. Founded in 2005 by two Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) organizations, USAble Life serves BCBS plans across the country, providing specialty insurance programs to BCBS's health insur­ance programs.
November 27, 2019