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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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Smiley Dental Settles EEOC Pregnancy Discrimination Suit

Smiley Dental Walnut will pay $20,000 and provide other relief to settle a pregnancy discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
October 17, 2019

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Norval Electric Sued by EEOC for Sexual Harassment and Retaliation

A utility serving Northeast Montana, NorVal Electric Cooperative, Inc., violated federal law when its general manager sexually harassed a female employee and then retaliated against her when she objected to his conduct and sought to report it, the U.S. Equal Employ­ment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today. 
October 16, 2019

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EEOC Sues TGS Garage & Doors for Race Harassment

TGS Garage & Doors, a company that sells, installs and repairs garage doors and garage door openers in central New Jersey, violated federal law by subjecting its lone black service technician to a hostile work environment on the basis of race, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed.
October 16, 2019

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Caribbean Farmers Market to Pay $25,000 to Settle EEOC Sexual Harassment and Constructive Discharge Lawsuit

Caribbean Farmers Market, a Decatur, Ga, supermarket, will pay $25,000 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 by subjecting a female employee to a sexually hostile work environment which resulted in her constructive discharge.
October 16, 2019

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EEOC Sues Service Caster Corp. for National Origin and Religious Harassment, Retaliation

Service Caster Corporation, one of the largest caster and wheel companies in North America, violated federal law when it discriminated against and harassed three workers based on their national origin and religion and then retaliated against them for complaining, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit announced today.
October 16, 2019

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EEOC Sues Hotel Operators for Sexual Harassment

The operators of the Wyndham Garden New Orleans Airport hotel in Metairie, LA., violated federal law when they discriminated against two female employees because of their sex, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed Sept. 30.
October 15, 2019

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Artco Sued by EEOC for Racial Harassment

American River Transportation Company (ARTCO) unlawfully allowed its workplace to be permeated with offensive racial slurs and conduct without taking corrective action, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) alleged in a lawsuit it filed on Sept. 26.
October 15, 2019

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Arizona Discount Movers to Pay $54,000 to Settle EEOC Racial Harassment Case

Arizona Discount Movers of Phoenix will pay $54,000 and furnish other relief to settle a racial harassment lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employ­ment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today. The EEOC said the company subjected an African American employee to egregious racial harassment and forced him to quit to escape the abuse.
October 15, 2019

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EEOC Sues Tennova Healthcare for Disability Discrimination

Clarksville Health System, G.P. d/b/a Tennova Healthcare - Clarksville (Tennova), operating a hospital in Clarksville, Tenn., violated federal civil rights laws when it denied a registered nurse a reasonable accommodation for her disability and fired her, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today. 
October 15, 2019

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Fourteen Foods, LLC d/b/a Dairy Queen Brazier Sued by EEOC for Disability Discrimination

Fourteen Foods, LLC d/b/a Dairy Queen Brazier, a limited liability company operating a Dairy Queen Brazier franchise in Savannah, TN, violated federal law by failing to provide a hearing-impaired crew member applicant a reasonable accommodation and denying him employment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
October 15, 2019

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New 'Digest of EEO Law' Issued By EEOC

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced that the newest edition of the federal sector Digest of Equal Employment Opportunity Law (EEO Digest), is now available on the EEOC's website https://www.eeoc.gov/federal/digest/vol_4fy19.cfm
October 15, 2019

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EEOC Sues Sikorsky Global Helicopters for Racial Discrimination, Harassment and Retaliation

Sikorsky Global Helicopters, a Stratford, Conn.-based manufacturer of helicopters for commercial and military use, violated federal law when it subjected a class of African American employees to racial harassment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it announced today. The EEOC also charged Sikorsky with refusing to hire a temporary employee because of her race and in retaliation for complaints about the racial harassment.
October 11, 2019

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Ketan D. Bhirud Sworn in as EEOC Legal Counsel

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today that Ketan D. Bhirud has been sworn in as legal counsel, overseeing internal and external policy for the nation's leading civil rights agency.
October 11, 2019

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Effex Management Solutions Sued by EEOC for Disability Discrimination

Effex Management Solutions, LLC, doing business as Effex, a staffing company headquartered in Kingwood, Texas, violated federal law by firing an employee because of her cancer and because she took leave for chemotherapy and other cancer treatment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed on September 26, 2019.
October 10, 2019

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EEOC Sues T&T Subsea for Disability Discrimination

T&T Subsea, LLC, a Galveston marine services company, violated federal law when it fired an employee after he recovered from cancer surgery, the U.S. Equal Employ­ment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) alleged in a lawsuit filed on September 30, 2019.
October 10, 2019

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G&A Partners Sued by EEOC for Disability Discrimination

G&A OutSourcing, Inc. doing business as G&A Partners, a Houston-based professional employer organization that provides human resources services, violated federal law by firing a new employee the day after she disclosed that she had mental health impairments, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed on Sept. 27.
October 10, 2019

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EEOC Sues Center One for Religious Discrimination

Center One, LLC, a Buffalo, N.Y.-based call center company with operations in Pennsylvania and New York, violated federal law by refusing to provide religious accommodations for an employee's religious observance, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it announced today.
October 9, 2019

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Heritage Crystal Clean to Pay $20,000 to Resolve EEOC Discrimination Finding

Heritage Crystal Clean, an Elgin, Ill.-based cleaning and waste services company, will pay $20,000, establish a revised written anti-harassment policy, and provide workplace civility training to conciliate an employment discrimination charge filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.
October 8, 2019