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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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American Medical Response Sued by EEOC for Pregnancy Discrimination

The largest ambulance service provider in the nation, American Medical Response Ambulance Service, Inc. (AMR), violated federal law when it refused to accommodate a worker's pregnancy-related medical restrictions, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.
July 26, 2019

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G2 Corporation to Pay $55,000 to Settle EEOC Sex Harassment Suit

G2 Corporation, doing business as Screen Tight, has agreed to pay $55,000 and furnish significant relief to settle a sex discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.
July 24, 2019

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Registration Is Now Open for EEOC's Columbus EEO Training Seminar

The Cleveland Field Office of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency responsible for enforcing laws against employment discrimination, announced that registration is now open for its one-day EEOC Technical Assistance Program Seminar (TAPS). The seminar will be held on Nov. 13, 2019 at Quest Conference Center in Columbus, Ohio.
July 23, 2019

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EEOC Sues HM Solutions for Sexual Harassment and Retaliation

HM Solutions, Inc., a Greenville, S.C.-based company that provides commercial and industrial janitorial services, violated federal law when it subjected four female employees to a sexually hostile work environment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed July 22, 2019. The EEOC's lawsuit also alleges that HM Solutions further violated federal law by discharging the four female employees because they did not acquiesce to sexual harassment or because they complained about the sexually hostile work environment.
July 22, 2019

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EEOC Sues KTF Enterprises and Kirker Enterprises for Disability Discrimination

KTF Enterprises, Inc. and Kirker Enterprises, Inc., which operate a nail polish factory in Newburgh, New York, violated federal law when they denied reasonable accommodations to employees with disabilities, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it announced today.
July 22, 2019

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EEOC Sues Monroe Hotel for Pay Discrimination

The operators of the Courtyard Monroe Airport hotel in Monroe, La., violated federal law when they discriminated against employees because of their sex, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed last week.
July 22, 2019

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EEOC Sues McDonald's Franchise For Religious Discrimination

Chalfont & Associates Group, Inc., owner of multiple McDonald's restaur­ants in Central Florida, violated federal law when it refused to hire a job applicant who would not shave his beard due to his religious beliefs, the U.S. Equal Employ­ment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
July 16, 2019

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EEOC Opens Calendar Years 2017 and 2018 Pay Data Collection

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today opened a Web-based portal for the collection of pay and hours worked data for calendar years 2017 and 2018.  The URL for the portal is https://eeoccomp2.norc.org.
July 15, 2019

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Party City to Pay $39,000 To Settle EEOC Pregnancy and Disability Discrimination Suit

Party City Corporation has agreed to pay $39,000 in lost wages and damages and to provide other significant relief in order to settle a pregnancy and disability lawsuit filed earlier this year by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today. Party City a party supply retailer based in Rockaway, N.J., and operates in the greater Houston area.
July 12, 2019

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EEOC Sues Powerlink for Disability Discrimination

Powerlink Facilities Management Services, a Michigan-based management and maintenance services company, has been sued by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) for failing to accommodate a hearing-impaired employee and firing her because of her disability, the federal agency announced today.
July 11, 2019

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EEOC Sues Birchez Associates and Rondout Properties Management for Sex Harassment

Birchez Associates, LLC and Rondout Properties Management, LLC, Kingston, N.Y.-based housing development and property management companies, violated federal law when they subjected female employees to a sexually hostile work environment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.
July 10, 2019

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Steamfitters Local No. 475 Settles EEOC Recordkeeping Suit

Steamfitters, Pipefitters, and Apprentices Local Union No. 475 will change its recordkeeping practices relating to its members and apprentices to settle a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.
July 9, 2019

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U.S. EEOC Opens Registration for San Diego 2-Day EEO Seminar for Private and Public Employers

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC),the federal agency tasked with enforcing laws against employment discrimination and harassment, announced it is hosting a two-day EEOC Technical Assistance Program Seminar (TAPS) geared toward human resources and union officials, attorneys, mediators, and equal employment opportunity (EEO) professionals in the private and federal sectors, along with other interested parties will take place Aug. 13 and 14 in San Diego, Calif.
July 8, 2019

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EEOC Sues Citizens Bank for Disability Bias

Citizens Bank, N.A. violated federal law by failing to reassign a long-term employee to one of several vacant positions after he became disabled and sought a reasonable accommodation, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
July 2, 2019

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MedStar Health / Medstar Ambulatory Services Agree to Conciliate EEOC Disability Bias Charge

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), MedStar Health, Inc. and MedStar Ambulatory Services, Inc. announced today the successful conciliation and settlement of a charge filed with the agency under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The EEOC reached a voluntary resolution with both employers through the agency's conciliation process following its investigation findings. Neither employer admitted to any wrongdoing or fault in violation of the statute.
July 1, 2019

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EEOC Sues Valley Tool for Disability Discrimination and Retaliation

A tool company operating in Water Valley, Miss., violated federal civil rights laws when it denied an employee a reasonable accommodation for her disability, fired her and then punished her for complaining about it, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today. The company also denied another employee wage increases in retaliation for the filing of a charge of discrimination. Valley Tool manufactures custom tooling, including repair and part replacement.
July 1, 2019

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Global Ministries Sued by EEOC for Retaliation

The general board of Global Ministries of the United Methodist Church, Inc. doing business as Global Ministries in Atlanta, violated federal law when it fired an employee for reporting race discrimination and retaliation, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.
June 28, 2019