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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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EEOC Sues Liberty Support Services for Age Discrimination

Liberty Support Services, Inc. (Liberty Support), a North Carolina corporation that maintains rest areas through contracts with the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NC DOT), violated federal law when it fired or failed to rehire several older workers based on their age, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
June 25, 2019

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EEOC Sues M&M Limousine for Disability Discrimination

Des Plaines, Ill.-based M&M Limousine Service violated federal law when it refused to hire or consider potential accommodations for a qualified deaf job applicant, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
June 24, 2019

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Value Village to Pay $45,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit

Atlanta-based Georgia Retail Company and Georgia Thrift Stores, Inc., operating as Value Village retail stores, will pay $45,000 and provide other relief to settle a federal disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. The EEOC had charged that the company violated federal law when it denied an employee's requests for accommodation due to her disabling medical conditions and forced her to quit her job.
June 20, 2019

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EEOC Sues Element Plastics for Sexual Harassment and Retaliation

Element Plastics Mfg., LLC, a plastics manufacturer based in Sugar Land, Texas, violated federal law by creating a hostile work environment which resulted in the sexual harassment of a female employee, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed on June 20th. According to the EEOC's lawsuit, the employee was subsequently fired in retaliation for complaining about the abuse, also in violation of federal law.
June 20, 2019

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Alliance Ground to Pay $135,000 to Settle EEOC Harassment and Retaliation Lawsuit

Alliance Ground International, a cargo handling company that performs cargo, mail and ramp handling services for multiple clients at several major U.S. airports, including O'Hare International Airport, will pay $135,000 and provide injunctive relief to settle a sex harassment and retaliation lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.
June 20, 2019

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International Staffing Company to Pay $50,000 to Settle EEOC Sexual Harassment Lawsuit

Chicago-based Staff Management | SMX (SMX), which provides temporary employees to the light-industrial sector worldwide, has agreed to pay a female former employee $50,000 and furnish other relief to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.
June 17, 2019

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Hat World and Genesco Sued By EEOC for Retaliation

Hat World, Inc. d/b/a "Lids" and Genesco, Inc., former owner of Hat World, violated federal law by retaliating against a store manager who reported sexual harassment and filed a discrimination charge with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency charged in a lawsuit filed today.
June 13, 2019

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Legacy Land Management, Southern Coal and Affiliates Sued by EEOC for Retaliation

Affiliated companies Southern Coal Corporation, Kentucky Coal Transport, LLC, and Tams Management, Inc., together with contracted hauling company Legacy Land Management, Inc., violated federal law against retaliation in discrimination cases, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed yesterday.  The EEOC said the companies retaliated against a truck driver who opposed his former employer's unlawful discrim­ination and participated in an EEOC lawsuit against another coal company.
June 5, 2019

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Aaron's to Pay $425,000 to Settle EEOC Race Harassment Suit

Aaron's, Inc., a nationwide chain of rent-to-own furniture stores, will pay $425,000 and furnish other relief to settle a lawsuit for racial harassment filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.
June 4, 2019

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EEOC Sues Greyhound Lines, Inc. For Religious Discrimination

Dallas-based Greyhound Lines, Inc., the largest provider of intercity bus transportation in the United States, violated federal law when it refused to accommodate the religious beliefs of a bus driver, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it announced today.
June 4, 2019

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EEOC Sues Davis & Davis Enterprise / All Secure Security for Pay Discrimination

Davis & Davis Enterprise, Inc., also known as All Secure Security Company, a Baltimore-based security guard provider, violated federal law when it paid a class of female security guards less than their male counterparts, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it announced today.
June 3, 2019

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EEOC Sues Asset Strategies International for Pay Discrimination

Asset Strategies International, Inc., a Rockville, Md.-based full-service, tangible asset dealer specializing in precious metals, foreign currency and rare tangible assets, violated federal law when it paid a female manager lower wages than males performing equal or less demanding work, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it announced today.
June 3, 2019

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EEOC Sues Capital City Dental Care for Age Discrimination

Capital City Dental Care, a dental practice headquartered in Harrisburg, Pa., violated federal law when it fired a group of dental hygienists because of their age, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit announced today.
May 31, 2019

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Time Warner Cable and Charter Communications to Pay $99,500 to Settle EEOC Disability Lawsuit

Time Warner Cable, Inc. and Charter Communications, Inc. agreed to pay $99,500 and provide other relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.  The U.S. District Court for the Central District of California has approved the consent decree filed by the EEOC.
May 30, 2019

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EEOC Sues Houma Sandblasting, Painting, and Coating Service Provider for Disability Discrimination

Tamco Professional Coating Services, Inc. violated federal law when it discriminated against an employee because of his disability, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed here today. Tamco Professional Coating Services, Inc., (Tamco) which is based in Houma, La., performs sandblasting, painting, soda blasting, pressure washing, water blasting, cleaning, coating, and minor fabrication and repair services.
May 28, 2019

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EEOC Sues Stan Koch & Sons Trucking for Retaliation

Stan Koch & Sons Trucking violated federal law by refusing to rehire a former employee because she filed a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charge, the agency charged in a lawsuit filed today.
May 24, 2019