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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 Ramps up Outreach and Enforcement in FY 2018 to Address Workplace Discrimination

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) responded to a significant increase this past fiscal year in calls, emails and online inquiries concerning potential discrimination claims and high demand for its new Respectful Workplaces Training Program. The increased demand is reflected in over 554,000 calls and emails to the EEOC and more than 200,000 inquiries concerning potential discrimination claims. The launch of a nationwide online inquiry and appointment system as part of the EEOC's Public Portal resulted in a 30 percent increase in inquiries and over 40,000 intake interviews.
November 9, 2018

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GB Flowood Operations to Pay $25,000 To Settle EEOC Religious Discrimination Lawsuit

GB Flowood Operations, LLC, which operates a Flowood, Miss., restaurant under the name "Georgia Blue," will pay a former employee $25,000 and furnish other relief to settle a religious discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.
November 7, 2018

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EEOC Sues Lancaster's BBQ & Wings for Racial Harassment And Constructive Discharge

Joe's Old Fashioned Bar-B-Que, Inc., doing business as Lancaster's BBQ & Wings, a North Carolina corporation, violated federal law when it subjected a black employee to a racially hostile work environment at the company's Mooresville, N.C., barbeque restaurant, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
November 7, 2018

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Whole Foods Market to Pay $65,000 To Settle EEOC Disability Suit

Whole Foods Market Group, Inc., doing business as Whole Foods Market, headquartered in Austin, Texas, will pay $65,000 and provide other relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.  The EEOC had charged that Whole Foods Market violated federal law by failing to accommodate and firing an employee because of her disability.
November 5, 2018

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Logic Staffing Sued by EEOC For Disability Discrimination

A Western Washington staffing and recruiting company violated federal law when it refused to consider a qualified job applicant because he is deaf, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) alleged in a lawsuit filed today.
November 1, 2018

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El Vallarta Restaurant Sued for Sexual Harassment

El Vallarta, a Nebraska restaurant, violated Title VII when it allowed a supervisor and other workers to sexually harass a teenage female employee, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
November 1, 2018

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Holistic Approach Needed to Change Workplace Culture To Prevent Harassment, Experts Tell EEOC

WASHINGTON - Employers can take concrete steps to change their workplace cultures to prevent harassment, experts told the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) at a public meeting today entitled "Revamping Workplace Culture to Prevent Harassment," held at agency headquarters in Washington, D.C. One year after the #MeToo movement went viral, the Commission heard leaders describe various approaches that aim to prevent harassment and give employers and employees skills needed to respond when they experience

October 31, 2018

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Absolut Care to Pay $465,000 To Settle EEOC Pregnancy and Disability Discrimination Suit

Absolut Facilities Management, LLC, doing business as Absolut Care LLC, a family of nursing and health care facilities in upstate New York, will pay $465,000 and furnish other relief to settle a pregnancy and disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.
October 22, 2018

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Judgment Entered Against TRU Towing for Breaching EEOC Settlement Agreement

A U.S. District Court on Tuesday entered judgment against a New Orleans based towing company for failing to respond to a lawsuit filed by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) for breaching an EEOC mediation agreement of a pregnancy discrimination charge.   
October 22, 2018

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EEOC Sues Safie Specialty Foods for Sexual Harassment And Retaliation

Safie Specialty Foods Company Inc., which pickles vegetables in Chesterfield Township, Michigan, violated federal law by failing to remedy a complaint of sexual harassment and retaliating against four workers for either making or supporting the complaint, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) alleged in a lawsuit filed today.
October 19, 2018

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SMS Group to Pay up to $62,000 to Resolve EEOC Discrimination Finding

SMS Group Inc., formerly known as SMS Technical Services, LLC and SMS Millcraft LLC, headquartered in Cranberry Township Pennsylvania has agreed to resolve a disability and genetic information non-discrimination charge filed by the Indianapolis District Office of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). 
October 18, 2018

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Rosebud Restaurants To Pay $160,000 To Settle EEOC Sexual Harassment And Retaliation Lawsuit

Rosebud Restaurants, Inc. will pay $160,000 to settle a sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today. The EEOC's lawsuit charged Rosebud, which owns approximately nine Italian restaurants in the Chicagoland area, with violating federal civil rights laws when it subjected two women to sexual harassment, and fired one of the women after she complained about the harassment and objected to employees referring to African-Americans by racial slurs.
October 15, 2018

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EEOC Sues Appalachian Wood Products, Inc. For Disability Discrimination

Appalachian Wood Products, Inc., a Clearfield, Pa.-based major supplier of cabinet components to the kitchen and bath industry, violated federal law when it subjected applicants to unlawful medical inquiries and refused to hire qualified applicants based on their disability or medical treatment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit announced today.
October 9, 2018

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New 'Digest of EEO Law' Issued by EEOC

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced the latest edition of its federal sector Digest of Equal Employment Opportunity Law (EEO Digest), which is available on the EEOC's website.
October 9, 2018

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EEOC Releases Preliminary FY 2018 Sexual Harassment Data

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced preliminary FY 2018 sexual harassment data today - highlighting its significant work this past fiscal year to address the pervasive problem of workplace harassment. What You Should Know: EEOC Leads the Way in Preventing Workplace Harassment  recognizes key milestones of the agency to actively enforce the law, to educate and train workers and employers, and to share its expertise on new solutions to reduce harassing conduct in the workplace.
October 4, 2018