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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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Ojos Locos Sports Cantina Sued by EEOC For Sexual Harassment And Retaliation

The owner/operators of Ojos Locos Sports Cantina in Albuquerque violated federal law by subjecting a group of female employees to sexual harassment while they were working at the Latin-themed sports cantina, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed yesterday.
August 9, 2018

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EEOC Sues Amada Senior Care For  Sexual Harassment, Retaliation

JoyVida LLC, doing business as Amada Senior Care in Colorado Springs and also in Pueblo, Monument and surrounding communities, violated federal law by subjecting its employees to sexual harassment while they worked for the company, which provides in-home caregiving services, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission charged in a lawsuit it filed today.
August 9, 2018

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EEOC Sues Metairie Dry Cleaner for Discrimination and Retaliation

New Orleans-based Mariam Enterprises, doing business as Marion's Cleaners in Metairie, La., violated federal law by subjecting a Hispanic employee from Mexico to race and national origin harassment and discrimination as well as retaliation for complaining about it, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed here today.
August 9, 2018

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EEOC Sues United Airlines for Sexual Harassment

United Airlines, Inc., an international airline operating in over 300 airports across five continents, violated federal law by subjecting a female flight attendant to a hostile work environment of sexual harassment over a multi-year period, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
August 9, 2018

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Las Trancas Restaurant to Pay $66,598 To Settle  EEOC Sexual Harassment and Retaliation Lawsuit

Las Trancas of Martinsburg, Inc., a restaurant in Martinsburg, W.V., has agreed to pay $66,598 and provide other 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 Las Trancas violated federal law by subjecting female employees to egregious sexual harassment, sex discrimination and retaliation.
August 9, 2018

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EEOC Sues Piggly Wiggly For  Sexual Harassment and Retaliation

Rockdale Grocery, Inc., doing business as Piggly Wiggly, violated federal law by subjecting two female workers to a sexually hostile work environment and retaliating against them for opposing the sexual harassment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
August 9, 2018

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EEOC Sues Murex Petroleum Corp.  For Race Discrimination

A Texas-based oil and gas company, operating in Tioga, N.D., violated civil rights law by subjecting an African-American employee to a hostile work environment based on his race, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed in North Dakota yesterday.
August 9, 2018

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EEOC Sues Fairbanks Ranch Country Club  For Sexual Harassment

Fairbanks Ranch Country Club in Rancho Santa Fe, Calif., one of 22 California private member clubs forming The Bay Club, violated federal law when it failed to prevent and redress ongoing sexual harassment of female workers, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit today.
August 9, 2018

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EEOC Files Seven More Suits Against Harassment

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed seven lawsuits this week against various employers across the country, charging them with harassment, and also announced a major resolution of a harassment lawsuit. This multi-state action by the EEOC should reinforce to employers that the consequences of not preventing or stopping harassment – on all bases – are significant.
August 9, 2018

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Koch Foods Settles EEOC Harassment, National Origin And Race Bias Suit

Koch Foods, one of the largest poultry suppliers in the world, will pay $3,750,000 and furnish other relief to settle a class employment discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.  The EEOC  charged the company with sexual harassment, national origin and race discrimination as well as retaliation against a class of Hispanic workers at Koch's Morton, Miss., chicken processing plant.
August 1, 2018

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EEOC Sues Remedy Intelligent Staffing and Lornamead Inc. For Disability Discrimination

Remedy Intelligent Staffing, LLC (Remedy), a California-based staffing firm, and Lornamead, Inc. (Lornamead), a manufacturer  headquartered in New York City, violated federal law when they refused to provide reasonable accommodation to a long- term temporary employee that would have enabled him to continue to work after his kidney condition worsened and instead terminated his employment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
August 1, 2018

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Alorica Settles EEOC Sexual Harassment Lawsuit  For $3.5 Million

The U.S. District Court approved a consent decree between Alorica, Inc. and the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) for $3.5 million and remedial measures to resolve a sexual harassment lawsuit, the federal agency announced today.
August 1, 2018

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Court Grants Judgment and Injunction in Favor of EEOC In Americans With Disabilities Act Lawsuit

A federal judge in the U.S. District Court for District of Kansas ruled on July 27, 2018, that UPS Freight violated federal law by having a policy, contained in its current union contract with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, of paying disabled drivers only ninety percent of what nondisabled drivers earn when they temporarily move to non-driving jobs.
July 30, 2018

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EEOC Sues Park School of Baltimore Inc. For Sex Discrimination

Park School of Baltimore Inc., a private school in Pikesville, Md., violated federal law when it refused to renew the employment contract of a male softball coach because it preferred female leadership, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it announced today.
July 30, 2018

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EEOC Sues Fanatics Retail Group for Race Discrimination, Harassment and Retaliation

Fanatics Retail Group, Inc. violated federal law by subjecting employees to racial discrimination, harassment and retaliatory failure to promote, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today. Jacksonville-based Fanatics is a leading online retailer of officially licensed sports merchandise, including NCAA, NFL, MLB, NBA, NHL, and NASCAR merchandise.
July 24, 2018

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Cudd Energy Services to Pay $39,900 To Settle EEOC Racial Harassment And Retaliation Lawsuit

A Texas-based oilfield service company operating in Williston, N.D., will pay $39,900 to settle a racial harassment lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today. The EEOC's lawsuit charged that Cudd Energy Services violated civil rights law by subjecting an employee to a racially hostile work environment because of his race, Asian, and then firing him after he complained about it.
July 20, 2018