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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 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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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

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Estée Lauder Companies to Pay $1.1 Million to Settle EEOC Class Sex Discrimination Lawsuit

Estée Lauder, one of the world's leading manufacturers and marketers of skin care, makeup, fragrance and hair care products, will pay $1,100,000 and provide other relief to resolve a lawsuit charging sex discrimination against male employees, which was filed by the U.S. Equal Employ­ment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.
July 17, 2018

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National Association for The Education Of Young Children To Pay $41,777 To Settle EEOC Equal Pay Lawsuit

The National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC), a professional membership organization headquartered in Washington, D.C., will pay $41,777.00 in back pay and liquidated damages and will furnish significant equitable relief to settle a lawsuit charging sex-based pay discrimination filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.
July 17, 2018

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Applebee's Grill and Bar to Pay $75,000 To Settle EEOC Sexual Harassment Lawsuit

New Apple, Inc., doing business as Applebee's Grill and Bar, a North Carolina corporation that owns and operates several Applebee's restaurants throughout the southeast, will pay $75,000 and provide other relief to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today. The EEOC charged that New Apple violated federal law when it subjected two female employees, who are sisters, to a sexually hostile work environment.
July 17, 2018

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Scion Dental to Pay $98,000 to Settle EEOC Race Discrimination Suit

Scion Dental, a Wisconsin-based dental benefit administration company, has agreed to pay $98,000 and to provide other relief to settle a race discrimination case brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
July 16, 2018

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EEOC Sues Lafayette Schools' Federal Credit Union for Retaliation

Lafayette Schools' Federal Credit Union unlawfully fired its only African-American branch manager because she opposed — and assisted another black employee in opposing — its use of a racially offensive video during a training session, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed here today.
July 13, 2018

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Golden Corral Franchisee to Pay $85,000 to Settle  EEOC Disability and Sex Harassment Lawsuit

Jax, LLC, which operates a Golden Corral restaurant in Matthews, N.C., has agreed to pay $85,000 and provide other relief to settle a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today. The EEOC had charged that Jax discriminated against an employee when it subjected him to a hostile work environment based on both his disability (autism) and his sex (male). The EEOC had also charged that the employee was forced to resign because of the harassment.
July 13, 2018