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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 Simplicity Ground Services  For Pregnancy Discrimination

Simplicity Ground Services, P.C., an airline-ramp and cargo-handling company in Detroit, violated federal law by forcing an employee onto unpaid leave because of her pregnancy, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) alleged in a lawsuit filed today.
March 27, 2018

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Registration Now Open for EEOC's  Excel Training Conference

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today that it is hosting the 21st annual Examining Conflicts in Employment Laws (EXCEL) training conference on July 10-12, 2018 at the Washington Hilton in Washington, D.C. This annual event is targeted to alternative dispute resolution (ADR) specialists, attorneys, EEO professionals, HR managers and supervisors at private employers, state and local government employers and federal agencies.
March 27, 2018

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Mine Rite Technologies to Pay $75,000  To Settle EEOC Disability Suit

Mine Rite Technologies, LLC, a Buffalo, Wyo.-based manufacturing company, will pay $75,000 and provide other significant relief to settle a disability discrimination and harassment lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
March 23, 2018

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Statement of the Honorable Victoria A. Lipnic, Acting Chair, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, On FY 2018 Omnibus Spending Bill

This past year was an important one for the EEOC as we refocused our priorities, resolved several major cases, adhered to our mission and the law, and were prepared to meet the moment on sexual harassment.  I'm very grateful to the members of Congress for recognizing the needs of the agency now.  Going forward, I will ensure that we use these additional funds judiciously to enhance the agency's work - especially as to harassment prevention.  I also want to recognize the hard work and dedication of the EEOC staff across the country for stepping up this past year.
March 23, 2018

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EEOC Sues the Guidance Charter School  For Pay Discrimination

The Guidance Charter School, a Palmdale, Calif.-based charter school and non-profit organization, violated federal law when it paid a female math tutor less than a male math tutor, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
March 22, 2018

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Dollar Tree Stores Sued by EEOC For  Pregnancy Discrimination

A Martinez, Ga., location of a discount retail chain store headquartered in Chesapeake, Va., violated federal law by discriminating against one of its employees because of her pregnancy, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.
March 20, 2018

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IT Staffing Company Pays $50,000 To Settle  EEOC Age Discrimination Suit

Company Told Applicant "Age Will Matter," Federal Agency Says

NEWARK, N.J. --- Diverse Lynx, LLC, a Princeton, New Jersey-based IT staffing firm with offices in Princeton and Noida, India, will pay $50,000 and will undertake significant remedial measures to settle an age discrimination lawsuit brought by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.

The EEOC alleged that Diverse Lynx violated the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) when, after learning an applicant's

March 8, 2018

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Scottish Pines Rehabilitation & Nursing Center Sued by EEOC For Pregnancy Discrimination

Century Care of Laurinburg, Inc., doing business as Scottish Pines Rehabilitation & Nursing Center, a North Carolina corporation, violated federal law when it refused to accommodate the pregnancy-related work restrictions of two employees, resulting in the employees' termination, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.
March 7, 2018

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ABM Aviation Sued by EEOC For Disability Discrimination

ABM Aviation, Inc., formerly Air Serv Corporation, an aviation industry cleaning and services provider at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Atlanta, Ga., violated federal law when it denied an employee a reasonable accommodation and terminated her employment due to her disabilities, cardiomyopathy and acute myeloid leukemia, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today. The EEOC further alleged that ABM discriminated against the employee when it suspended her for absences related to her disabilities.
March 6, 2018

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EEOC Sues Compass Group USA For  Sex Discrimination and Retaliation

Morrison Management Specialists Inc., a division of Compass Group USA Inc., unlawfully denied a promotion to a female shift supervisor to an open sous chef position because of her gender, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
March 1, 2018

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EEOC Sues Chicago Meat Authority  For Race Discrimination and Retaliation

The Chicago Meat Authority, a Chicago meat processing plant, violated federal civil rights law by committing a variety of discriminatory practices against African-Americans, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.
February 22, 2018

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EEOC Sues Zachry Construction Corporation For  Disability Discrimination

Zachry Construction Corporation, a San Antonio-based construction and industrial contractor, violated federal law when it fired several employees whose post-offer medical questionnaires and subsequent medical examinations revealed they had disabilities, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit.  At the time of termination, all these employees were already performing their job duties in a satisfactory manner, the EEOC said.
February 21, 2018

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InsideUp To Settle  EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit

InsideUp Inc., a San Diego-based marketing company, will pay $10,500 and provide other significant relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.
February 20, 2018

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Memorial Healthcare Sued by EEOC  For Religious Discrimination

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today that a health care provider in Owosso, Mich., violated federal law when it rescinded a job offer because of the applicant's religion and need for a religious accommodation.
February 14, 2018

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EEOC Sues Restaurant Maurizio's Trattoria Italiana for Pregnancy Discrimination

Maurizio's Trattoria Italiana, LLC, a fine-dining Italian restaurant in Encinitas near San Diego, violated federal law when it discriminated and fired a female employee after learning of her pregnancy, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a pregnancy discrimination lawsuit filed today.
February 13, 2018

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EEOC Approves Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2018-2022

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today that it has approved its Strategic Plan for fiscal years 2018-2022. The Strategic Plan serves as a framework for the Commission in achieving its mission to prevent and remedy unlawful employment discrimination and advance equal opportunity for all in the workplace. Implementation of the new Strategic Plan will begin in February 2018.
February 12, 2018

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EEOC Sues SMX Staffing Company for Sexual Harassment

An international staffing company violated federal law when it allowed a manager at a Kansas City, Kan., worksite to repeatedly sexually harass female workers on a manufacturing line, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today in federal court.
February 2, 2018

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EEOC Sues West Meade Place, LLP For Disability Discrimination

Tennessee-based West Meade Place LLP, doing business as The HealthCare Center at West Meade Place, violated federal law by refusing to provide a reasonable accommodation to an employee who suffers from an anxiety disorder, and then firing her because of her disability, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it announced on February 1, 2018.
February 1, 2018