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Oficina De La EEOC En Miami Y Sección Consular De La Embajada De Filipinas Firman Acuerdo De Alcance Histórico

La Oficina de Distrito de Miami de la Comisión Para la Igualdad de Oportunidades en el Empleo (EEOC) entró en un Memorando de Entendimiento con la sección consular de la embajada de Filipinas de Washington, DC, en Fort Lauderdale hoy. El acuerdo establece una colaboración entre estas entidades para proporcionarles a ciudadanos filipinos con información, orientación y acceso a recursos en la prevención de la discriminación en el lugar de trabajo, independientemente de su estatus migratorio. La Primera Secretaria de Filipinas y Cónsul Arlene Tullid-Magno, en nombre del Ministro y Cónsul General Emil Fernández, y el Director de la Oficina de Distrito de Miami de la EEOC Malcolm Medley firmaron el acuerdo.
February 12, 2015

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EEOC Y Defense Support Services Concilian Quejas De Discriminación

La Comisión Para la Igualdad de Oportunidades en el Empleo (EEOC) ha encontrado causa razonable para creer que la discriminación ocurrió en acusaciones presentadas por tres trabajadoras contra un contratista de defensa gubernamental con sede en Arlington, Virginia, la agencia federal anunció hoy.
February 12, 2015

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Departamento De Justicia Resuelve Demanda Por Acoso Sexual, Represalias Contra El Estado De Maryland, Condado Queen Anne's, Y Sheriff Del Condado De Queen Anne's

El Departamento de Justicia anunció hoy que ha firmado un decreto de consentimiento con el estado de Maryland y el sheriff del condado de Queen Anne's. Si es aprobado por el tribunal, el acuerdo resolverá Murphy-Taylor v. Estado de Maryland, et al., Una demanda de acoso sexual y represalias en la que los Estados Unidos intervinieron en febrero del 2013. Los EE.UU. ya había acordado en un decreto de consentimiento con Condado de Queen Anne's en mayo del 2014.
February 12, 2015

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EEOC Signs National Memorandum of Understanding with Philippine  Foreign Affairs Department

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the Department of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of the Philippines today signed a national Memorandum of Understanding (MOU).  The agreement is designed to further strengthen their collaborative efforts to provide immigrant, migrant and otherwise vulnerable Filipino workers and their employers with guidance and information and access to education about their rights and responsibilities under the laws enforced by the EEOC.
February 12, 2015

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Seapod Pawnshops to Pay $300,000 to Settle EEOC Harassment Lawsuit

Seapod Pawnbrokers, a chain of pawnshops in Brooklyn and Queens, N.Y., will pay $300,000 and cut ties with its former owner to settle an EEOC lawsuit charging harassment and retaliation against its Hispanic female employees, the agency announced today.
February 12, 2015

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Oakland Children's Hospital Resuelve Demanda Por Discriminación Por Discapacidad

Un centro médico regional sin fines de lucro con sede en Oakland ha acordado en pagar $300,000 a una ex empleada con cáncer de mama y de implementar políticas y entrenamiento para resolver una demanda federal de discriminación por discapacidad presentada por la Comisión Para la Igualdad de Oportunidades en el Empleo (EEOC), la agencia anunció hoy.
February 11, 2015

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Concesionario de Autos Benny Boyd Pagará $250,000 a Ex Gerente en arreglo con La EEOC

Benny Boyd Chevrolet-Chrysler-Dodge Jeep, Ltd., haciendo negocio como Benny Boyd Lubbock, y Boyd-Lamesa Management, L.C. pagará $250,000 en daños y perjuicios y pago retroactivo al ex gerente Randall Hurst para resolver una demanda federal de discriminación por discapacidad, la Comisión Para la Igualdad de Oportunidades en el Empleo (EEOC) anunció hoy. La EEOC había acusado al concesionario de autos con violar la ley contra la discriminación por discapacidad al negarle una asociación a Hurst debido a su esclerosis múltiple (EM), sometiéndolo a un ambiente de trabajo hostil lo que le obligó a renunciar como resultado.
February 11, 2015

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Oakland Children's Hospital Settles EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit

An Oakland-based non-profit regional medical center has agreed to pay $300,000 to a former employee with breast cancer and to implement revised policies and training to settle a federal disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
February 11, 2015

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Benny Boyd Car Dealership to Pay $250,000 to Former Manager in EEOC Settlement

Benny Boyd Chevrolet-Chrysler-Dodge-Jeep, Ltd., d/b/a Benny Boyd Lubbock, and Boyd-Lamesa Management, L.C. will pay $250,000 in damages and back pay to former manager Randall Hurst to settle a federal disability discrimination suit, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today.  The EEOC had charged the automobile dealership with disability discrimination law by denying a partnership to Hurst because of his multiple sclerosis, subjecting him to a hostile work environment and forcing him to quit as a result.
February 11, 2015

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Rosa Viramontes to Lead EEOC's Los Angeles Office

Jenny R. Yang, Chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), announced on Jan. 8 the selection of Rosa Viramontes, a long-term EEOC employee, as the new director of its Los Angeles District Office.  The EEOC's Los Angeles District Office encompasses central and southern California, southern Nevada, Hawaii, and the U.S. territories of Guam, American Samoa, Wake Islands and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
February 9, 2015

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Rosa Viramontes Liderará La Oficina de La EEOC de Los Ángeles

Jenny Yang, presidenta de la Comisión Para la Igualdad de Oportunidades en el Empleo (EEOC), anunció el 8 de enero la selección de Rosa Viramontes, una empleada de la EEOC de muchos años, como la nueva director de la Oficina del Distrito de Los Ángeles. La Oficina del Distrito de Los Ángeles de la EEOC abarca el centro y el sur de California, el sur de Nevada, Hawaii y los territorios estadounidenses de Guam, Samoa Americana, Islas Wake y las Islas Marianas del Norte.
February 9, 2015

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EEOC Seeks to Improve Federal Sector Equal Employment Opportunity Complaint Process

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has issued an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) on the equal employment opportunity (EEO) complaint process in the federal sector, the agency announced today.  The ANPRM, which has been coordinated with other federal agencies, is published in the Federal Register at https://www.federalregister.gov/articles/2015/02/06/2015-02330/federal-sector-equal-employment-opportunity.
February 5, 2015

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EEOC Joins Federal Partners to Produce Resource Guide for Employers

On Tuesday, Feb. 3, at a Summit on Disability and Employment, the White House announced a new guide for employers that compiles key federal and federally funded resources related to the employment of people with disabilities. The resource guide, Recruiting, Hiring, Retaining, and Promoting People with Disabilities, provides employers with plain language technical assistance tools in an easy-to-use question-and-answer format.  The guide was produced by the Curb Cuts to the Middle Class Initiative -- a federal interagency effort working to increase equal employment opportunities and financial independence for people with disabilities.
February 5, 2015

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EEOC Estrena Estadisticas el Año Fiscal 2014 de Cumplimiento y Litigios

La Comisión Para la Igualdad de Oportunidades en el Empleo (EEOC) estrenó hoy un set extensivos de datos detallando  las 88,778 quejas de discriminación en el trabajo que la agencia recibió. El año fiscal corrió del 1 de octubre de 2013, al 30 de septiembre 2014.
February 4, 2015

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EEOC Releases Fiscal Year 2014  Enforcement and Litigation Data

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today released a comprehensive set of fiscal year 2014 private sector data tables providing detailed breakdowns for the 88,778 charges of workplace discrimination the agency received. The fiscal year ran from Oct. 1, 2013, to Sept. 30, 2014.
February 4, 2015