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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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Amsted Rail's Hiring Practices Violate Disability Discrimination Law, EEOC Charges in Lawsuit

Amsted Industries, Inc. and Amsted Rail Co. Inc., a leader in the manufacture of steel castings for the rail industry, improperly used physical tests and applicants' health histories in the hiring process at their Granite City, Ill., facility, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it announced today.  The result of these practices, according to the agency, was to deny employment opportunities to a class of people who had a history of carpal tunnel syndrome or who Amsted believed might develop that condition.
November 20, 2014

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Consent Decree Ends EEOC Race Discrimination Lawsuit Against Battaglia Distributing

A federal district judge has entered a $735,000 consent decree resolving a race harassment lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.  The case, EEOC v. Battaglia Distributing Corp.,  Inc., No.13-cv-5789, had been pending in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division, in Chicago.
November 19, 2014

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EEOC Difunde Informe De Ejecución Del Año Fiscal 2014

La Comisión Para la Igualdad de Oportunidades en el Empleo (EEOC) se mantuvo progresando hacia sus objetivos de cumplir su misión durante el año fiscal (AF) 2014, que terminó el 30 de septiembre.  Debido a los efectos persistentes del secuestro y el cierre gubernamental, la EEOC luchó fuerte para sobrepasar las limitaciones fiscales extraordinarias y desafíos operacionales en el año fiscal 2014.
November 18, 2014

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EEOC Issues FY 2014 Performance Report

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) continued to make progress toward accomplishing its goals and fulfilling its mission during fiscal year (FY) 2014, which ended Sept. 30.  Because of the lingering effects of sequestration and the government shutdown, the EEOC fought hard to overcome extraordinary fiscal constraints and operational challenges in FY 2014.
November 18, 2014

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ACM Services to Pay $415,000 to Settle EEOC Class Race, Gender Discrimination and Harassment Suit

ACM Services, Inc., a Rockville, Md.-based environmental remediation services contractor, will pay $415,000 and provide comprehensive equitable relief to resolve a class race, gender discrimination and harassment lawsuit, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today.  The EEOC had charged that ACM Services engaged in a pattern or practice of race and sex discrimination in hiring and also harassed two women based on sex, race and national origin and retaliated against them.
November 13, 2014

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Seed and Fertilizer Providers to Pay $187,500 for Genetic Information and Disability Discrimination

Calif. — Three Southern California seed and fertilizer providers – All Star Seed, Inc., La Valle Sabbia and Abatti – will pay $187,500 to settle a discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) on behalf of a class of job applicants who were subjected to illegal medical and genetic information inquiries, the federal agency announced today.
November 10, 2014

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EEOC Sues Saginaw Restaurant for Pregnancy Discrimination

Crooked Creek Investment Company, doing business as Crooked Creek & Creekside Bar & Grille in Saginaw, Mich., violated federal law when it refused to hire an applicant as a food server because she was pregnant, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
November 4, 2014

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Vamco Sheet Metals to Pay $215,000 to Settle  EEOC Sex Discrimination Suit

Construction contractor Vamco Sheet Metals, Inc., will pay $215,000 as part of the settlement of a sex discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.  Legal Momentum, a women's rights nonprofit organization (formerly NOW Legal Defense and Education Fund), joined the EEOC's suit on behalf of four discrimination victims.
October 29, 2014

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Jury Awards $499,000 Against EmCare in EEOC Sexual Harassment and Retaliation Case

A Dallas federal court jury, on Friday, October 24, 2014, returned a verdict awarding almost half a million dollars to three former employees in a sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission against EmCare, a provider of physician services, the federal agency announced.
October 27, 2014

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Esperan Con Sus Alas Para Combatir Discriminación Sexual En El Trabajo

Las auxiliares de vuelo fueron uno de los primeros grupos organizados que desafió la sistémica y rutinaria practica de la discriminación sexual después de la promulgación del Título VII del Acta de Derechos Civiles de 1964, un panel de demandantes originales y otros expertos hablaron en un evento conmemorando el 50 Aniversario del Acta de Derechos Civiles, celebrado el Jueves, 23 de octubre.
October 24, 2014

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Waiting with Their Wings to Fight Workplace Sex Discrimination

Flight attendants were one of the first organized groups to challenge systemic—and routine—sex discrimination following the enactment of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, a panel of original plaintiffs and other experts explained at an event commemorating the 50th anniver­sary of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 held Thursday, October 23rd.
October 24, 2014

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Jurado Juzga En Favor De La EEOC Que Guardia De Seguridad Con Un Brazo Fue Despedido Debido A Su Discapacidad

En un veredicto a favor de la Comisión para la Igualdad de Oportunidades en el Empleo (EEOC), un jurado encontró que un guardia de seguridad con un solo brazo con licencia fue ilegalmente discriminado en base a no tener una extremidad cuando su empleador, lo sacó de su cargo a raíz de la queja de un cliente acerca de su discapacidad, la agencia federal anunció hoy.
October 23, 2014

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EEOC Demanda a County Fair Farm por Acoso Sexual

County Fair Farm, una granja y productora mayorista ubicada en Jefferson, Maine, violó la ley federal al crear y mantener un ambiente de trabajo sexualmente hostil para las trabajadoras agrícolas desde 2003, la Comisión Para la Igualdad de Oportunidades en el Empleo (EEOC) acusó en una demanda presentada hoy.
October 22, 2014

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EEOC Sues County Fair Farm for Sexual Harassment

County Fair Farm, a farm and produce wholesaler located in Jefferson, Maine, violated federal law by creating and maintaining a sexually hostile work environment for female farmworkers since 2003, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced in a lawsuit today.
October 22, 2014