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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 to Hold Executive Leadership Training May 15-17 in Maryland

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will hold its second executive leadership training summit (ELC) from May 15 to 17 at the Hyatt Regency in the town of Cambridge.  Online registration and additional information is available at http://www.eeocleadershipconference.com/
April 16, 2012

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New York Law Firm Settles EEOC  Age Discrimination Suit

Kelley Drye & Warren, a law firm with over 300 attorneys, has agreed to end its policy of requiring partners to give up their equity in the firm once they reach 70 years of age and to pay $574,000 to an attorney who continued to practice at the firm after he turned 70, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today.
April 11, 2012

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Stuart J. Ishimaru to Resign from Commission

Stuart J. Ishimaru, a member of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) since 2003, announced that he will resign his position as Commissioner this month. Mr. Ishimaru was nominated by President George W. Bush and is currently serving his second term that expires July 1, 2012.
April 11, 2012

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Americold Logistics Sued by EEOC for Disability Discrimination

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today it has filed a disability discrimination lawsuit against Americold Logistics, LLC, an Atlanta-based global provider of temperature-controlled warehousing and logistics to the food industry.
April 10, 2012

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Resources for Human Development Settles EEOC Disability Suit for $125,000

Resources for Human Development, Inc. (RHD), doing business as Family House of Louisiana, a treatment facility for chemically dependent women and their children, will pay $125,000 to settle a disability discrimination suit filed in September 2010 by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
April 10, 2012

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Judge Approves Guam Aircraft Company's Settlement of EEOC Religious Discrimination Suit

A federal judge has approved the settlement by Aviation Concepts, Inc., an aircraft retailer and service provider in Guam, of a religious discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today. Aviation Concepts will pay $51,000 and furnish extensive relief to settle the EEOC's suit.
April 2, 2012

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AutoZone to Pay $75,000 to Settle EEOC Religious Discrimination Lawsuit

AutoZone, Inc., a Fortune 500 distributor and retailer of automobile parts, will pay $75,000 plus attorneys' fees and provide other nationwide relief to settle a discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the agency announced today. The EEOC's lawsuit, filed in September 2010, charged that AutoZone violated federal law when it subjected Frank Mahoney Burroughs, an employee who had converted to the Sikh religion, to harassment and refused to accommodate his religious need to wear a turban.
March 30, 2012

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Cadillac Jack Pays $87,200 to Settle EEOC Lawsuit

Cadillac Jack, Inc., a supplier of innovative games and systems based in Duluth, Ga., will pay $87,200 to settle a lawsuit for retaliation filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
March 30, 2012

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EEOC Sues AT&T for Disability Discrimination

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today filed suit against AT&T Corp., a leader in telecommunication services, for failing to reasonably accommodate a long-term employee's disability and then firing her because of that disability.
March 29, 2012

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EEOC Issues Final Rule on "Reasonable Factors Other than Age" Under the ADEA

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today issued the "Final Regulation on Disparate Impact and Reasonable Factors Other than Age" (RFOA)  under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA). The final rule was coordinated with other federal agencies and reviewed by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).  The rule was posted for public inspection today and will be published in the Federal Register on Friday, March 30.
March 29, 2012

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EEOC Wins Disability Discrimination Suit Against Payday Lender 'The Cash Store'

Today the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced a victory in one of its first disability discrimination lawsuits taken to trial concerning bipolar disorder. Following a four-day bench trial, a federal district court entered judgment for $56,500 against Irving, Tex.-based Cottonwood Financial. The court found that the company violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Washington Law Against Discrimination (WLAD) when it fired an employee from its Walla Walla, Wash., store.
March 28, 2012

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EEOC Sues Autozone for Disability Discrimination

AutoZone, Inc., the nationwide auto parts retailer, violated federal law by firing an employee because of her disability and failing to provide reasonable accommodation for her lifting limitation, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
March 28, 2012

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EEOC Sues Sparx Restaurant for Race Discrimination and Retaliation

The owners of Sparx, a Menomonie, Wis., restaurant, violated the law when managers posted racist imagery and then fired an African-American employee after he complained, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed on March 27, 2012.
March 28, 2012

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EEOC Sues OfficeMax for Retaliating Against Sales Associate

Office supply giant OfficeMax violated federal law when a manager at one of its Sarasota stores retaliated against a Hispanic sales associate when he complained about race discrimination, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.
March 27, 2012

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EEOC Releases Federal Work Force Data

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today released its Annual Report on the Federal Work Force Part II: Work Force Statistics, Fiscal Year (FY) 2010.  The comprehensive report informs and advises the President and the Congress on the state of equal employment opportunity (EEO) government-wide.
March 21, 2012

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Sierra Restroom Solutions Settles EEOC Racial Harassment, Retaliation Case

Northern Nevada-based Sierra Restroom Solutions, a supplier of onsite portable toilets, has agreed to pay $50,000 to an African-American driver to settle a federal racial harassment and retaliation lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
March 20, 2012

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EEOC Sues Owner of Golden LivingCenter – Dartmouth for Disability Discrimination

GGNSC Charlotte Renaissance LLC, a Delaware corporation that operates Golden LivingCenter-Dartmouth in Charlotte, N.C., discriminated against an employee with a disability and then unlawfully fired her, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today. Golden Living operates a nursing facility that provides care to individuals who are ill, physically and mentally disabled, and elderly.
March 19, 2012