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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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Brooks County, Texas Sued by EEOC for Retaliation

Brooks County, Texas violated federal law by retaliating against a secretary in the treasurer's office because she had filed an age discrimination charge and lawsuit two years ago, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
March 31, 2011

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Clinton Township Painting Company Sued For Retaliation

A Clinton Township, Mich., industrial painting company illegally retaliated against a journeyman painter by terminating him for complaining about a supervisor's use of the "N-word," the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.
March 31, 2011

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Arkansas Baptist College Settles EEOC Retaliation Lawsuit

Arkansas Baptist College (ABC), a historically black college in Little Rock, will pay $20,000 to settle a lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) for retaliation, the agency announced today.
March 31, 2011

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Stanley's Marine Sued By EEOC For Sexual Harassment And Retaliation

A Norfolk marine contractor violated federal law by subjecting six female employees to a sexually hostile work environment and then firing five of them for complaining, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
March 29, 2011

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Southeast Telecom Settles EEOC Lawsuit for Retaliation

Southeastern Telecom Inc. will pay $95,000 and provide other relief to settle a lawsuit for unlawful retaliation filed by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
March 28, 2011

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International Profit Associates to Pay $8 Million for Sexual Harassment of Eighty-Two Women

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has announced that checks are now being distributed pursuant to an $8 million consent decree entered by federal district judge Joan Gottschall in what is believed to be one of the longest-running sexual harassment cases in EEOC history. Defendant International Profit Associates (IPA), the employer responsible for the sexual harassment of its female employees, is a telemarketer of small business consulting packages, located in Buffalo Grove, Illinois.
March 28, 2011

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EEOC Announces Final Bipartisan Regulations for the ADA Amendments Act

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's (EEOC) final regulations to implement the ADA Amendments Act (ADAAA) are now available for public view on the Federal Register website at www.ofr.gov.  The regulations will be published Friday.  Like the law they implement, the regulations are designed to simplify the determination of who has a "disability" and make it easier for people to establish that they are protected by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
March 24, 2011

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Immokalee Farming Operation Committed  Sexual Harassment Against Women, EEOC Charges

DiMare Ruskin, Inc., a large agricultural business with operations in California and Florida, violated federal law by subjecting female employees to sexual harassment by their supervisors and retaliating against them for complaining about it, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed late yesterday.
March 23, 2011

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Wild Beaver Saloon Sued for Pregnancy Discrimination

WBS Broad Ripple, Inc., doing business as the Wild Beaver Saloon in Indianapolis, unlawfully fired a female bartender/server because of her pregnancy, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed March 16, 2011.
March 21, 2011

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United Air Temp / Air Conditioning & Heating, Inc. Sued By EEOC For Race Discrimination

United Air Temp / Air Conditioning & Heating, Inc., located in Lorton, Va., violated federal law by discriminating against non-Caucasian employees based on their race by paying them less than at least one Caucasian colleague, the U.S. Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today. United Air Temp, which provides preventive maintenance for residential and commercial heating and air conditioning systems, has approximately 247 employees at 13 locations within Florida, Georgia, the District of Columbia, Northern Virginia and Maryland.
March 21, 2011

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Verdict For EEOC Against Autozone Affirmed

A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in San Francisco has affirmed a $65,000 jury verdict against AutoZone, Inc., the Memphis-based national auto parts retail giant, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today.
March 18, 2011

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John Muir Health Settles EEOC Disability Lawsuit

John Muir Health, a health care system with hospitals and other medical facilities throughout Contra Costa County, agreed to pay $340,000 to eight health care workers and to implement preventative measures to settle a federal disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
March 16, 2011