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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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Supervalu / Jewel-Osco to Pay $3.2 Million under Consent Decree for Disability Bias

A federal judge today signed a consent decree for $3,200,000 and extensive remedial relief resolving the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's (EEOC) disability discrimination lawsuit against supermarket giants SUPERVALU INC., American Drug Stores LLC, and Jewel Food Stores, Inc. (collectively referred to as "Jewel-Osco"). 
January 5, 2011

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Crye-Leike / Bankers Asset Management Sued by EEOC for Race Discrimination and Retaliation

A group of real estate brokerage and management companies based in Little Rock and Memphis violated federal law by refusing to hire a class of black applicants because of their race and retaliating against employees and former employees for opposing the discrimination, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed on December 30.
January 5, 2011

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Wilmington Subway Operator to Pay $55,000 to Resolve Sexual Harassment Complaint

SKMATCH, Inc., the operator of a Subway restaurant in Wilmington, N.C., will pay $55,000 and furnish other relief to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. The EEOC had charged that two female employees who were subjected to a sexually hostile work environment at one of SKMATCH's Subway restaurants in Wilmington. 
December 28, 2010

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Crothall Healthcare to Pay $88,000 to Settle EEOC Pregnancy Discrimination Suit

Crothall Healthcare, Inc., a Pennsylvania-based nationwide provider of support services to health care institutions, will pay $88,422, reinstate a fired employee and furnish other relief to settle a pregnancy discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
December 23, 2010

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U.S. Senate Confirms EEOC Chair, Two Commissioners and General Counsel

In one of its last acts of the current session, on December 22, 2010, the U.S. Senate confirmed the nominations of Jacqueline A. Berrien to be Chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Chai R. Feldblum and Victoria A. Lipnic to be Commissioners; and P. David Lopez to be the General Counsel.  All four were nominated to their positions by President Barack Obama and had been serving under recess appointments since April, 2010.
December 23, 2010

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Pharmacy Giant Omnicare Will Pay $195,000 Under Consent Decree Ending EEOC Sex Harassment Case

Pharmacy giant Omnicare, Inc. will pay $195,000 to a class of five female sex discrimination victims under a consent decree entered by Magistrate Judge Stephen Crocker on December 21, 2010 in federal court in the Western District of Wisconsin. The damages had been sought in a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). The EEOC had charged that a class of women was subjected to sexual harassment at Omnicare's Pinnacle Pharmacy in La Crosse, Wis.
December 21, 2010

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CasaBlanca Resort & Casino Settles Age Bias Suit By EEOC For $60,000

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced the simultaneous filing and $60,000 settlement of its age discrimination lawsuit against Las Vegas-based Black Gaming LLC and CasaBlanca Resort and Casino, LLC, which own and operate the CasaBlanca Resort & Casino in Mesquite, Nev.
December 21, 2010

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United Airlines Settles EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit

United Airlines has agreed to settle a federal lawsuit alleging that the company violated the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) when it refused to allow employees with disabilities to work reduced hourly schedules as a reasonable accommodation, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today.
December 21, 2010

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Patton Archery Settles EEOC Sexual Harassment Lawsuit

Patton Archery Manufacturing, Inc., a former manufacturer of archery components in Vulcan, Mich., has agreed to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) for $21,000 and other relief, the agency announced today.
December 9, 2010

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Captain's Galley Sued By EEOC For Sexual Harassment And Retaliation

Huntersville Seafood, Inc. doing business as Captain's Galley restaurant, violated federal law by subjecting male employees to a sexually hostile work environment and by firing one of its male employees for complaining, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today. Captain's Galley is located off Interstate 77 in Huntersville, N.C.
December 7, 2010

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Media Alert EEOC To Commemorate Its 45th Anniversary

On Wednesday, December 8, the Philadelphia District Office of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will hold a public event to commemorate the agency's 45 th anniversary and to discuss the status of its ongoing efforts to eradicate workplace discrimination. The event will be held at the National Constitution Center, Kirby Auditorium, from 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
December 6, 2010