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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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Cactus Grill Pays $150,000 To Settle EEOC Sexual Harassment Suit

Cactus Grill, part of a restaurant chain in the Kansas City metropolitan area that is managed by Northstar Restaurants, Inc., will pay $150,000 to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.
November 8, 2010

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Happy Days Children's Wear Settles EEOC Pregnancy Discrimination Suit

Happy Days Children's Wear, Inc., a company that operates three children's clothing retail stores in Brooklyn and Queens, will pay $22,500 and furnish other relief to settle a pregnancy discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. 
November 5, 2010

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EEOC to Commemorate 45th Anniversary with Birmingham Event

On Thursday, Nov. 4, the Birmingham District Office of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will hold a public event to commemorate the agency's 45th anniversary and to discuss the status of its ongoing efforts to eradicate workplace discrimination.
November 3, 2010

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Major Washington Apple Grower Hit With Preliminary Injunction

One of the largest apple producers in the United States has been enjoined from interfering with workers involved in a federal lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. Citing the "likelihood of irreparable harm" to current and former employees of Eastern Washington-based Evans Fruit Company, the chief judge of Eastern District of the federal district court in Yakima ordered a preliminary injunction against the company and its former general manager, Juan Marin, and held them accountable for an "environment of intimidation."
November 3, 2010

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Gran Cultivador De Manzana En Washington Fue Dado Un Mandato Judicial Preliminar

Uno de los productores más grandes de manzana en los Estados Unidos ha sido prohibido intervenir con trabajadores involucrados en una demanda federal traído por La Comisión para la Igualdad de Oportunidad en el Empleo de los Estados Unidos (EEOC), la agencia anunció hoy. Citando la "probabilidad de daño irreparable" a empleados que trabajaron y todavía trabajan para la compañía Evans Fruit basada en el Oriente de Washington, el Juez Principal del Distrito Oriental de la Corte del Distrito Federal en Yakima ordenó el mandato judicial preliminar en contra de la compañía y el mayordomo del rancho previo, Juan Marin, y los responsabilizo por un "ambiente de intimidación."
November 3, 2010

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Kraft Foods / Maxwell House Sued By EEOC For Sex Discrimination

The Maxwell House Coffee Division of Kraft Foods Global, Inc., violated federal law when it subjected a female employee at its Jacksonville, Fla., coffee plant to discriminatory terms and conditions and discipline and terminated her on the basis of her sex, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.
October 27, 2010

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El EEOC Demanda A Taller Mecanico En El Valle Central Por  Discriminacion, Acoso Sexual Y Represalia

Un taller mecánico en los Condados de San Joaquin y Stanislaus, California, violó las leyes federales al permitir que el jefe del taller hostigara a una trabajadora por ser de origen mexicano y por ser mujer y luego la despidió por haber reportado la discriminación, de acuerdo a una demanda introducida hoy por la Comisión para la Igualdad de Oportunidad en el Empleo de los Estados Unidos (EEOC.)
October 21, 2010

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Frenchman Hills Vineyard Settles Sexual EEOC Sex Harassment Lawsuit

An Eastern Washington winery, La Pianta L.C.C., agreed to pay $33,000 to a Latina worker who had been employed at Frenchman Hills Vineyard in Othello, Wash., as part of a settlement to resolve a sexual harassment lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
October 20, 2010

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Frenchman Hills Vineyard Resuelve La Demanda Por El EEOC De Acoso Sexual

Un viña en el Oriental de Washington, La Pianta L. C. C., concordó en pagar $33,000 dólares a una trabajadora latina que había sido empleado en Frenchman Hills Vineyard en Othello, Washington, como parte de un arreglo para resolverse una demanda de acoso sexual traído por La Comisión de Igualdad de Oportunidad en el Empleo de los Estados Unidos (EEOC), la agencia anunció hoy.
October 20, 2010

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Mcdonald's USA To Pay $50,000 To Settle EEOC Sex Harassment Suit

McDonald's will pay $50,000 to settle a sex discrimination suit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. The EEOC charged that McDonald's USA, LLC unlawfully subjected an employee to sexual harassment at one of its Perth Amboy, N.J., restaurants.
October 20, 2010

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EEOC Chair Statement on Death of Paul Miller

I was deeply saddened on Tuesday to learn of the passing of my law school classmate and former EEOC Commissioner Paul Steven Miller. Commissioner Miller was first nominated by President Clinton in May 1994 and served the EEOC -- and ultimately, the nation -- with great distinction until 2004.
October 19, 2010

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EEOC To Explore Use Of Credit Histories In Employment Screening At Meeting On Wednesday, October 20

In order to gather information on the practice of using credit histories as employment screening devices, t he U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will hold a public meeting to explore the extent of this practice, its efficacy, and its potential impact on different populations. The meeting will be held on Wednesday, Oct. 20 at 9:30 a.m. (Eastern Time), at agency headquarters, 131 M Street, N.E.
October 18, 2010

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Austin Foam Plastics Pays $600,000 To Settle EEOC Harassment Suit

Austin Foam Plastics, Inc., a producer and distributor of corrugated box and cushion packaging, will pay $600,000 to settle a racial harassment, sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
October 15, 2010

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Planet Ford Owners To Pay $160,000 To Settle EEOC Discrimination Suit

The owners of the Planet Ford car dealership on Highway 45N in Spring / North Houston will pay $160,000 to settle a class sexual harassment, age discrimination and race discrimination case brought by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.
October 15, 2010