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PRESS RELEASE
3-31-09

Prayer Breaks Sought by Muslim Employees to be Instituted;
Total of $365,000 to be Paid, Job Offers Made in Two Cases

MINNEAPOLIS – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today that Magistrate Judge Jeanne J. Graham of the U.S. District Court in St. Paul, Minn., has ordered final approval of consent decrees settling two religious discrimination lawsuits brought by the EEOC against a leading

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PRESS RELEASE
9-26-07

Five Employers Honored for Programs Promoting Access and Inclusion

WASHINGTON – Naomi C. Earp, Chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
4-11-08

E-RACE Initiative Offers New Approach to Combating Job Bias, Promoting Voluntary Compliance

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Naomi C. Earp, Chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), and EEOC Commissioner Stuart J. Ishimaru, today met with Memphis area business leaders to discuss the agency's E-RACE Initiative (Eradicating Racism And Colorism from Employment) – a national outreach, education, and enforcement campaign focusing on new and emerging race

PRESS RELEASE
9-3-03

Federal Agency Says Director Forced Out for Trying to Stop Sexual Harassment

NORFOLK, Va.- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today that on Tuesday a federal jury awarded $4,050,000 to Stephanie Denninghoff following a four- day trial conducted on her behalf by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) against Bon Secours DePaul Medical Center, Inc. for unlawful retaliation. The jury awarded $1,050,000 in

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
4-2-04

Insurance Giant Deprives Employees of Equal Opportunity, Says EEOC in Lawsuit

PHILADELPHIA - In a significant decision, the federal court here has ruled that Allstate Insurance Company unlawfully retaliated against approximately 6,200 of its employees by requiring them to give up their workplace discrimination claims in order to continue to work as agents with the Northbrook, Ill.-based insurance giant. The EEOC's lawsuit charges Allstate with violating

PRESS RELEASE
9-30-09

Agency Charges Latino Janitors Harassed, Scrutinized and Terminated

SAN FRANCISCO — The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed a lawsuit today against New York City-based janitorial services giant ABM Industries (NYSE:ABM), charging that supervisors at the company discriminated against Latino janitors working at several commercial buildings in downtown San Francisco, and retaliated against some of these employees after they filed charges with the EEOC.

EEOC’s

PRESS RELEASE
4-28-06

Judge Rejects Hollywood Motion Picture Giant’s Attempt to Dismiss Case

LOS ANGELES – In a legal victory for the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal district court for the Central District of California rejected a motion by Universal Pictures to dismiss a race discrimination lawsuit filed by the EEOC, allowing the case to move forward to trial, the federal agency announced today. The trial

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A woman represented by EEOC in the Lutheran Medical Center settlement
(standing at podium) addresses the news media and is consoled by
Kam S. Wong, lead New York Trial Attorney in the case
(seated on left). Looking on is Elizabeth Grossman,
Supervisory Trial Attorney (seated on right).

PRESS RELEASE
4-9-03

EEOC Lawsuit Says Harassment of Women Occurred During Employment-Related Exams at Lutheran Medical Center

BROOKLYN, N.Y. -- The U.S

PRESS RELEASE
5-20-05

EEOC Suit Charged Hamilton Sundstrand National Origin Discrimination

DENVER - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has settled a class-wide discrimination lawsuit against aerospace and industrial product manufacturer Hamilton Sundstrand charging that a class of Hispanic employees at the company's Grand Junction, Colorado, facility was harassed and subjected to a hostile work environment based on their national origin.

The consent decree, a voluntary agreement between

PRESS RELEASE
5-27-09

Major Chain Drug Store Subjected Class of Women to Sexual Harassment and Retaliation for Filing Charges, Agency Said

NEW YORK, N.Y. – Duane Reade Inc., a well-known New York drugstore chain that operates more than 200 stores in metropolitan New York, will pay $240,000 and furnish other substantial relief to settle a sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)

PRESS RELEASE
6-11-09

PHOENIX – An eight person federal jury has returned a unanimous verdict in favor of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) in a sexual harassment lawsuit against AutoZone, Inc., the Memphis, Tenn.-based national auto parts retail giant, the EEOC announced today.

The jury ruled that AutoZone violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 by subjecting employee Stacy Wing to a sexually hostile

PRESS RELEASE
1-21-05

EEOC and Plaintiff's Counsel Score Victory for Latina Farmworker Sexually Assaulted By Her Supervisor

Fresno, Calif. - In a trial ending today, a jury in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California in Fresno returned a $994,000 verdict in favor of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Olivia Tamayo and her private counsel, W.J. Smith & Associates, in their sexual harassment lawsuit against

PRESS RELEASE
6-21-00

PHOENIX - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today that it filed a class lawsuit against Gilbert, Arizona-based Quality Art LLC and Palestra Capital alleging widespread sexual harassment and national origin discrimination against 27 female and Hispanic employees. The suit, filed in U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona, also claims that Quality Art retaliated against employees who complained about the discriminatory treatment

PRESS RELEASE
1-9-09

Barriers and Misperceptions Persist; Low Participation in Senior Ranks

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today released a comprehensive report prepared by the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Work Group containing findings and a series of practical recommendations for EEOC Chair Naomi C. Earp’s consideration. These recommendations address AAPI issues related to federal sector employment, special emphasis programs and the complaints process

PRESS RELEASE
6-3-99

*** Largest EEOC Monetary Settlement for Sexual Harassment in New York State ***

New York City -- In a consent decree obtained by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity

Commission's (EEOC) New York District Office, Sidney Frank Importing Co. Inc. and All State

Promotions Inc. ("Sidney Frank Importers"), distributors of Jagermeister and Grey Goose Vodka,

agreed to pay $2,600,000 to conclude a lawsuit which alleged

 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE         CONTACT:  John Rowe Thursday, October 21, 1999              Julianne Bowman                                                                       Chicago District Office                                         (312) 353-8550                                    TTY  (312) 353-2421                                                                                            Reginald Welch                                         Michael Widomski                                         EEOC Headquarters                                         (202) 663-4900                                    TTY  (202) 663-4494 

PRESS RELEASE
10-21-99

WASHINGTON -- As part of its continuing effort to reach out to agency stakeholders at the grassroots level, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will hold a meeting in Chicago next week to examine

PRESS RELEASE
7-10-03

Egyptian Manager Fired Because of National Origin Says: 'I Had No Idea that the Rippling Effects of September 11 Would Extend So Far'

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced that it has sued Pesce, Ltd., a Houston-based upscale seafood restaurant, under Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act for post-9/11 backlash discrimination by firing

PRESS RELEASE
10-31-08

First Universal Mediation Agreement Between EEOC and State Government Bolsters National Trend

SANTA FE, N.M. – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the State of New Mexico today announced the signing of a Regional Universal Agreement to Mediate to informally resolve workplace disputes through Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR). The new partnership marks the first time the EEOC has entered into a universal mediation agreement

PRESS RELEASE
7-2-09

Hispanics Subjected to Harassment and Repeated Verbal Abuse, Federal Agency Charges

LAS VEGAS – Simon Property Group, Inc., a nationwide commercial property management company, violated federal law by subjecting Hispanic employees to national origin discrimination, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charges in a lawsuit filed today. Simon Property Group owns and/or manages various shopping malls throughout the country, including the Forum Shops at Caesars

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PRESS RELEASE
11-17-05

Latest Private Sector Alliance under Federal Agency’s Youth@Work Initiative

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the National Education Association (NEA), the nation’s largest professional employee organization, today joined forces to raise awareness about workplace issues affecting teenagers. The new alliance is part of the EEOC’sYouth@Work