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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 Sues Rite Way for Unlawful Retaliation

Rite Way Service, Inc., an Alabama corporation that specializes in providing janitorial cleaning services to commercial facilities in Mississippi, violated federal law by firing an employee in unlawful retaliation for participating in a required internal investigation concerning a sexual harassment complaint submitted by a coworker, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed on June 27, 2013.
July 18, 2013

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EEOC Sues PJP Health Agency, Inc. for Age Discrimination and Retaliation

A health insurance broker with offices in Melville, Lake Success and Garden City violated federal law by subjecting three employees over 40 to age-based discrimination including harassment, failure to promote, termination, and retaliation for complaining of age discrimination, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
July 18, 2013

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EEOC Sues MPW Industrial Services  For Disability Discrimination

MPW Industrial Services, a provider of industrial cleaning, facility management and labor support services, fired an employee because of his disability in violation of federal law, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it announced today.
July 16, 2013

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$100,000 Consent Decree Ends Disabilities Act Lawsuit Against Giant Staffing Agency

Staffmark Investment LLC, one of the nation's largest commercial staffing companies, will pay $100,000 under a consent decree entered June 25, 2013 which ended a disability discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).  The EEOC alleged that Staffmark violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) when it terminated a woman with a prosthetic leg because of her disability.
July 15, 2013

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EEOC's Washington Field Office to Hold Advanced EEO Workshops on July 17 in Washington

The EEOC Training Institute and Washington Field Office of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) are pleased to announce their 7th annual Advanced EEO Workshops, to be held on Wednesday, July 17, 2013, at ASAE & the Center for Association Leadership Conference Center, 1575 I Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 
July 12, 2013

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EEOC and Baker & Taylor Resolve Title VII Claim Challenging Severance Agreement

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois entered on July 10, 2013 a consent decree resolving a lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) against Baker & Taylor, Inc., a leading distributor of print and digital content to libraries and retailers.  The decree resolves Case No. 1:13 cv 03729, which was assigned to U.S. District Judge John Nordberg.
July 11, 2013

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EEOC Sues Extended Stay Hotels for  Pay Discrimination Based on Sex

A leading hotel chain, Extended Stay Hotels, unlawfully paid female employees lower wages than those paid to male employees for performing equal work, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it announced today.
July 11, 2013

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MISO to Pay $90,500 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit

Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator (MISO), a Carmel, Ind.-based power grid operator for much of the Midwest, will pay $90,500 and furnish other relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
July 11, 2013

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Lilly Ledbetter to Headline EXCEL Training Event August 27-29 in Denver

To celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the signing of the Equal Pay Act, Lilly Ledbetter, for whom the Lilly Ledbetter Act was named, will be the keynote speaker at the annual U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Examining Conflicts in Employment Laws (EXCEL) training conference, the EEOC Training Institute announced. For the first time, the conference, to be held in Denver on August 27-29, 2013, will feature separate sessions directed at private sector practitioners.
July 10, 2013

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Lilly Ledbetter Será Oradora Titular En Evento De Formación Excel Del 27 Al 29 De Agosto En Denver

Para celebrar el 50 º aniversario de la firma del Acta de Igualdad Salarial, Lilly Ledbetter, la quien el Acta Lilly Ledbetter fue nombrada, será la oradora principal en el evento anual de capacitación de la EEOC, anunció el Instituto de Formación de la EEOC.  Por primera vez, la conferencia, que se celebrará en Denver los días 27-29 de Agosto, 2013 contará con sesiones separadas dirigidas a profesionales del sector privado.
July 10, 2013

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EEOC Sues Ricardo's Restaurant for Sexual Harassment

Ricardo's Restaurant in Erie violated federal law by subjecting female employees to egregious sexual harassment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it announced today.
July 9, 2013

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EEOC Sues Management Consulting Company for Disability Discrimination

San Jose-based enterprise Riviera Consulting & Management Consulting, LLC, violated federal law when it failed to accommodate an employee with retinitis pigmentosa and then subsequently fired him because of his disability, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
July 3, 2013

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Pacific Airport Services in Saipan Settles EEOC Sexual Harassment Suit for $65,000

Pacific Airport Services, Inc., an airport services provider for various airlines servicing Saipan, will pay $65,000 and furnish other relief to settle a sexual harassment and constructive discharge lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.
July 3, 2013

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Illini Precast Agrees to Consent Decree in Sex Discrimination Case Brought by EEOC

Federal District Judge Milton Shadur has entered a consent decree resolving a sex hiring lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.  The case, 11-CV-879, was filed in the District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division.
July 3, 2013

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EEOC Sues Lifecare Medical Services for Disability Discrimination

Lifecare Medical Services, Inc., an Ohio medical transportation services company, violated federal law by denying a reasonable accommodation to and subsequently firing an employee because of his multiple sclerosis, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it announced today.
July 2, 2013

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EEOC Sued Fred Fuller Oil Company for Sexual Harassment and Retaliation

Fred Fuller Oil Company, a Hudson, N.H.-based oil company, violated federal law when Fred Fuller, its owner, sexually harassed two women, caused the constructive discharge of one, and fired the other, her close friend, in retaliation for the first woman indicating she intended to file a claim of discrimination, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.  This lawsuit is the second time EEOC has sued the company because of Fuller's sexual harassment and retaliation.
June 28, 2013

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Bertolini Corporation Sued by EEOC for Retaliation

Bertolini Corporation, a manufacturer of stackable chairs located in Lawrenceburg, Tenn., violated federal law by firing two employees for complaining about unlawful national origin and race discrimination, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed yesterday. 
June 28, 2013