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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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Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation Sued by EEOC for Disability Discrimination

RockTenn CP, LLC formerly known as Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation, discriminated against an employee with a disability at Smurfit-Stone's Latta, S.C., facility and then unlawfully fired him, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed yesterday.  RockTenn CP, LLC acquired Smurfit-Stone in May 2011. 
June 28, 2013

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EEOC Sues Detroit Community Health Connection for Disability Discrimination

Detroit Community Health Connection, a medical services provider serving the Detroit metropolitan region, violated federal law by both denying a disabled employee a reasonable accommodation and firing her because of her disability, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) alleged in a lawsuit filed today. 
June 26, 2013

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SelectCare Benefits Network Sued by EEOC for Same-Sex Sexual Harassment and Retaliation

SelectCare Benefits Network, Inc., an Austin-based broker of medications for disadvantaged people, violated federal law by subjecting a female employee to a sexually hostile work environment and then retaliating against her after she complained, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
June 25, 2013

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EEOC Sues Chipotle Mexican Grill for Disability Discrimination

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc., a Colorado-based nationwide restaurant chain, violated federal law when it fired an employee because of her cystic fibrosis and its treatment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.  The EEOC said Chipotle subjected Amanda Connell to disability discrimination at its Franklin, Mass., location the day after she arrived at work with a shunt in her arm for the intravenous treatment of cystic fibrosis. 
June 24, 2013

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EEOC Sues Royal Tire for Pay Bias

Royal Tire, Inc., a transportation company with commercial and retail locations throughout the Midwest, violated federal law by paying an employee less because of her gender, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed yesterday.
June 21, 2013

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Americold Logistics to Pay $46,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Lawsuit

Americold Logistics, LLC, an Atlanta-based global provider of temperature-controlled warehousing and logistics to the food industry, will pay $46,000 and furnish other relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
June 20, 2013

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EEOC Issues Final Rule Revising Freedom of Information Act Regulations

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued a Final Rule today revising certain provisions of its Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) regulations.  EEOC's revised FOIA regulations, 29 CFR Part 1610 ("Availability of Records"), incorporate provisions of the Openness Promotes Effectiveness in Our National Government Act of 2007 (OPEN Government Act), and the Electronic FOIA Act of 1996 (E-FOIA Act).  The Final Rule also reflects the Commission's transfer of FOIA responsibility from its Regional Attorneys to its District Directors.  The rule was published in the Federal Register on June 19, 2013.
June 19, 2013

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Angels at Home to Pay $16,000 to Settle EEOC Sexual Harassment and Retaliation Suit

Home Companions Plus, Inc., doing business as Angels at Home, a custodial and personal care service operating throughout central Georgia and headquartered in Macon, Ga., will pay $16,000 to an employee to settle a sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
June 17, 2013

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EEOC Sues Performance Food Group for Nationwide Sex Discrimination in Hiring

A national marketer and distributor of national and proprietary-branded food and food-related products engaged in a pattern or practice of failing to hire female applicants for operative positions at distribution centers nationwide, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it announced today.
June 17, 2013

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Federal Court Allows EEOC Disability Case to Proceed, Denying United Parcel Service's Appeal

A federal district court has denied United Parcel Service's (UPS) motion to appeal an earlier ruling in favor of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.  The contested ruling allowed the Commission's disability discrimination case to proceed to the discovery phase.  (EEOC, et al., v. United Parcel Service, Inc., No. 09-cv-05291 (N.D. Ill. June 11, 2013.)
June 12, 2013

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EEOC Files Suit Against Two Employers for Use of Criminal Background Checks

A BMW manufacturing facility in South Carolina, and the largest small-box discount retailer in the United States violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act by implementing and utilizing a criminal background policy that resulted in employees being fired and others being screened out for employment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission alleged in two lawsuits filed today.
June 11, 2013

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EEOC Demanda A Dos Empleadores Por Uso De Antecedentes Penales

Una fábrica de BMW en Carolina del Sur, y una compañía grande de descuento de los Estados Unidos violaron el Título VII de la Ley de Derechos Civiles al aplicar y utilizar políticas que usan antecedentes penales que resultaron que empleados sean despedidos y otros que fueran excluidos de empleo, la Comisión de Para la Igualdad de Oportunidades en el Empleo de los EE.UU. alega en dos demandas presentadas hoy.
June 11, 2013

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Fidelity Engineering Corporation Settles EEOC Disability Discrimination and Retaliation Suit

Fidelity Engineering Corporation, a leading provider of mechanical heating, ventilation and air conditioning services in the Mid-Atlantic area, will pay $88,500 and provide significant equitable relief to settle a federal disability discrimination and retaliation lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
June 10, 2013

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Acta Igualdad De Paga Firmada 50 Años Hoy

En los 50 años desde que el presidente John F. Kennedy firmó El Acta de Igualdad Salarial, el salario de las mujeres ha aumentado significativamente, pero aún queda por detrás de los hombres, por lo que la eliminación de la discriminación salarial por razón de género en una prioridad para la Comisión Para la Igualdad de Oportunidades en el Empleo de los EE.UU. (EEOC), la agencia reafirmó hoy. La EEOC se hizo cargo de la ejecución de El Acta de Igualdad Salarial remplazando al Ministerio de Trabajo en 1978.
June 10, 2013