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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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Aerotek Required by Federal Appeals Court to Comply with EEOC Subpoena

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today that a federal appeals court ordered Aerotek, Inc., one of the nation's largest staffing firms, to comply with a subpoena EEOC issued more than three years ago in September 2009.  The subpoena seeks information pertaining to charges filed with the agency alleging that Aerotek discriminated against employees in the workplace.
January 16, 2013

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EEOC Sues Womble Carlyle for Disability Discrimination

Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, LLP, a law firm with offices primarily in the southeastern United States, unlawfully refused to accommodate a disabled employee and subsequently discharged her because of her disability, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
January 16, 2013

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Judge Reverses Prior Rulings Dismissing Case and Allows EEOC Disability Suit Against UPS to Proceed

On its own motion, a federal district court reversed itself Friday and denied a defendant's motions to dismiss a lawsuit by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) against United Parcel Service, Inc., the agency announced today.  According to the EEOC, the ruling (EEOC, et al., v. United Parcel Service, Inc., No. 09-cv-05291 (N.D. Ill. Jan. 11, 2013))  is important because it confirms that the federal agency can pursue claims of employment discrimination on behalf of persons whose identities may not be known at the outset of the case.
January 15, 2013

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EEOC Seeks Public Comment on  Federal Sector Priorities

The U.S Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced that it is seeking public comment regarding its priorities in its federal sector program as part of the agency's recently approved Strategic Enforcement Plan for Fiscal Years 2013-2016 (SEP).
January 14, 2013

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EEOC Sues Fidelity Engineering Corporation for Disability Discrimination and Retaliation

A leading provider of mechanical heating, ventilation and air conditioning services in the Mid-Atlantic area violated federal law when it fired a sheet metal mechanic because of his disability, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it announced today.  Further, the company later unlawfully refused to rehire him because of his disability and in retaliation for filing a charge of discrimination, the agency said. 
January 10, 2013

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Carrols Corp. To Pay $2.5 Million to Settle EEOC Sexual Harassment and Retaliation Lawsuit

Carrols Corporation, the world's largest Burger King franchisee, will pay $2.5 million and take significant remedial steps to settle a sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.  The lawsuit alleged discrimination against 89 female employees around the country, many of whom were teenagers when they worked for Carrols.
January 9, 2013

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EEOC New York Office Reopens

The New York District Office of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) returns to normal operations in its principal office beginning, Monday, Jan. 7, 2013 after the disruption of service due to a man-made flood and the effects of Super Storm Sandy in the lower Manhattan area.
January 4, 2013

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Marymount Manhattan College Settles EEOC Age Discrimination Lawsuit

Marymount Manhattan College has settled a lawsuit filed by EEOC alleging that it refused to hire a choreography instructor for a tenure-track assistant professorship because of her age.  Marymount is a private liberal arts college located in New York City.
January 4, 2013

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J.A. Thomas & Assoc. Agrees to Pay $350,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today that it has resolved its suit against J.A. Thomas & Associates, a health care consulting firm, based in Atlanta, Ga.  In a settlement agreement filed with U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, the company agreed to pay $350,000 in back pay and compensatory damages to a former employee who alleged that the company did not rehire her due to her disability.  In addition to the monetary payment, J.A. Thomas agrees to provide training to all its employees on the Americans with Disabilities Act.
January 4, 2013

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Fox Den Apartments to Pay $37,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Suit

Oxford Glenn Of Wrightsboro, LLC, Stansberry and Company LLC, and Stansberry Management, LLC, d/b/a Fox Den Apartments will pay $37,000 to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
January 4, 2013

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EEOC Sues Camden Place Health & Rehab, LLC for Disability Discrimination

Camden Place Health & Rehab, LLC, a North Carolina limited liability company that operates a nursing home in Greensboro, N.C., unlawfully refused to accommodate a disabled employee and subsequently discharged her because of her disability, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today. 
December 27, 2012

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Henderson Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Sued by EEOC for Disability Discrimination

Britthaven, Inc. and its successor, Principle Long Term, Inc., operators of a nursing and rehabilitation center in Henderson, N.C., discriminated against an employee with a disability and then unlawfully discharged her, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.  Britthaven, Inc. operated a nursing and rehabilitation center known as "Britthaven of Henderson" until December 2010, at which time the operation was transferred to Principle Long Term, Inc. and the name of the facility was changed to "Kerr Lake Nursing and Rehabilitation Center."
December 27, 2012

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EEOC Settles Disability Discharge Suit  Against Scooter Store

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has settled a disability discrimination lawsuit against The Scooter Store, a nationwide, Texas-based retailer, the agency announced today. The terms of the settlement require The Scooter Store to pay money damages to a disabled former employee and to make changes designed to prevent discrimination and retaliation.
December 27, 2012

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EEOC Sues Paramount Janitorial Services, Inc. For Retaliation

Paramount Janitorial Services Inc., a Petersburg, Virginia based janitorial service unlawfully fired Cynthia Williams ("Williams") for complaining that her supervisor had made racist com­ments, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) alleged in an employment discrimination lawsuit filed today.
December 21, 2012

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Altec to Pay $25,000 to Settle EEOC Religious Discrimination Suit

Altec Industries, Inc., a Birmingham, Ala. based manufacturing company, will pay $25,000 and furnish other relief to settle a religious discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
December 21, 2012

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American Samoa Government and EEOC Settle Age Discrimination Suit

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced that it settled an age discrimination lawsuit against the American Samoa government on behalf of a class of older workers who were allegedly forced into retirement or reassigned into undesirable positions to free slots for young people.   The U.S. territory agreed to a process for government-wide reinstatement of ousted older workers and to extensive relief to prevent age discrimination. 
December 20, 2012