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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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GGNSC Charlotte Renaissance, LLC Will Pay $50,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit

GGNSC Charlotte Renaissance, LLC, a Delaware corporation, will pay $50,000 and furnish other relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit brought by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.   GGNSC Charlotte Renaissance, LLC operates Golden LivingCenter-Dartmouth, a nursing home in Charlotte that provides care to persons who are mentally and physically disabled, ill and/or elderly.
November 28, 2012

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West Sand, LLC/ Sandbar Mexican Grill  Settles EEOC  Pregnancy Discrimination Lawsuit

A Peoria, Ariz., restaurant will pay $15,000 and furnish other relief to settle a pregnancy discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. The EEOC had alleged that West Sand, LLC, doing business as Sandbar Mexican Grill, unlawfully removed a pregnant employee from working on Sundays during football season because she was pregnant.
November 28, 2012

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Big Lots Settles EEOC Sexual Harassment Lawsuit for $155,000

Big Lots Stores, Inc., which operates the Big Lots store at 4900 Rogers Ave. in Fort Smith, will pay $155,000 to four claimants and furnish other relief to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.
November 27, 2012

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South Carolina Retirement Community Settles EEOC Sexual Harassment and Retaliation Suit

Ashlan Village, Inc., doing business as Ashlan Village Retirement Community, a retirement and assisted living facility located in Lyman, S.C., will pay $40,000 and provide non-monetary relief to settle a sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
November 27, 2012

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ATK to Pay $100,000 to Settle EEOC Race Discrimination Case

Alliant Techsystems, Inc. (ATK), a Minnesota-based company that is one of the nation's largest aerospace and defense manufacturers, will pay $100,000 and furnish other relief to settle a race discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
November 27, 2012

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EEOC Releases Performance and Accountability Report Under New Strategic Plan

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) finished fiscal year 2012 with record high monetary recoveries for victims of discrimination, as well as a significant decrease in its inventory of pending cases, the agency announced in its Performance and Accountability Report  (PAR) released Nov. 16.  This is the first performance report compiled under the standards of the EEOC's new Strategic Plan adopted on February 22, 2012, after comprehensive review and significant public input.  The new plan took effect in March, 2012.
November 19, 2012

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EEOC's Denver Office Enters into Memorandum of Understanding with Mexican Consulate

The Denver Field Office of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with the Consulate of Mexico in Denver today.  The agreement establishes an ongoing collaborative relationship between these two entities to provide Mexican nationals with information, guidance, and access to resources on the prevention of discrimination in the workplace, regardless of documentation status.  Mexican Consul General Andrés Chao and Rayford O. Irvin, director of the EEOC's Phoenix District Office, signed the agreement.
November 19, 2012

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Texas State Agencies to Pay $175,000 to Settle EEOC and DOJ Wage Discrimination Suits

Two Texas state agencies will pay $175,000 to settle sex discrimination lawsuits filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the U.S. Department of Justice's (DOJ) Civil Rights Division, the federal entities announced today.  The EEOC and DOJ had charged the state agencies with responsibility for gender-based pay discrimination at another, now-defunct, state agency.
November 19, 2012

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EEOC Sues TEPRO for Age Discrimination

TEPRO, Inc., a manufacturer of automotive parts, violated federal law by subjecting a class of 20 or more employees to age discrimination, the U.S. Equal Employ­ment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed on November 15, 2012
November 16, 2012

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Sixth Circuit Overturns Award of Attorney Fees Against EEOC

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) should not have been ordered to pay $2.6 million in attorney fees and was wrongly denied permission to litigate a lawsuit alleging sex discrimination against a class of women in Michigan, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit (6th Cir.) ruled in an opinion issued on Friday, November 9.  The ruling overturned the district court's dismissal of the EEOC's lawsuit against Cintas Corporation, reversed significant procedural rulings, and found "no basis" for awarding Cintas attorney fees.
November 13, 2012

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Gaylord, Inc. to Pay $55,000 to Settle EEOC Religious Discrimination Lawsuit

A North Carolina corporation that manufactures, designs, and produces orthopedic and sports medicine products will pay $55,000 and furnish further relief to settle a religious discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
November 13, 2012

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Interstate Distributor Company to Pay Nearly $5 Million to Settle EEOC Disability Suit

Interstate Distributor Company will pay $4.85 million and provide other significant relief to settle a nationwide class disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.  The EEOC's suit said the nationwide trucking firm unlawfully denied reasonable accommodations to hundreds of employees and fired them pursuant to Interstate's maximum leave policy.
November 9, 2012

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Hotspur Resorts, JW Marriott Franchisee, Settles EEOC Sexual Harassment Suit for $155,000

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced that Hotspur Resorts Nevada Ltd., a franchisee doing business as the JW Marriott Las Vegas Resort, Spa & Golf, will pay $155,000 to settle an EEOC lawsuit charging that the resort's Irish pub, J.C. Wooloughan's, subjected three female employees to sexual harassment.
November 7, 2012

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EEOC Obtains Ten-Year Consent Decree in Pregnancy Discrimination Case

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced that it has settled its lawsuit which was filed against Muskegon River Youth Home for maintaining a policy which discriminated against pregnant employees.  Muskegon River Youth Home is a private detention center for troubled teens that has been in business since 1996.
November 7, 2012

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Tenaya Lodge at Yosemite Settles EEOC Sexual Harassment & Retaliation Case for $195,000

DNC Parks & Resorts at Tenaya, Inc. which operates Tenaya Lodge, a hotel and resort near Yosemite National Park in California, will pay $195,000 and furnish other relief to settle a federal charge of sexual harassment and retaliation filed with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.
November 7, 2012