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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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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

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Señor Frog's, Altres Sued By EEOC For Severe, Rampant Sexual Harassment

Señor Frog's, a popular chain of Mexican-themed restaurants and bars, violated federal law by allowing the rampant sexual harassment of its female employees in Honolulu by high-level officials including the company owner, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today against both Señor Frog's and Altres, Inc.  Altres, a Hawaiian staffing company, was contracted by Señor Frog's to provide human resources services and oversee the company's non-management staff at the Señor Frog's restaurant & bar in Honolulu.
November 2, 2012

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Capri Home Care Pays $23,000 to Settle EEOC Pregnancy Discrimination Suit

Capri Home Care, Inc. settled an employment discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) for $23,000 and other relief, the agency announced today.  The EEOC sued Capri for not hiring a pregnant woman into a billing clerk / administrative assistant position at its Clearwater, Fla., corporate office.  Capri is a leading home health agency providing skilled nursing and specialized home health care throughout Central Florida.
October 31, 2012

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EEOC Wins Summary Judgment on Liability in Baltimore County Pension Case

A federal judge has granted summary judgment against Baltimore County in favor of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.  In so doing, the judge found that Baltimore County's pension plan, known as the Employee Retirement System (ERS), violates the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) because the plan is inherently discriminatory.  U.S. District Judge Benson Everett Legg also denied Baltimore County's motion for summary judgment. 
October 22, 2012

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EEOC Obtains $40,000 in Settlement of ADA Case with Jim Walter Resources

Birmingham-based Jim Walter Resources (JWR), the world's largest producer of Blue Creek coal, will pay $40,000 and furnish other relief to settle a disability discrim­ination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
October 19, 2012

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DuPriest and Sons To Pay $24,000 to Silk-Screener Fired Because of Disability

DuPriest and Sons Holding and other related entities that owned and operated a Dallas silk-screening company have agreed to pay a long-term former employee $24,000 to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.  The EEOC had charged that DuPriest violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by selecting an employee for layoff because of a recent hospitalization for diabetes and kidney failure.
October 19, 2012