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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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Journal Disposition Settles EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit

Journal Disposition, the former operator of IPC Print Services, Inc., a full-service print, manufacturing and distribution company in St. Joseph, Mich., and employing at least 200 people, has agreed to settle a disability discrimination suit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) for $55,000.
November 17, 2011

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Garfield Medical Center To Pay $530,000 For Sexual Harassment, Retaliation

The Garfield Medical Center, an acute care facility in Monterey Park, Calif., will pay $530,000 to settle a lawsuit alleging the sexual harassment of its staff, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today. According to the federal agency, several of the female targets of the harassment were either retaliated against or compelled to quit after their complaints were ignored by hospital management.
November 16, 2011

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Injunction Entered Against AutoZone Requiring Reasonable Accommodation Of Disabilities

A federal court has ordered AutoZone, Inc., a leading auto parts retailer, to reasonably accommodate the disabilities of its retail employees throughout central Illinois, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today. Entering final judgment in a disability discrimination suit brought by the EEOC, the court also held the company liable for $415,000 in damages and lost wages and $9,045 in litigation costs.
November 15, 2011

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EEOC Intake, Relief Obtained and Charges Resolved Hit Record Highs in 2011

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) finished fiscal year 2011 with a ten percent decrease in its pending charge inventory—the first such reduction since 2002, achieved the highest ever monetary amounts through administrative enforcement, and received a record number of charges of discrimination, the agency reported in its annual Performance and Accountability Report (PAR) filed today.
November 15, 2011

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Mobile Community Action To Pay $65,000 To Settle EEOC Retaliation Suit

Mobile Community Action, Inc. has agreed to settle a retaliation lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. The EEOC had charged that the private domestic non-profit corporation violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 by firing Donte Bumpers after he opposed sexually discriminatory practices.
November 10, 2011

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Amtrak to Pay $171,483 to Settle EEOC Sex/Wage Discrimination Suit

Amtrak, the nation's largest rail carrier, will pay $171,483, raise the salary of a female human resources manager, and furnish other relief to settle a sex-based wage discrimination and retaliation lawsuit, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today.
November 10, 2011

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Next Commission Meeting Wednesday Nov. 16

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will hold a public meeting on Wednesday, November 16, at 8:30 a.m. (Eastern Time), at agency headquarters, 131 M Street, N.E.  In accordance with the Sunshine Act, the meeting is open for public observation of the Commission's deliberations.
November 9, 2011

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Salem Electric Company to Pay $40,000 to Settle EEOC Race Discrimination Suit

A Winston-Salem, N.C.- based electric company will pay $40,000 and furnish significant remedial relief to settle a race discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.  The agency charged that Salem Electric Company fired a black employee because of his race.
November 8, 2011

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Simon Property Group To Pay $125,000 To Settle EEOC National Origin Discrimination Lawsuit

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced the $125,000 settlement of a national origin harassment lawsuit it had filed against Simon Property Group, Inc., which identifies itself as the largest real estate company in the United States. The EEOC had charged that Latino janitors working for the company were subjected to daily verbal attacks because of their national origin. Simon Property Group owns and/or manages various shopping malls throughout the country, including the Forum Shops at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, the site where the EEOC said the abuse occurred.
November 8, 2011

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G2 Secure Staff Pays $30,000 to Resolve EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit

An Irving, Texas-based staffing company will pay $30,000 and furnish other relief to resolve a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.  The EEOC sued G2 Secure Staff, LLC in September 2011, charging that the company unlawfully refused to accommodate a disabled applicant who needed an accommodation during the hiring process and subsequently denied him employment because of his disability.
November 8, 2011

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Maverik Agrees To Pay $115,000 To Settle EEOC Lawsuit For Disability Discrimination

Maverik, Inc., doing business as Maverik Country Stores, a billion-dollar company operating approximately 200 gas station/convenience stores in 10 western states, will pay $115,000 and furnish other relief to settle a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today. The lawsuit, filed on Sept. 30, 2010 in federal court in Cheyenne, Wyo., charged Maverik with violating the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) by allegedly failing to accommodate and then firing an HIV-positive bakery clerk.
November 7, 2011

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Sears Settles EEOC Suit For Race, Age, Sex Discrimination And Retaliation

Sears, Roebuck & Co., one of the nation's largest retailers, will pay $100,000 and furnish other relief to settle a race, sex and age discrimination and retaliation lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. The EEOC had charged that Sears subjected an African-American female employee over the age of 40 to race, age and sex discrimination as well as retaliation for complaining about it.
November 4, 2011

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AT&T Settles EEOC Age Discrimination Lawsuit

Telecommunications giant AT&T has agreed to cease discriminatory policies to settle an age discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the agency announced today.
October 26, 2011