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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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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

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Fire Mountain Restaurants / Ryan's Family Steakhouse Sued by EEOC for Age Discrimination

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced it has filed an age discrimination lawsuit against Fire Mountain Restaurants, LLC, doing business as Ryan's Family Steakhouse.  The lawsuit charged that Ryan's discriminated against Viola Brown when it reduced her hours, disciplined and suspended her, and finally fired her because of her age, then 79, and in retaliation for her complaints about age discrimination.
October 20, 2011

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Thomasville City Schools Settle EEOC Age Discrimination Suit

Thomasville City Schools in Thomasville, N.C., will pay $25,000 and furnish other relief to settle an age discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
October 13, 2011

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AT&T Sued By EEOC In Puerto Rico Disability Discrimination Lawsuit

A company in Puerto Rico now owned by telecommunications giant AT&T violated federal law when it refused to reasonably accommodate a longtime employee after he went blind from a disability, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed last week.
October 6, 2011

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Capri Home Care Sued By EEOC In Pregnancy Discrimination Lawsuit

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced that it filed an employment discrimination lawsuit against Capri Home Care, Inc. for refusing to hire a pregnant applicant into an administrative assistant / billing clerk position at its Clearwater, Fla., facility. Capri Home Care is a home health agency that provides skilled nursing and specialized home health care throughout Central Florida.
October 6, 2011

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EEOC Files Lawsuit Against Multilink For Sexual Harassment, Retaliation

Multilink, Inc, an engineering and product development manufacturer with facilities in Elyria, Ohio, violated federal law by subjecting an employee to sex-based harassment and a sexually hostile work environment and then firing her for complaining, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it announced today.
October 6, 2011

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Jay Medicar Pays $70,000 To Resolve EEOC Lawsuit

ay Medicar Transportation, LLC will pay $70,000 to resolve a sex discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. The EEOC sued Jay Medicar in March 2010 on behalf of female employees who alleged they were sexually harassed by a senior manager.
October 6, 2011

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Hamilton Growers Sued By EEOC For Discrimination Against American Workers

Hamilton Growers, Inc., doing business as Southern Valley Fruit and Vegetable, Inc., subjected American workers to discrimination based on their national origin at its Norman Park, Ga., location, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed recently.
October 5, 2011