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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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Gaucho's Brazilian Steakhouse Sued by EEOC for Sexual Harassment

Gaucho's Brazilian Steakhouse, Inc., in Valparaiso, Ind., violated federal law by allowing a female employee to be sexually harassed, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.  The EEOC also alleged that the employee was forced to resign from employment due to the severity of the harassment.
August 22, 2011

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3M to Pay $3 Million to Settle EEOC Age Discrimination Suit

Global technology giant 3M (NYSE: MMM) has agreed to pay $3 million to a class of former employees and implement preventive measures to resolve a nationwide age discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. 
August 22, 2011

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$6 Million Settlement for NUMMI Workers

New United Motors & Manufacturing, Inc. (NUMMI), California's last auto plant, has agreed to contribute to a $6 million settlement fund as part of a class settlement resolving complaints that the company violated federal law when it denied severance benefits to employees on medical leave, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today. 
August 19, 2011

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EEOC Sues Rexnord For Disability Discrimination

Rexnord Industries, LLC violated federal law by firing an employee because of her disability, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission charged in a lawsuit filed here today.
August 18, 2011

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ITT To Pay $215,000 To Settle EEOC Sexual Harassment, Retaliation Suit

ITT Corporation, a New York-based high-technology engineering and manufacturing company, will pay $215,000 to settle a sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. The EEOC had charged that a female firefighter employed at the company's Pacific Missile Range Facility in Kekaha, Kauai, Hawaii, was sexually harassed and that she, along with a male co-worker, were retaliated against for complaining about the harassment.
August 18, 2011

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Starbucks To Pay $75,000 To Settle  EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit

Starbucks Coffee Company has agreed to pay $75,000 and provide other significant relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. The EEOC had charged Starbucks Coffee Company with unlawfully denying a reasonable accommodation to a barista with dwarfism at one of its El Paso stores and firing her because of her disability.
August 18, 2011

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Wal-Mart Settles Sexual Harassment Suit With EEOC

Wal-Mart Stores of Texas, LLC will pay $27,500 and furnish other relief to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
August 18, 2011

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National HealthCare Corporation Sued By EEOC For Disability Discrimination

National HealthCare Corporation (NHC), a nationwide long-term and nursing care provider headquartered in Tennessee with two facilities in Georgia, unlawfully discriminated against an employee due to her disabilities, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
August 17, 2011

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Panda Express Demandado Por El EEOC Por Discriminación Por Origen Nacional

La cadena de restaurantes de comida rápida china conocida como Panda Restaurant Group violó la ley federal al tratar a los empleados latinos de manera diferente que los trabajadores asiáticos en uno de sus restaurantes de San Jose, según la acusación de la Comisión parala Igualdad de Oportunidades en el Empleo de los Estados Unidos (EEOC) en una demanda que se presentó hoy.
August 17, 2011

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DynCorp International Sued For Sex-Based Harassment And Retaliation

DynCorp International, LLC, a United States based private military contractor and aircraft maintenance company, violated federal law by subjecting a male employee to a hostile work environment based on his sex, and by transferring him after he complained, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
August 17, 2011

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Panda Express Sued By EEOC For National Origin Bias

Chinese fast food restaurant chain Panda Restaurant Group violated federal law by treating its Latino employees differently from Asian workers at one of its San Jose restaurants, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
August 17, 2011

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EEOC Sues Aurora Health Care For Race Discrimination And Retaliation

Aurora Health Care, a not for profit health care provider operating facilities in eastern Wisconsin and northern Illinois, violated the law when it failed to meaningfully investigate an employee's claims of harassment and race discrimination, retaliated against the employee for using the company's internal complaint system, and ultimately fired the employee after she filed a charge of discrimination, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
August 16, 2011

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Old Dominion Freight Line Sued By EEOC For Disability Discrimination

Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc., a trucking company with a service center in Fort Smith, Ark., violated federal law by discriminating against at least one truck driver because of self-reported alcohol abuse, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today. The company should have met its legal obligation to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act while assuring safety, rather than permanently sidelining self-reporting drivers, the EEOC contended.
August 16, 2011

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EEOC Sues Jackson / Gannett, Inc. for Disability Discrimination

The Jackson Sun, a Gannett daily newspaper in Jackson, Tenn., and its affiliated companies violated federal law by terminating a disabled manager because of his back injury and neurological impairments, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed on August 15, 2011.
August 16, 2011

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NYU Settles EEOC Race and National Origin Harassment and Retaliation Lawsuit

New York University, the largest private university in the United States and one of New York City's ten biggest employers, will pay $210,000 and furnish other relief to settle a race and national origin harassment and retaliation lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.  The EEOC had alleged that NYU violated federal law by subjecting an African-born employee to a hostile work environment that included degrading verbal harassment.
August 16, 2011