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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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EEOC Sues Illinois Temp Agency For Disability Discrimination

JES Personnel Consultants, Inc., doing business as Genie Temporary Service, violated federal disability discrimination law by refusing to allow an employee to return to work because of his epilepsy, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today. Genie is a temporary service agency with an office in LaSalle, Ill., that supplies employees to various client employers.
July 28, 2011

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Taco Bell Owner Sued by EEOC for Religious Discrimination

Family Foods, Inc., a North Carolina corporation that operates a chain of Taco Bell restaurants in eastern North Carolina, violated federal law by failing to accommodate an employee's religious beliefs and by firing him because of his religion, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.
July 28, 2011

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EEOC Sues Product Fabricators Again For Disability Discrimination, Retaliation

Product Fabricators, Inc., a Pine City, Minn., contract manufacturer, violated federal disability discrimination law by firing an employee because he inquired about taking time off for shoulder surgery and for participating in an interview with an investigator from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) in a prior case, the EEOC charged in a lawsuit it filed today.
July 27, 2011

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Pancake House of Gastonia Sued by EEOC for Sexual Harassment

A Gastonia, N.C., restaurant violated federal law by subjecting a female employee to a sexually hostile work environment that caused her to quit her job, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
July 27, 2011

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Striking the Balance Between Workplace Fairness and Workplace Safety

Employers often refuse to hire people with arrest and conviction records even years after they have completed their sentences, leading to recidivism and higher social services costs, experts told the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) at a meeting today at agency headquarters.
July 26, 2011

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TSW Management, Inc. Sued by EEOC for Sexual Harassment and Retaliation

TSW Management, Inc, an owner of several Burger King restaurants in the Metro Detroit area, violated Title VII by subjected a class of female employees to pervasive sexual harassment and retaliation, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
July 25, 2011

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Mason County Forest Products Settles EEOC Sex Discrimination Lawsuit

Mason County Forest Products, which operated a saw and wood planing mill in Shelton, Wash., agreed to pay $900,000 to two female workers to settle a federal lawsuit alleging sexual harassment, sex discrimination and retaliation, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today.
July 20, 2011

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Menorah House Sued By EEOC For Religious Discrimination

A Baca Raton nursing and rehabilitation facility violated federal law by firing an employee over Sabbath-keeping issues, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.
July 19, 2011

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Ventura Corporation Es Demandada Por EEOC Por Discriminacion Por Genero Y Represalias

Un mayorista de productos de belleza y joyería con operaciones en todo Puerto Rico violó la ley federal cuando se negó a contratar a los hombres para puestos de ventas y tomó represalias contra un empleado de sexo masculino que solicitó un puesto de ventas en la empresa, indicó la demanda radicada hoy por la Comisión para la Igualdad De Oportunidades en el Empleo (EEOC por sus siglas en ingles.
July 18, 2011

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Ventura Corporation Sued by EEOC for Sex Discrimination in Hiring, Retaliation

A wholesaler of beauty products and jewelry with operations throughout Puerto Rico violated federal law when it refused to hire men for sales positions and retaliated against a male employee who sought a sales position at the company, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.
July 18, 2011

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Court Finds for EEOC in Religious Discrimination Suit Against Abercrombie & Fitch

A federal court has agreed with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) that national clothing retail giant Abercrombie & Fitch, doing business as Abercrombie Kids, committed religious discrimination against a 17-year-old Muslim girl, the agency announced today.  The EEOC had charged that Abercrombie Kids failed to hire Samantha Elauf for a sales position because she wore a hijab, or head scarf, in observance of her sincerely held religious beliefs. 
July 15, 2011

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Jackson Park Hospital Sued By EEOC For Race Discrimination And Retaliation

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed a class race discrimination lawsuit in federal district court here today against Jackson Park Hospital and Medical Center. The EEOC charged that the hospital, on Chicago's South Side, subjected a class of black female employees to different terms and conditions of employment and segregation in job assignments because of their race. The suit also alleged that at least one of the women was demoted in retaliation for opposing and complaining about unlawful employment practices.
July 14, 2011

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EEOC Files Disability Discrimination Lawsuit Against Johns Hopkins Home Care Group

Johns Hopkins Home Care Group, Inc. (JHHCG), a full-service home health care provider, violated federal law when it fired an employee because of her disability and because she challenged the company's failure to accommodate her, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it announced today.
July 14, 2011