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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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Simpsonville Hotel Sued By EEOC For Sexual Harassment And Retaliation

A Simpsonville, S.C., hotel violated federal law by subjecting a class of female employees to a sexually hostile work environment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.  The EEOC's lawsuit further charged that one woman was unlawfully fired in retaliation for complaining about the sexual harassment.
November 16, 2010

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BNSF Railway Settles EEOC Age Discrimination Lawsuit For $95,000

Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Railway Company (BNSF) will pay $95,000 and furnish other relief to settle an age discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
November 16, 2010

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Alton Restaurant To Pay $75,000 To Settle EEOC Sexual Harassment Suit

Tony's Restaurant in Alton, Ill., will pay $75,000 and furnish other relief to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today. The EEOC had charged that the restaurant subjected a teenaged hostess and two young female cooks to sexual harassment.
November 15, 2010

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Tuscarora Yarns to Pay $230,000 to Settle EEOC Sexual Harassment and Retaliation Suit

Tuscarora Yarns, Inc. will pay $230,000 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 the yarn manufacturing company subjected a female employee to sexual harassment based on her sex and retaliated against her for complaining about the harassment.
November 15, 2010

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EEOC to Explore Impact of Economy on Older Workers at Meeting on Wednesday, November 17

In order to examine the pressing problem of age discrimination in the workplace, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will hold a public meeting to explore the impact of the current economic climate on older workers.  The meeting will be held on Wednesday, Nov. 17 at 9:30 a.m. (Eastern Time), at agency headquarters, 131 M Street, N.E.  The Commission is scheduled to hear from the following invited panelists:
November 15, 2010

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Court Orders Media Giant To Comply With EEOC Subpoena In Age Bias Case

A federal district judge has ordered Kable News Company, a nationwide periodical circulator, to provide a comprehensive employee list in response to a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) administrative subpoena in an age discrimination case, the agency announced today.
November 12, 2010

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Security Firm Pays $52,500 to Settle EEOC Sex Discrimination Suit

Guardsmark LLC, a major provider of security services in North America and the United Kingdom, will pay $52,500 to settle a sex discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
November 10, 2010

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Ann Arbor Days Inn Franchisee to Pay $50,000 to Settle EEOC Sex Harassment Suit

A local franchisee of Days Inn Hotel will pay $50,000 to settle a sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.  The EEOC filed its suit against Ann Arbor Nights, a relatively small employer with several Spanish-speaking employees.
November 9, 2010

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Scrub, Inc. To Pay $3 Million To Settle EEOC Racial Discrimination Suit

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced this morning that a federal magistrate judge in Chicago has today entered a $3 million consent decree ending litigation by the EEOC against a janitorial services company, Scrub, Inc. of Chicago.
November 9, 2010

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Cactus Grill Pays $150,000 To Settle EEOC Sexual Harassment Suit

Cactus Grill, part of a restaurant chain in the Kansas City metropolitan area that is managed by Northstar Restaurants, Inc., will pay $150,000 to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.
November 8, 2010

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Happy Days Children's Wear Settles EEOC Pregnancy Discrimination Suit

Happy Days Children's Wear, Inc., a company that operates three children's clothing retail stores in Brooklyn and Queens, will pay $22,500 and furnish other relief to settle a pregnancy discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. 
November 5, 2010

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EEOC to Commemorate 45th Anniversary with Birmingham Event

On Thursday, Nov. 4, the Birmingham District Office of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will hold a public event to commemorate the agency's 45th anniversary and to discuss the status of its ongoing efforts to eradicate workplace discrimination.
November 3, 2010

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Major Washington Apple Grower Hit With Preliminary Injunction

One of the largest apple producers in the United States has been enjoined from interfering with workers involved in a federal lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. Citing the "likelihood of irreparable harm" to current and former employees of Eastern Washington-based Evans Fruit Company, the chief judge of Eastern District of the federal district court in Yakima ordered a preliminary injunction against the company and its former general manager, Juan Marin, and held them accountable for an "environment of intimidation."
November 3, 2010

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Gran Cultivador De Manzana En Washington Fue Dado Un Mandato Judicial Preliminar

Uno de los productores más grandes de manzana en los Estados Unidos ha sido prohibido intervenir con trabajadores involucrados en una demanda federal traído por La Comisión para la Igualdad de Oportunidad en el Empleo de los Estados Unidos (EEOC), la agencia anunció hoy. Citando la "probabilidad de daño irreparable" a empleados que trabajaron y todavía trabajan para la compañía Evans Fruit basada en el Oriente de Washington, el Juez Principal del Distrito Oriental de la Corte del Distrito Federal en Yakima ordenó el mandato judicial preliminar en contra de la compañía y el mayordomo del rancho previo, Juan Marin, y los responsabilizo por un "ambiente de intimidación."
November 3, 2010

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Kraft Foods / Maxwell House Sued By EEOC For Sex Discrimination

The Maxwell House Coffee Division of Kraft Foods Global, Inc., violated federal law when it subjected a female employee at its Jacksonville, Fla., coffee plant to discriminatory terms and conditions and discipline and terminated her on the basis of her sex, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.
October 27, 2010