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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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El EEOC Demanda A Taller Mecanico En El Valle Central Por  Discriminacion, Acoso Sexual Y Represalia

Un taller mecánico en los Condados de San Joaquin y Stanislaus, California, violó las leyes federales al permitir que el jefe del taller hostigara a una trabajadora por ser de origen mexicano y por ser mujer y luego la despidió por haber reportado la discriminación, de acuerdo a una demanda introducida hoy por la Comisión para la Igualdad de Oportunidad en el Empleo de los Estados Unidos (EEOC.)
October 21, 2010

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Frenchman Hills Vineyard Settles Sexual EEOC Sex Harassment Lawsuit

An Eastern Washington winery, La Pianta L.C.C., agreed to pay $33,000 to a Latina worker who had been employed at Frenchman Hills Vineyard in Othello, Wash., as part of a settlement to resolve a sexual harassment lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
October 20, 2010

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Frenchman Hills Vineyard Resuelve La Demanda Por El EEOC De Acoso Sexual

Un viña en el Oriental de Washington, La Pianta L. C. C., concordó en pagar $33,000 dólares a una trabajadora latina que había sido empleado en Frenchman Hills Vineyard en Othello, Washington, como parte de un arreglo para resolverse una demanda de acoso sexual traído por La Comisión de Igualdad de Oportunidad en el Empleo de los Estados Unidos (EEOC), la agencia anunció hoy.
October 20, 2010

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Mcdonald's USA To Pay $50,000 To Settle EEOC Sex Harassment Suit

McDonald's will pay $50,000 to settle a sex discrimination suit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. The EEOC charged that McDonald's USA, LLC unlawfully subjected an employee to sexual harassment at one of its Perth Amboy, N.J., restaurants.
October 20, 2010

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EEOC Chair Statement on Death of Paul Miller

I was deeply saddened on Tuesday to learn of the passing of my law school classmate and former EEOC Commissioner Paul Steven Miller. Commissioner Miller was first nominated by President Clinton in May 1994 and served the EEOC -- and ultimately, the nation -- with great distinction until 2004.
October 19, 2010

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EEOC To Explore Use Of Credit Histories In Employment Screening At Meeting On Wednesday, October 20

In order to gather information on the practice of using credit histories as employment screening devices, t he U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will hold a public meeting to explore the extent of this practice, its efficacy, and its potential impact on different populations. The meeting will be held on Wednesday, Oct. 20 at 9:30 a.m. (Eastern Time), at agency headquarters, 131 M Street, N.E.
October 18, 2010

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Austin Foam Plastics Pays $600,000 To Settle EEOC Harassment Suit

Austin Foam Plastics, Inc., a producer and distributor of corrugated box and cushion packaging, will pay $600,000 to settle a racial harassment, sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
October 15, 2010

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Planet Ford Owners To Pay $160,000 To Settle EEOC Discrimination Suit

The owners of the Planet Ford car dealership on Highway 45N in Spring / North Houston will pay $160,000 to settle a class sexual harassment, age discrimination and race discrimination case brought by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.
October 15, 2010

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Cannon & Wendt Held in Contempt for Failure to Comply Fully with Consent Decree

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today that a federal court has granted in part the EEOC's request that the court hold Cannon & Wendt Electric Co., Inc., in contempt for failing to comply with the terms of a consent decree settling a discrimination suit.  The court ordered Cannon & Wendt Electric Co., Inc., to pay $20,000 in back pay to Victor Cortez, as previously agreed to by the company, rejecting the company's demand that the discrimination victim submit a new I-9 (Employment Eligibility Verification) form as a precondition.
October 14, 2010

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EEOC Sues Forrest City Grocery for Sex Discrimination

Forrest City Grocery Company, formerly known as Dixie Tobacco & Candy Company, violated federal law by denying a promotion to a qualified female employee because of her sex, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed on September 29.  The EEOC alleges that the Arkansas-based company discriminated against a clerical employee when the company failed to promote her to an outside salesperson position because of her gender, and refused to pay her what it paid male employees performing comparable duties.
October 12, 2010

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EEOC Accuses Gulfport-Based Industrial Subcontractor of Retaliation

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed suit September 29, 1010 against a Gulfport, Miss.-based industrial subcontractor, charging that the company violated federal law when it fired a female employee in retaliation for her complaint about sexual harassment.
October 12, 2010

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Sentinel Real Estate Settles EEOC Pregnancy Bias Suit

Sentinel Real Estate Corp., a New York-based nationwide provider of real estate management services, will pay $60,000 and furnish other relief to settle a pregnancy discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
October 7, 2010

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Papermoon Strip Club to Pay $95,000 to Settle EEOC Race Discrimination Lawsuit

The owners/operators of a Stuart, Fla., strip club will pay $95,000 and furnish other relief to settle a race discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.  The EEOC had charged that Papermoon-Stuart, Inc., and Imaginary Images, Inc., a Richmond, Va., parent corporation, violated federal law when they subjected two black doormen to racial harassment, segregation, and differing terms and conditions of employment.  The company also retaliated against white employees who complained, the EEOC said.
October 7, 2010