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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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Two Large Houston Employers Sued by EEOC for Retaliation

Two large Houston companies, Vitol, Inc. and Johnson Controls, Inc., violated federal law by retaliating against a female employee for filing a discrimination charge with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency charged in a lawsuit it filed today.
September 29, 2011

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Monarch Dental Settles EEOC Sexual Harassment Suit for $175,000

Smile Brands of Texas, L.P., a Burleson, Texas dental practice that did business as Monarch Dental, will pay $175,000 and furnish other relief to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
September 29, 2011

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EEOC Sued Destination Resorts for Sexual Harassment and Retaliation

Destination Resorts & Hotels, a nationwide property management company, violated federal law when it failed to effectively address co-worker sexual harassment at The Resort at Squaw Creek, a ski resort near Lake Tahoe at the site of the Olympic Village that the company manages, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a federal lawsuit it filed today. 
September 29, 2011

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Federal Court Denies Motion for Summary Judgment on EEOC Race Harassment and Discrimination Claims Against WRS Compass

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois has denied WRS Compass's motion of summary judgment on the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's (EEOC) racial harassment and discrimination claims for seven former African-American employees, the agency announced today.  The court also denied summary judgment on the EEOC's retaliation claim for a former white employee who complained of discrimination.
September 29, 2011

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Hawaiian Electric Company Sued by EEOC for Disability Discrimination

Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc. (HECO) violated federal law when it failed to hire a job applicant into a meter reader position due to his disability, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today against the electric distribution company, a primary energy provider in Hawaii.
September 29, 2011

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EEOC Sues Maita Chevrolet for Religious Discrimination

Elk Grove car dealership Maita Chevrolet violated federal law when its management failed to accommodate a Seventh-Day Adventist employee, and instead harassed, disciplined, and discharged him because of his religion, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced in a  federal lawsuit filed today,
September 29, 2011

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Alpharetta Apartment Management Company Sued by EEOC for Disability Discrimination

Oxford Glenn of Wrightsboro, LLC, Stansberry & Co., LLC, Stansberry Development, LLC and Stansberry Management, LLC, doing business as Fox Den Apartments, which manages several large residential apartment complexes in Augusta, Ga., unlawfully discriminated against an employee due to her heart condition, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it recently filed.
September 28, 2011

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Tempe Elementary School District No. 3 Charged With Age Discrimination

Tempe Elementary School District No. 3 discriminated on the basis of age when it applied an early retirement incentive plan which granted greater economic benefits to younger employees based upon their age, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
September 28, 2011

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Mount Vernon Mills, Inc. Sued By EEOC For Sexual Harassment

Mount Vernon Mills, Inc. violated federal law when it subjected an 18 year-old female employee to a hostile work environment by, among other things, co-workers touching and propositioning her, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.
September 28, 2011

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WirelessComm Sued For Sexual Harassment

WirelessComm, Inc., a distributor for Metro PCS, violated federal law by subjecting a teen employee to sexual harassment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit announced today.
September 28, 2011

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EEOC Sues West Jackson Grocer for Sexual Harassment

A West Jackson grocery violated federal law by subjecting a class of female employees to sexual harassment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed on September 26, 2011.
September 28, 2011

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EEOC Sues Ryan Trucking for Sex Discrimination

Joe Ryan Trucking (Ryan) violated federal law by subjecting its female employees in its Phenix City, Ala. to abusive language and conduct because of their sex, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("EEOC") charged in a lawsuit filed September  23, 2011.
September 28, 2011

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WirelessComm Demandado Por Acoso Sexual

WirelessComm, Inc., un distribuidor de Metro PCS, violó la ley federal al acosar sexualmente a una empleada adolescente, según la acusación de la Comisión de Igualdad de Oportunidad de Empleo de los Estados Unidos (EEOC) en una demanda que se presentó hoy.
September 28, 2011

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Albuquerque IHOP Owners Sued by EEOC for Sexual Harassment

Several companies doing business as IHOP restaurants in Albuquerque violated federal law by subjecting a group of female employees to sexual harassment and forcing some women who could not tolerate the harassment to resign, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed on September 27, 2011.  The companies include Mantanio, Inc., RJM Hope, Inc., Nader, Inc., 1921, Inc., New Features, Inc. Evon, Inc., Falls Restaurant Group, Inc., Adi Unser, Inc., and Adi Brothers Management Group, Inc.
September 28, 2011

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Papas Grille Sued for Sexual Harassment

A Durham, N.C. restaurant known as "Papas Grille" violated federal law by subjecting a class of female waitresses to a sexually hostile work environment causing one waitress to quit her job, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
September 28, 2011

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Weiman's Bakery Sued for Racial Harassment

Weiman's Bakery, Inc. violated federal law by subjecting African-American employees to a hostile work environment based on their race, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.  Weiman's Bakery is a family-owned business that produces and sells bread wholesale to local restaurants in Richmond.
September 28, 2011

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Aqua Tri to Pay Nearly $500,000 to Settle EEOC Sexual Harassment, Retaliation Suit

An Irvine, Calif.-based pool supply company will pay $462,500 to resolve a sexual harassment, retaliation and constructive discharge lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.  The EEOC had charged Aqua Tri, a supplier of pool sanitizing chemicals and other pool products, with subjecting a class of Hispanic employees to sexual harassment, retaliation for opposing it and forcing some of them out of their jobs.
September 28, 2011

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EEOC Files Second Lawsuit Against Casey Jones Grill for Sexual Harassment of Female Servers

Casey Jones Grill discriminated against a female server by subjecting her to sexual harassment and sex-based derogatory name-calling, retaliation, and unlawful discharge, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today in federal court.  Casey Jones Grill, a bar and restaurant operated by Los Muchachos, LLC, is located on Thunderbird Road in West Phoenix.
September 28, 2011