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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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KobeWieland Copper Sued for Disability Discrimination

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced it has filed a disability discrimination lawsuit against KobeWieland Copper Products, LLC (KobeWieland) for failing to hire an individual because of his perceived disability at its facility in Pine Hall, North Carolina.  KobeWieland manufactures and sells copper tubing, and employs over 500 associates between its two plants in Pine Hall, NC and Wheeling, IL.
August 17, 2010

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Hillsborough Restaurant Sued By EEOC For Sexual Harassment And Retaliation

A Hillsborough, N.C., restaurant 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 at least one female employee quit her job because of the sexual harassment and that the company, which operates "Vinny's Italian Grill," fired two other female employees in retaliation for complaining about the sexual harassment.
August 16, 2010

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Measurement, Inc. Sued By EEOC For Religious Discrimination

Measurement, Inc., a Durham-based educational company, discriminated against a former employee by failing to accommodate her religious beliefs and then discharging her because of her religion, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
August 12, 2010

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EEOC Sues Princeton Healthcare System for Disability Discrimination

Princeton HealthCare System, which operates a hospital and provides other health care services, violated federal law by failing to reasonably accommodate the needs of its employees who needed medical leave, and then firing them because of their disabilities, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.
August 11, 2010

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EEOC Gets "Cheaters" To Change Ways In Settling Sex Harassment Suit

The companies that own and produce the Dallas-based "Cheaters" television show have paid $50,000 and will furnish other relief to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and two female claimants, the agency announced today.
August 10, 2010

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DOTS LLC Sued By EEOC For Race Discrimination

A national women's off-priced clothing retailer has denied employment to white applicants at its Merrillville, Ind., store since at least April 1, 2007, according to a lawsuit filed on August 6, 2010 by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).
August 10, 2010

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Elmer W. Davis To Pay $1 Million To Settle EEOC Race Discrimination Lawsuit

Elmer W. Davis, Inc., the largest commercial roofing contractor in New York State and one of the top 40 largest commercial roofing contractors in the United States, will pay $1 million to African-American employees to settle a race discrimination lawsuit brought by the U. S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today. This is the largest EEOC settlement ever in Rochester.
August 10, 2010

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Safelite Glass Company Sued By EEOC For Sexual Harassment And Retaliation

Safelite Glass Co., the nation's leading provider of auto glass repair and replacement, violated federal law by subjecting a female employee to a sexually hostile work environment and then firing her after she complained, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
August 6, 2010

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Mobile Community Action Sued by EEOC for Retaliation

Management of a Mobile County, Ala., non-profit corporation unlawfully retaliated against a male employee because he complained about being sexually harassed by a female supervisor, according to a lawsuit filed on July 30 by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).
August 3, 2010

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Arizona Truck Stop to Pay $70,000 to Settle EEOC Suit Charging Sex Harassment by Customers

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced that Love's Travel Stops and Country Stores, Inc. will pay $70,000 as part of a settlement of a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by the EEOC.  The EEOC had charged that Love's subjected two young female cashiers to repeated and serious sex-based abuse by customers.
August 3, 2010

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Appeal Settled on EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit Against 7-Eleven

7-Eleven of Hawaii will pay $10,000 and furnish other relief to settle an appeal and underlying federal disability discrimination lawsuit, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today.  The EEOC had charged that 7-Eleven failed to keep a former employee's medical information confidential by disclosing the information to a prospective employer, which is a violation of the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), and which caused the prospective employer to rescind a job offer.
August 2, 2010

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Mountaire Farms to Pay $40,000 to Settle EEOC Retaliation Suit

Delaware-based chicken processor Mountaire Farms, Inc. will pay $40,000 to settle a retaliation lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.  The EEOC had charged in its lawsuit that Mountaire Farms violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 when it gave an employee a negative performance evaluation and then fired her in retaliation for her complaints about racial discrimination.
August 2, 2010

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Belk, Inc. Sued by EEOC  for Religious Discrimination

Department store chain Belk, Inc. unlawfully discriminated against an employee by failing to accommodate her religious beliefs and discharging her because of her religion, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina (EEOC v. Belk, Inc., Civil Action No. 5:10-CV-00300).  Belk, Inc. is the largest privately owned mainline department store company in the nation, with more than 300 fashion department stores in 16 contiguous Southern states.
July 29, 2010