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EEOC Celebrates Its 45th Anniversary

July 2, 2010, marks the 45th anniversary of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). Created by the historic Civil Rights Act of 1964, the EEOC was founded to enforce Title VII of that Act, which prohibits discrimination in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex or national origin. On July 22, 2010 the EEOC will also celebrate the 20th anniversary of the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), which expanded employment opportunities for physically, emotionally and mentally disabled people.
July 2, 2010

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Silgan Containers Required to Pay $45,000 to Settle EEOC Race Discrimination Suit

Silgan Containers Manufacturing Corporation, the largest manufacturer of metal food containers in North America, will pay $45,000 to settle a race discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.  The EEOC filed the lawsuit against Silgan on behalf of an African-American man who suffered alleged discriminatory treatment that resulted in his termination from Silgan's Oconomowoc, Wis., facility.
July 2, 2010

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EEOC Sues La Crosse Pharmacy for Sex Harassment

Omnicare, Inc., doing business as Pinnacle Pharmacy, violated federal law by subjecting a class of women to a sexually hostile work environment in its La Crosse, Wis., location, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit announced today.
July 1, 2010

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Cullman Company To Pay $100,000 To Settle EEOC Race Discrimination Lawsuit

McGriff Industries, Inc. and its subsidiary McGriff Transportation, Inc., which operated a truck transportation facility in Cullman, Ala., will pay $100,000 and furnish other relief to settle a racial harassment and retaliation lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
July 1, 2010

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EEOC Reaches Voluntary Settlement for Sexual Harassment with Koreatown Restaurant

Chilbo Myunok USA LLC, a Korea-based food company which owns a Los Angeles restaurant and a chain of fast-food stores in Korea, will pay $170,000 and furnish other relief to resolve sexual harassment complaints brought to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.  The EEOC's investigation had found that a class of waitresses was sexually harassed at the Chilbo Myunok restaurant in the Koreatown section of Los Angeles, and that four of them were forced to quit to escape the harassment.  The offending manager has since been fired.
July 1, 2010

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Allstar Fitness Sued by EEOC for Sexual Harassment

Allstar Fitness, which operates fitness clubs in Washington and Oregon, violated federal law when its manager sexually harassed a female employee on multiple occasions, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
July 1, 2010

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Allstar Fitness Demandado Por El EEOC Por Acoso Sexual

Allstar Fitness, que opera gimnasios en Washington y Oregon, violó la ley federal cuando su director acosó sexualmente a una empleada femenina en múltiples ocasiones, la Comisión Para la Igualdad de Oportunidades en el Empleo (EEOC) cargó en una demanda archivada hoy.
July 1, 2010

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EEOC to Announce Anti-discrimination Activities in Korean Community

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will announce and discuss its enhanced outreach and enforcement efforts in the Korean-American community in Southern California at a Los Angeles news conference on July 1.  As part of that effort, the EEOC will announce the settlement of a sexual harassment case filed against a Korean restaurant in the Koreatown community of Los Angeles.
June 30, 2010

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Cinram Wireless Pays $40,000 to Settle EEOC Religious Discrimination and Retaliation Suit

A Fort Worth, Texas CD and DVD manufacturing company has agreed to settle a religious discrimination and retaliation lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.  The EEOC had charged that the company refused to accommodate an employee's Sabbath, which is from sundown Friday through sundown Saturday, and then fired her in retaliation for complaining about the failure to accommodate her religion as a member of Soldiers of the Cross of Christ Church.
June 29, 2010

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Aiken Fairfield Inn Operator Sued by EEOC For Unlawful Retaliation Against Employees

The company that operates a Fairfield Inn & Suites hotel in Aiken, S.C., violated federal law by firing two employees, one as retaliation for complaining about discrimination and the other because it mistakenly believed she was doing so, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed yesterday.
June 29, 2010

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EEOC and CVS Caremark Sign National Mediation Agreement

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and CVS Caremark announced today the signing of a National Universal Agreement to Mediate (NUAM) to informally resolve workplace disputes through Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) before an EEOC investigation or potential litigation occurs.
June 29, 2010

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PETCO To Pay $145,000 For Failing To Accommodate Deaf Pet Groomer

Pet store giant PETCO Animal Supplies Stores, Inc. will pay $145,000 and furnish other relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. The EEOC had charged the company with failing to accommodate a deaf pet groomer formerly employed at one of its stores in Aurora, Colo.
June 29, 2010

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EEOC Chair Jacqueline Berrien To Address Excel Conference

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will hold its 13th annual EXCEL (Examining Conflicts in Employment Law) conference from July 12 to 15 at the Rosen Shingle Creek Hotel in Orlando, Florida. EXCEL is the premier national federal sector law conference and the most comprehensive of its kind examining contemporary equal employment opportunity issues and other workplace topics. The multi-day interactive and educational program, themed "Passion for Equality", features eight plenary sessions and more than 50 workshops.
June 28, 2010

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Major Washington Apple Grower Sued for Sexual Harassment

One of the largest apple producers in the United States has been placed under a temporary restraining order (TRO) filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. The federal agency was motivated by the immediate danger of "substantial and irreparable injury" to class members and potential witnesses in the EEOC's sexual harassment suit against Cowiche, Wash.-based Evans Fruit Company, which was filed at the same time as the agency's TRO request.
June 25, 2010

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John Wieland Homes Settles EEOC Race And Sex Discrimination Lawsuit

John Wieland Homes and Neighborhoods, Inc., an Atlanta-based home builder, has agreed to pay $378,500 to six claimants and hire at least ten African-Americans and women into management positions over the next six years, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today. The agreement resolves a race and sex discrimination lawsuit filed by the EEOC in June 2009.
June 23, 2010

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EEOC Lawsuit Challenges Sexual Harassment and Retaliation at North Dakota Applebee's

The Applebee's Neighborhood Grill & Bar – Bismarck South, owned and operated by Apple Core, Inc. and Food Management Investors, Inc. (FMI), violated federal civil rights laws by permitting a former store general manager to create a pattern and practice of sexual harassment and retaliation against employees, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed late yesterday.
June 23, 2010

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Sioux Falls Oral Surgery Clinic Pays $118,775 to Settle EEOC Pregnancy Discrimination Case

Siouxland Oral Maxillofacial Surgery Associates, LLP of Sioux Falls, S.D., has agreed to pay $95,000 in punitive damages and attorneys' fees, in addition to $23,775 paid earlier this year for lost earnings and interest, to resolve a pregnancy discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) on behalf of two pregnant women discriminated against in 2002, the agency announced today.  Siouxland is a medical clinic in Sioux Falls that specializes in oral and maxillofacial surgery.
June 22, 2010