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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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Fashion Bug Sued by EEOC for Age Discrimination

An Atlanta retail chain violated federal law when it fired an employee because of her age, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.  According to the EEOC's suit, Civ. Ac. # 409-cv-160, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, Charming Shoppes, Inc., doing business as Fashion Bug of Rome, also subjected Angela Ray, a co-manager at the Rome, Ga., store, to discriminatory terms and conditions of employment because of her age, including disparate discipline, prior to her termination.
October 9, 2009

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Self-Storage Company Sued by EEOC for Sexual Harassment

A central Indiana self-storage company violated federal law when it subjected its female property managers and associate managers to a sexually hostile work environment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit announced today.
October 9, 2009

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Hollywood Casino Tunica Settles EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit

HWCC-Tunica, Inc., doing business as Hollywood Casino Tunica in Robinsonville, Miss., will pay $75,000 and provide other relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
October 9, 2009

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EEOC Sues Able Engineering Services for Retaliation

A nationwide building services company providing services to Westfield's Montgomery Mall in Bethesda, Md., violated federal law when it fired an employee because he complained about race and sex discrimination, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it announced today.
October 9, 2009

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EEOC Sues Oracle Transcription for Disability Discrimination

A Rockville, Md., medical transcription company violated federal law when it refused to hire a medical transcriptionist to a full-time job because of its stereotypes about people with multiple sclerosis, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it announced today.
October 9, 2009

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Arizona Logistics Sued by EEOC for Sexual Harassment and Retaliation

A Houston-based delivery company doing business in Arizona violated federal law by subjecting female employees to egregious verbal and sexual harassment and then punishing them for complaining, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.
October 6, 2009

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EEOC Sues Greystar Holdings / Greystar Real Estate Partners for Retaliation

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced that it is suing Greystar Holdings, Inc., doing business as Greystar Real Estate Partners and Greystar Properties, charging that the company unlawfully retaliated against an employee for filing a sexual harassment complaint.  Greystar Holdings is an investment, development, and property management company that operates in real estate markets across the country including Phoenix, Arizona.
October 6, 2009

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EEOC Demanda A Cascade Foods Por Represalia

Una fábrica de Albany, Oregon que procesa avellana violó la ley federal cuando despidió a una empleada después de que obtuvo una orden de restricción en contra de un compañero de trabajo que había sido su novio, demandó La Comisión para la Igualdad de Oportunidades en el Empleo (EEOC) en un pleito archivado hoy.
October 5, 2009

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High-Tech Institute Sued by EEOC for Sex Harassment

High-Tech Institute, Inc., also known as Anthem College Online, violated federal law by subjecting female employees to a sexually hostile work environment at its Phoenix, Ariz., campus, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it has filed.
October 5, 2009

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Cascade Foods Sued by EEOC for Retaliation

Albany, Ore., hazelnut processing factory Cascade Foods, Inc., violated federal law when it fired a female employee after she obtained a restraining order against her co-worker, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
October 5, 2009

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La Pinta Dba Frenchman Hills Vineyard Sued by EEOC for Sexual Harassment

An Eastern Washington winery, La Pianta L.C.C., doing business as Frenchman Hills Vineyard, violated federal law when its vineyard manager sexually harassed a female worker employed at its facility in Othello, Wash., the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.  This is the federal agency's second case filed this year charging sexual harassment against Pacific Northwest agricultural employers.
October 5, 2009

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Los Lunas Sonic Sued by EEOC for Sex Harassment and Retaliation

Sonic Drive-In of Los Lunas, Ltd., and B&B Consultants, Inc., doing business as Sonic Drive-In in Los Lunas, N.M., violated federal law by subjecting a class of female employees (including some teenagers) to sexual harassment, retaliating against the women for complaining about it and forcing many of them to resign, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed on September 29, 2009.
October 5, 2009

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EEOC Sues Zaxby's For Retaliation

Seymour ZX, LLC, operating a Zaxby's restaurant in Seymour, Tenn., violated federal law by firing two employees for protesting sexual harassment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed September 30, 2009.
October 2, 2009

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Chicago-Area Mortgage Banker Sued By EEOC For Sexual Harassment And Retaliation

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced that it has filed suit in federal court here against Tomayo Financial Services, Inc., a mortgage lending organization with four offices in the Chicago area, charging that women employees were sexually harassed and retaliated against when they complained.
October 1, 2009

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Salinas Packing Company Sued For Sexual Harassment, Retaliation

Hilltown Packing, a Salinas-based agricultural harvester with annual revenues of over $50 million, violated federal law by permitting sexual harassment and retaliation against female employees, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
October 1, 2009

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EEOC Sues Spartan Plumbing For Race Harassment

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced that it has filed an employment discrimination suit against Spartan Plumbing, Inc., a company that provides plumbing services in Tucson, Ariz., and Las Vegas, Nev. In its lawsuit, EEOC v. Spartan Plumbing Inc, (Civil Action No 09-547 TUC-RCC), filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona, the EEOC charges that the employee in this case was subjected to harassment based on his race, Black.
October 1, 2009