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PRESS RELEASE
9-26-01

NEWARK, N.J. - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today resolved its consolidated lawsuits against General Motors Corporation (GM) alleging violations of Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act at the company's Linden, N.J., facility. The suits, filed in September 2000, alleged that GM had failed to provide Mary Scott a work environment free from sexual harassment and similarly failed to address incidents of

PRESS RELEASE
4-10-01

BIRMINGHAM, ALA. -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced a $485,000 settlement of a harassment lawsuit against Charoen Pokphand, USA, Inc., at its Eufaula, Ala., chicken processing plant. The EEOC and private plaintiffs alleged that seven African-American female line workers were subjected to egregious sexual harassment, racial discrimination, and retaliation in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The

PRESS RELEASE
9-29-09

FOSTORIA, Ohio -- Sunny Farms Landfill subjected its African American employees to race-based harassment and retaliation, the U.S. Equal Employment Oppor­tunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.

According to the EEOC's suit (Case No. 3:09-CV02239), filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, Sunny Farms subjected both Willie Norwood and Toby Shepherd to unlawful racial harassment and retaliation, including allegedly

PRESS RELEASE
4-19-07

Naomi C. Earp to Deliver Address On Race Discrimination and Campus Diversity

WASHINGTON – On Monday, April 23, Naomi C. Earp, Chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), will deliver a speech at the Clyde Wells Fine Arts Building at Tarleton State University in Stephenville, Texas, at 1:30 p.m. Chair Earp will address race discrimination and the value of student diversity on campus.

Promoting

PRESS RELEASE
9-30-09

Investment Management Giant Refused to Hire Black Applicant as Financial Planning Manager, Federal Agency Charges

PHILADELPHIA – Malvern, Pa.- based Vanguard Group, Inc., one of the world's largest investment management companies, violated federal law when it refused to hire an African American applicant because of her race, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit announced today.

According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, Barbara Alexander

PRESS RELEASE
4-28-00

BALTIMORE - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced a $45,000 settlement of a lawsuit against the Baltimore Cable Access Corporation (BCAC), an operator of public access cable television, for firing a female manager after she complained about sex-based wage discrimination.

A Consent Decree between the EEOC and BCAC, which resolved the suit, was approved on April 25 by U.S. District Court Judge Catherine

PRESS RELEASE
4-8-09

Women Suffered Repeated Lewd and Perverse Sexual Acts, Federal Agency Charged

SAIPAN, CNMI – 99 Cents, Inc., Yun's Inc., and Townhouse Inc., which own and operate various grocery markets in Saipan, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), will pay $80,000 and provide substantial remedial relief to settle a sexual harassment, pregnancy discrimination and retaliation case filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the

PRESS RELEASE
5-20-04

Diversity Improving, But EEO Case Management 'Seriously Flawed'

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has posted the full text of its Annual Report on the Federal Work Force for Fiscal Year (FY) 2003 on the agency's web site at www.eeoc.gov. The report informs and advises the President and the U.S. Congress on the state of equal employment opportunity (EEO) throughout the federal workforce

PRESS RELEASE
5-26-09

Company Made Black Warehouse Worker Endure Racial Slurs, Agency Charged

DURHAM, N.C. – A North Carolina lumber and hardware retailer will pay $80,000 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 Talbert subjected a black worker to a racially hostile work environment. Talbert Building Supply operates

PRESS RELEASE
6-10-05

WASHINGTON – Cari M. Dominguez, Chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), will present the agency's first-ever "Freedom to Compete Award" recognizing employers, organizations and individuals for initiatives that promote fair and open competition in the workplace. Six awards will be presented during a ceremony on Tuesday, June 14, 2005, 10 a.m. to 12 noon, EEOC Headquarters, 1801 L Street, N.W., downtown Washington, D.C

PRESS RELEASE
1-15-08

New Report Provides Sobering Statistics and Roadmap for Agencies to Improve Hiring and Advancement

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today issued a comprehensive report addressing strategies to reverse the declining participation rate of federal employees with targeted disabilities. The full text of the report, Improving the Participation Rate of People with Targeted Disabilities in the Federal Work Force, is available on the

PRESS RELEASE
6-18-09

Charity Fired Seniors Advocate for New Hire Half His Age, Federal Agency Charged

SAN FRANCISCO — Catholic Charities, one of the largest non-profit providers of social services in the San Francisco Bay Area, has agreed to pay $30,000 and other relief to settle an age discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.

The EEOC's suit had charged that

PRESS RELEASE
1-7-00

Chicago, IL. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("EEOC") announced today that Judge David H. Coar of the United States District Court in Chicago has entered a $1.3 million Consent Decree resolving an EEOC racial and sexual harassment lawsuit against Foster Wheeler Constructors, Inc. ("Foster Wheeler"). The lawsuit, which EEOC filed in 1998, arose from complaints EEOC received regarding racial and sexual harassment at a Foster

PRESS RELEASE
6-29-00

WASHINGTON - As part of a dynamic series of events commemorating its landmark 35th anniversary on July 2, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced the winners of its National Student Artwork Contest entitled EEOC Mission Through the Eyes of a Child.

"I am gratified that so many students put their talent and creativity to the test and I congratulate all of the participants

PRESS RELEASE
10-2-06

Honors Best Practices that Promote Fair and Open Competition in the Workplace

WASHINGTON – Naomi C. Earp, Chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), today launched the EEOC’s third annual Freedom to Compete Award application process, announcing that the agency will accept nominations through Dec. 13. The Chair will present the award in June 2007 to employers, organizations, or other entities that have demonstrated

PRESS RELEASE
7-07-03

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The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will sponsor a community workshop to help Arab, Sikh and South Asian business owners and employees in Northern Virginia prevent, recognize and respond to employment discrimination. This

PRESS RELEASE
10-3-00

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today issued a new section to its Compliance Manual which provides the Commission's first comprehensive analysis of some of the most important employee benefits issues under the anti- discrimination laws.

The new Compliance Manual section analyzes benefit discrimination claims under each of the laws enforced by the Commission, clearly explaining that the laws prohibit discrimination in fringe

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PRESS RELEASE
7-17-95

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today issued a policy statement affirming the agency's commitment to using alternative dispute resolution (ADR) methods throughout its operations.

"The adoption of this ADR policy reflects the Commission's determination to devise innovative ways to settle

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PRESS RELEASE
11-14-06

WASHINGTON – Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas, a former Chairman of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), on Monday formally swore in EEOC Chair Naomi C. Earp, Vice Chair Leslie E. Silverman, and General

PRESS RELEASE
7-27-04

Disability Rights Champion and Legal Expert to Join Academia in Seattle

WASHINGTON - Paul Steven Miller, the second-longest serving Commissioner in the 40-year history of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will end his decade-long tenure effective August 15, 2004, and join academia as a faculty member at the University of Washington School of Law in Seattle, the EEOC announced today.

"Our Nation has been