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AT&T TO PAY $756,000 FOR RELIGIOUS BIAS AGAINST JEHOVAHS WITNESSES
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10-23-07
EEOC Wins Jury Verdict for Two Fired Customer Service Technicians
JONESBORO, Ark. â The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced a favorable jury verdict of $756,000 in a religious discrimination lawsuit brought against AT&T Inc. on behalf of two male customer service technicians who were suspended and fired for attending a Jehovah's Witnesses Convention.
The jury of nine women and three men awarded the
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EEOC AND MORGAN STANLEY ANNOUNCE SETTLEMENT OF SEX DISCRIMINATION LAWSUIT
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7-12-04
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MWD) today announced a $54 million settlement of a sex discrimination lawsuit under Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act filed on behalf of a class of female officers and women eligible for officer promotion in the firm's Institutional Equity Division. As part of the settlement, at least $2 million will be
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HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL TO PAY $2.15 MILLION FOR AGE DISCRIMINATION, IN EEOC SETTLEMENT
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10-4-04
Government Suit Charged Diversified Technology Giant with Firing and Demoting Class of Employees due to Ageism
NEWARK, N.J. - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has resolved a class action employment discrimination lawsuit against Morristown, N.J.-based Honeywell International, a global diversified technology company with over 100,000 employees in 95 countries. EEOC's litigation alleged violations of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA) at
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EEOC AND RYAN'S RESTAURANT GROUP, INC. SIGN NATIONAL MEDIATION AGREEMENT
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7-21-04

Left to Right: Charlotte District Director Reuben Daniels, Jr. and Randy Hart, Ryan's Vice President
Latest NUAM Continues Multi-Year Trend of EEOC Partnerships with Corporate America
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and Ryan's Restaurant Group (Ryan's) today announced the signing of a National Universal Agreement to Mediate (NUAM) to informally resolve workplace disputes through Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) prior to an
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EEOC Agrees to Landmark Resolution of Discrimination Case Against Abercrombie & Fitch
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11-18-04
LOS ANGELES The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and private plaintiffs today announced their mutual resolution of the lawsuit entitled EEOC v. Abercrombie & Fitch Stores, Inc., Case No. CV-04-4731 SI, which was filed on November 10, 2004, in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California in San Francisco. The lawsuit alleged that Abercrombie & Fitch, which operates a
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EEOC FILES LAWSUIT AGAINST EMERY WORLDWIDE AIRLINES FOR DISCRIMINATION AGAINST AFRICAN-AMERICAN EMPLOYEES
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7-3-01
Alleges Persistent, Facility-wide Racial Harassment, Biased Treatment and Retaliation
NEWARK, N.J. - Following an investigation and attempts at conciliation, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today filed a lawsuit against Emery Worldwide Airlines, at its Priority Mail Processing Center in Kearny, N.J., for violating Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act by discriminating against African-American employees in a wide range of employment matters, including
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EEOC ASKS PUBLIC TO BE PATIENT DURING TRANSITION TO IN-HOUSE PHONE SYSTEM
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
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11-7-07
Commission Vote Against Extending National Contact Center Likely to Disrupt Service
WASHINGTON The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) called on the public to be patient when contacting the federal agency during its continuing transition to an in-house customer response system staffed by federal workers, in the wake of todays 2-2 vote nixing a three-month extension of the National Contact Center (NCC) contract.
Unfortunately, todays
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EEOC Settles Color Harassment Lawsuit With Applebee's Neighborhood Bar and Grill
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 7, 2003 |
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8-07-03

Charging Party Dwight Burch (right) is pictured in front of Applebee's with EEOC Atlanta Regional Attorney Robert Royal
Rare Bias Case Involves Dark Skin Color of African American Employee
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced the settlement of a rare color harassment and retaliation lawsuit under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 against Applebee's
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FEDERAL COURT RULES AGAIN: ALL EEOC CLAIMS AGAINST SIDLEY & AUSTIN FOR AGE BIAS WILL GO FORWARD
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12-21-05
Judge Says EEOC Ability to Seek Money for Expelled Partners is Derived from Public Interest
CHICAGO - U.S. District Judge James B. Zagel today, for the second time, denied a request of Sidley Austin Brown & Wood, the giant Chicago-based international law firm, that the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) be barred from obtaining monetary relief in the agency's class age discrimination lawsuit for attorneys
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EEOC AND TECHNICOLOR VIDEOCASSETTE SETTLE SEX BIAS AND RETALIATION LAWSUIT FOR $875,000
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: For EEOC Wednesday, August 14, 2002 Anna Y. Park (213) 894-1080 Olophius Perry (213) 894-1112 TTY: (213) 894-1118 For Technicolor Joel Krischer Latham & Watkins (213) 485-1234
PRESS RELEASE
8-14-02
Consent Decree Also Provides Injunctive Relief and Outside Monitoring of Entertainment Giant
LOS ANGELES - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced an $875,000 settlement of an employment discrimination lawsuit against Technicolor Videocassette
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STATEMENT BY EEOC CHAIR CARI DOMINGUEZ ON RETIREE HEALTH BENEFITS RULE
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2-10-05
WASHINGTON - Cari M. Dominguez, Chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), released the following statement:
"I am saddened and disappointed by AARP's premature legal action February 4 to block a Commission rule that would protect retirees' health benefits. But it's important to note that the judge's order is not a decision about the merits of AARP's arguments. Rather, the parties agreed to a
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STILLWATER SCHOOL DISTRICT TO PAY $1.12 MILLION FOR AGE BIAS AGAINST CLASS OF RETIRED EMPLOYEES
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8-21-06
Latest EEOC Settlement on Issue of Discriminatory Early-Retirement Plans
MINNEAPOLIS Independent School District No. 834 of Stillwater, Minnesota (Stillwater School District), will pay more than $1 million to former school district employees under a consent judgment resolving an age bias lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.
EEOC has brought a total of 12 age discrimination lawsuits
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EEOC COMMISSIONER MEETS WITH MEMBERS OF BRITISH PARLIAMENT ON DISABILITY ISSUES
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: R. Paul Richard February 21, 1996 (202) 663-4036 TDD: (202) 663-7172
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2-21-96
Washington -- Paul Steven Miller, one of the four commissioners of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), met last week in London with Members of Parliament to discuss the experience of the United States with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The meeting was prompted
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TOBACCO SUPERSTORES, INC. TO PAY $425,000 FOR RACE DISCRIMINATION AGAINST BLACKS
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8-5-08
EEOC Charged that TSS Failed to Promote African Americans to Managerial Positions
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. â The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced that Tobacco Superstores, Inc. (TSS) will pay $425,000 and provide significant remedial relief to settle a race discrimination lawsuit on behalf of qualified black workers who were denied promotion to management.
The EEOC's lawsuit (Case No. 3:05 CV 00218) in U.S
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EEOC PETITIONS COURT TO BAN GENETIC TESTING OF RAILROAD WORKERS IN FIRST EEOC CASE CHALLENGING GENETIC TESTING UNDER AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT
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2-9-01
WASHINGTON - The U. S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today filed its first court action challenging genetic testing a Petition for a Preliminary Injunction against Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad to end genetic testing of employees who have filed claims for work-related injuries based on carpal tunnel syndrome. EEOC alleges that the employees are not told of the genetic test, or asked to consent to
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EEO-1 REPORT FOR 2006 DUE FROM EMPLOYERS SEPT. 30
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9-12-06
Record Number of Workforce Surveys Expected by EEOC
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today urged the employer community to send in the annual EEO-1 Report to meet the fast approaching Sept. 30 deadline, as required by federal law. EEOC anticipates receiving a record number of EEO-1 Reports from employers nationwide in 2006.
The EEO-1 Report â formally known as the "Employer Information
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GOLDEN STATE MUTUAL SUED BY EEOC FOR UNLAWFUL RETALIATION
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3-16-09
Insurance Company Demoted Employee for Reporting Sexual Harassment Complaint, Federal Agency Charges
CHARLOTTE, N.C. A Los Angeles-based insurance company that services policyholders in 12 states violated federal law by demoting an employee for opposing sexual harassment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
According to the EEOCs suit, Golden State Mutual Life Insurance Company employed William Barringer as an
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JURY FINDS OUTBACK STEAKHOUSE GUILTY OF SEX DISCRIMINATION AND ILLEGAL RETALIATION; AWARDS VICTIM $2.2 MILLION
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9-19-01
TAMPA, Fla. - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today that a jury in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida awarded $2.2 million to Dena Zechella, a former employee of Outback Steakhouse. The jury found that Outback paid Zechella - a female - considerably less than a similarly situated male employee who performed the same job duties. The jury also
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MARSHALLS TO PAY $110,000 TO SETTLE EEOC SEXUAL HARASSMENT LAWSUIT
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3-25-09
Women Abused at Jacksonville Store Federal Agency Charged
WILMINGTON, N.C. Framingham, Mass.-based TJX Companies, Inc., doing business as Marshalls, a discount retail store chain, will pay $110,000 to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
The EEOC had charged in its lawsuit that beginning in September 2004, a male supervisor at the Jacksonville, N.C
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LITTLE ROCK RETIREMENT COMMUNITY SUED BY EEOC FOR DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION
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9-24-09
Presbyterian Village Took Away Accommodation, Retaliated Against Dietary Aide With Physical and Developmental Impairments, Agency Claim
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. â Presbyterian Village Inc., a retirement community in Little Rock, Ark., violated federal law when it refused to accommodate and then reduced the hours of a dietary aide because of his disabilities, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today in U.S