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PRESS RELEASE
1-3-06

Bipartisan Five-Member Commission Again at Full Complement

WASHINGTON -- Christine M. Griffin was sworn in today as a Commissioner of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), bringing the bipartisan panel to its full five-member complement for the first time in more than a year. Ms. Griffin was nominated

PRESS RELEASE
6-25-04

EEOC Says Female Sales Employees Faced 'Glass Ceiling' Blocking Advancement

SEATTLE - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced a major settlement of a sex discrimination lawsuit under Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act for $475,000 and significant remedial relief against Trendwest Resorts, Inc. a leading company in the timeshare industry whose headquarters are located in Redmond, Washington. The EEOC's suit alleged

PRESS RELEASE
10-17-01

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today re-opened for business at a temporary Manhattan location, restoring essential agency services to residents of the New York area. New contact information is available to the public.

The EEOC's New York District Office had been located on the 18th floor of Building 7 of the World Trade Center and was destroyed, along with case files and

PRESS RELEASE
6-8-06

WASHINGTON – Cari M. Dominguez, Chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), will present the second annual "Freedom to Compete Award" recognizing employers, organizations and individuals for initiatives that promote fair and open competition in the workplace. Seven awards will be presented during a ceremony on Wednesday, June 14, 2006, 10:00 to 11:30 a.m., EEOC Headquarters, 1801 L Street, N.W. A media availability and

PRESS RELEASE
10-26-99

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today issued an enforcement guidance modifying its position on remedies available to unauthorized workers under federal employment discrimination laws. The guidance addresses recent legal developments and explains the basic remedies available to this class of workers under EEOC- enforced laws.

"This guidance makes clear that the anti-discrimination laws under the Commission's jurisdiction protect all employees across the

PRESS RELEASE
7-14-09

OPM Director, EEOC Acting Chairman to Make Presentations

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will hold its annual federal sector EXCEL (Examining Conflicts in Employment Law) conference from July 26 to 30 at the New Orleans Marriott Hotel.  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

 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE              CONTACT:   Ellen Vargyas, November 12, 1997                             EEOC Legal Counsel                                               (202) 663-4900                                               TTY: (202) 663-4494                                                Jim Haney, NAAG                                               (608) 266-1221 

PRESS RELEASE
11-12-97

WASHINGTON -- The National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today that they have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to enhance federal-state communication, cooperation, and coordination in the enforcement

PRESS RELEASE
7-26-04

EEOC Chair Cari Dominguez to Address Hundreds of Federal Officials at National EXCEL Program Aug. 30 - Sept. 2

WASHINGTON The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will hold its annual federal sector EXCEL program for government employees, managers, and union officials from August 30 through September 2, 2004, at the Flamingo Las Vegas Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada.

EXCEL is the EEOC's premier federal sector

PRESS RELEASE
11-25-03

Trim Masters and Cardinal Freight Carriers Enter ADR Partnerships with Commission

WASHINGTON - Cari M. Dominguez, Chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), today announced the signing of the latest National Universal Agreements to Mediate (NUAMs) with Trim Masters, Inc. and Cardinal Freight Carriers, Inc., bolstering the trend of such partnerships between EEOC and corporate America. The two mediation pacts mark the the 21st

PRESS RELEASE
7-6-09

WASHINGTON – Stuart J. Ishimaru, Acting Chairman of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), has appointed Dexter Brooks as the EEOC’s Director of Federal Sector Programs, the EEOC announced today.

Brooks, a highly regarded national expert in the federal sector EEO and affirmative employment programs, had previously directed the EEOC’s federal sector training and outreach efforts. Immediately prior to his selection, he had served as

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PRESS RELEASE
12-15-04

Teens Told How to Handle Employment Discrimination at Nationwide Press Conference for High School Journalists

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) yesterday held its first-ever nationwide press conference for high school journalists to discuss the problem of sexual harassment and other discriminatory conduct against teens in American workplaces.

"Discrimination happens to employees of all ages, but offenders sometimes single out teen workers because

PRESS RELEASE
8-12-09

DETROIT – A New Jersey-based trucking company violated federal law by firing a female truck driver just hours after learning of her pregnancy, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.

According to the EEOC's suit (Case No. 2:09CV13116), filed in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, the discrimination victim, a 30-year-old woman from Detroit who worked

PRESS RELEASE
12-5-00

Commission Intervention Aims to Protect Public Interest, Remedy Egregious Bias

NEW YORK -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today moved to intervene in two private class action lawsuits filed against defense contractor Lockheed Martin Corp. The suits, brought on behalf of hundreds of salaried and hourly African-American employees, charge that Lockheed harassed black workers, denied them deserved promotions or wages, and retaliated against them

PRESS RELEASE
8-19-09

Retailer Retaliated Against Woman Who Complained About Abuse, Federal Agency Charges

PHILADELPHIA — PetSmart, Inc., the nation's leading retailer of services and products for pets, will pay $125,000 and furnish significant equitable relief to resolve a federal sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employ­ment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.

The EEOC charged in its lawsuit that female employees were subjected

PRESS RELEASE
2-15-05

Highlights Include Record Monetary Relief, Expanded Mediation and Outreach

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today released its fiscal year 2004 enforcement statistics showing that the agency recovered a record $420 million in relief last year for thousands of people filing charges of employment discrimination, while also expanding its mediation program and efforts to proactively prevent discrimination through outreach, education, and technical assistance.

PRESS RELEASE
8-28-00

For Immediate Release, August 28, 2000

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INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA - - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has settled a lawsuit against AT&T Corp. and the Communications Workers of America, Local Union No.4998. The suit, filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, Indianapolis Division, alleged that AT&T Corp. violated the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990

PRESS RELEASE
2-26-09

Company Subjected Class of Women to Sexual Harassment and Then Fired Them After They Complained, Agency Charged

BALTIMORE – A Maryland athletic club will pay $161,000 and furnish other substantial relief to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.

According to EEOC's suit, (1:08:00518-CCB, filed in U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland, Northern

PRESS RELEASE
8-9-06

Expanded Presence to Improve Operational Efficiency, Enhance Customer Service

LAS VEGAS – Cari M. Dominguez, Chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), today officially opened the EEOC's Las Vegas Local Office at 333 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Suite 8112, in the Lloyd George Federal Building. The new office – in the nation's fastest-growing metropolitan area -- is part of the agency's broader effort to

PRESS RELEASE
3-12-01

ST. LOUIS - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today filed a motion to intervene in a nationwide sex discrimination class action lawsuit against Rent-A-Center, Inc. The Commission claims that Rent-A-Center unlawfully fired women or forced them to quit, refused to hire women, and discriminated against females in the terms and conditions of their employment. The Commission also alleges that Rent-A-Center failed to keep proper

PRESS RELEASE
9-16-09

Agency Charges That Community Hospital Denied Accommodations and Fired Clerk for Genetic Disorder and Stroke-Related Impairments

BALTIMORE – A Towson, Md., regional community hospital violated federal law when it fired a clerk because he had neurofibromatosis, a genetic disorder, and stroke-related impairments, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit announced today.

In its suit, the EEOC said that since at least May