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PRESS RELEASE
11-15-02

NEW YORK -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today that it has settled a class age discrimination lawsuit with retail giant Foot Locker Specialty Inc. for $3.5 million on behalf of a class of hundreds of older former employees of the F.W. Woolworth Company whose employment was terminated because of their ages during nationwide layoffs between 1995 and 1997.

"The EEOC commends Foot

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 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                      CONTACT: For EEOC   July 27, 2005                              James Ryan, (202) 663-4965                                              For Tuskegee University                                            Denise Berkhalter                                            (334) 724-4553   

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Dr. Oluseyi Kuforiji, EEOC's Research Fellow from Tuskegee University, meets with Chair Cari M. Dominguez

PRESS RELEASE
7-27-05

Program Part of White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has selected a Tuskegee University economics professor as its second

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PRESS RELEASE
11-29-05

New Downtown Office a Few Blocks from Former Site

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today reopened its New Orleans office, shut by Hurricane Katrina, in a downtown tower a few blocks from the office’s former Loyola Avenue site. The new address is 1555 Poydras Street, Suite 1900, near City Hall and the Louisiana Super Dome.

“The Commission today reopened its New Orleans

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PRESS RELEASE
7-7-09

Panelists to Discuss Recent Controversial Supreme Court Decisions

WASHINGTON – In light of widespread layoffs, a significant spike in age discrimination charges, threats to employee benefits, and controversial recent court decisions, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will hold a public hearing Wednesday, July 15, 2009, at 10 a.m. (Eastern Time), at agency headquarters, 131 M St, NE, Washington, DC., to discuss age discrimination in

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PRESS RELEASE
12-17-03

LOS ANGELES - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and Palm Management Corporation, which manages The Palm Restaurants, today announced the resolution of an EEOC Commissioner's Charge, ending a nationwide investigation focusing on past recruitment and hiring practices. The pre-litigation agreement was voluntarily entered into by The Palm and obtained through the EEOC's conciliation process. The terms of the agreement include The Palm's already extensive

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PRESS RELEASE
8-13-03

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Charging Party Richard Quick (center) is pictured with Deputy Director Hollis Larkins (right) and Regional Attorney Delner Franklin-Thomas (left), after signing the Settlement Agreement.

Regional Vice President Targeted African American Employees and Applicants

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced a voluntary pre-litigation settlement of a race discrimination case against Supercuts, Inc., a nationwide chain of hair salons

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PRESS RELEASE
12-6-04

EEOC Lawsuit Said Female High School Students Subjected to Groping, Vulgar Sexual Comments, and Demands for Sex at Work

ST. LOUIS - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced the settlement of a sexual harassment lawsuit against a Burger King franchise for $400,000 to be paid to seven female employees, in addition to significant remedial relief – including extensive training and policy revisions –

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PRESS RELEASE
8-2-04

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Customer Service Standards Retained at Annual Cost Savings of Half a Million Dollars

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's (EEOC) Washington Field Office (WFO) will open its doors for business at a new downtown location, 1801 L Street, N.W., Suite 100, Washington, D.C., this Wednesday, August 4.

The WFO is responsible for processing charges of discrimination against private sector

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PRESS RELEASE
2-18-05

WASHINGTON - The next meeting of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will take place on Tuesday, February 22, at 2:00 p.m., in the Clarence M. Mitchell, Jr. Conference Room (9th floor), 1801 L Street, N.W. In accordance with the Sunshine Act, the meeting is open for public observation of the Commission's deliberations and voting. During the meeting, the following matters will be considered

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PRESS RELEASE
8-3-09

Company Unlawfully Fired Employee With End Stage Renal Disease, Federal Agency Says

MIAMI – Aveva Drug Delivery Systems, Inc., a Miramar, Fla.-based transdermal patch manufacturer, violated federal law when it fired an employee because of her disability, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.

According to the EEOC's suit, EEOC v. Aveva Drug Delivery System, Inc., Case No

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EEOC MARKS SECOND ANNIVERSARY OF PRESIDENT'S DISABILITY INITIATIVE WITH FACT SHEET ON TELEWORK AS A REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION

WASHINGTON - To mark the second anniversary of President George W. Bush's New Freedom Initiative, the administration's comprehensive plan for the full integration of people with disabilities into all aspects of American life, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today released a fact sheet for employers who are considering allowing an

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PRESS RELEASE
9-1-09

Agency Says Pine City Company Fired Employee for Taking Legally Prescribed Medication; Other Employees Subjected to Illegal Inquiries About Medication Use

MINNEAPOLIS – Product Fabricators, Inc., a Pine City, Minn., contract manufacturer, has violated federal disability discrimination law by its policies requiring employees to report their use of legal prescription drugs, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed late yesterday.

According

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 MEDIA ADVISORY                                              CONTACT:   David Grinberg FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                  Christine Nazer Thursday, March 13, 2008                                               (202) 663-4191                                                                  TTY:  (202) 663-4494 

PRESS RELEASE
3-13-08

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will hold its next open meeting on Monday, March 17, at 10:00 a.m. (Eastern Time), at agency headquarters, 1801 L Street, N.W. In accordance with the Sunshine Act, the meeting is open for public observation of the Commission’s

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PRESS RELEASE
9-16-09

Festiva Resorts Took No Action to Stop Female Supervisor’s Sexual Comments and Physical Harassment of Male Salesperson, Federal Agency Charges

ATLANTA – In a sexual harassment lawsuit filed today in the U.S. District Court of South Carolina (No. 2:09-cv-02420), the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged that Festiva Resort Services, Inc., which boasts a wide array of resorts throughout the United States and Caribbean, took

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PRESS RELEASE
3-24-03

Initiative to Refer Back Appropriate Charges to Employers for Internal Dispute Resolution

WASHINGTON - Cari M. Dominguez, Chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), today announced the implementation of a voluntary mediation pilot program in which private sector discrimination charges filed with the EEOC will be referred back to a participating employer's internal dispute resolution program, as appropriate.  Under the new "referral back" mediation

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PRESS RELEASE
9-23-09

Manager Targeted Clerk for Abuse Because of Gender, Federal Agency Charged

SAN FRANCISCO — UPS Freight has agreed to pay $120,000 to settle a gender-based harassment and retaliation lawsuit on behalf of a former clerk at the Benicia warehouse of Overnite Transportation, Inc. (acquired by UPS Freight in 2005), the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today.

According to the EEOC’s investigation, the facility manager

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PRESS RELEASE
3-31-06

Judges in Supercuts 'English Only' and FIM Sexual Harassment Cases Reject Employers' Efforts to Review Letters in Advance

CHICAGO - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced this afternoon that it has secured two rulings assuring that the EEOC can continue to correspond with victims of employment discrimination in lawsuits without submitting such letters in advance to either the courts or attorneys for employers.

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PRESS RELEASE
9-26-02

Commission Says Employer Intentionally Segregated Hispanics into 'Ethnic Jobs'

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed a motion to intervene in an employment discrimination class action lawsuit against Quietflex Manufacturing Co. (QuietFlex) and Goodman Manufacturing Company (Goodman), both based in Houston, Texas. The suit alleges that the companies violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 by intentionally failing to hire

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PRESS RELEASE
4-11-06

Partnership Launched with Department of the Interior’s National Business Center

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced the award of an interagency agreement with the U.S. Department of the Interior’s National Business Center (NBC) for financial management system support services using the competitive Centers of Excellence Financial Management Lines of Business program.

The agreement, which includes an 18-month base period, is valued

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PRESS RELEASE
9-3-03

September 8 All-Day Meeting to Focus on Securing Continued Effectiveness

The next open meeting of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will take place on Monday, September 8, from 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., in the Clarence M. Mitchell, Jr. Conference Room (9th Floor), at agency headquarters located at 1801 L Street, N.W. The all-day public Commission Meeting will