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PRESS RELEASE
4-13-05

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will hold its next meeting on Thursday, April 21, at 9:00 a.m., at agency headquarters in the Clarence M. Mitchell, Jr. Conference Room (9th floor), 1801 L Street, N.W. In accordance with the Sunshine Act, part of the meeting is open for public observation of the Commission's deliberations. During the open session of the meeting, the

PRESS RELEASE
9-3-09

EEOC Says Company Fired Older Employee, Replaced Her With Much Younger Worker

PHOENIX – Red Rock Western Jeep Tours, Inc. violated the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) by terminating Gloria N. Rose, who was 75 years of age at the time, and replacing her with a significantly younger worker, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed this week.

The EEOC

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PRESS RELEASE
4-21-95

WASHINGTON -- At a special meeting held Wednesday, April 19, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) adopted a wide ranging set of innovative recommendations to radically improve the agency's private sector charge processing systems. The recommendations were presented by EEOC Vice Chairman Paul M. Igasaki

PRESS RELEASE
9-30-09

PITTSBURGH -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced the filing of a class lawsuit against Ruby Tuesday, Inc. under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) on behalf of older job applicants who were denied hire due to ageism.

The EEOC alleges that since at least January 2005, Ruby Tuesday, Inc. has refused to hire individuals who were in the ADEA's protected class

PRESS RELEASE
4-3-01

Class of African-American Workers Subjected to Racial Slurs, Jokes, Graffiti

RALEIGH, N.C. - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced a $200,000 settlement of a racial harassment lawsuit against Georgia-Pacific Corporation, a leading global manufacturer and distributor of paper and building products, on behalf of four African-American employees. The workers were subjected to a racially hostile work environment by a white supervisor at the

PRESS RELEASE
5-10-01

PHOENIX - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has asked Judge William D. Browning of the Federal District Court in Tucson, Arizona, to hold Wal-Mart Stores, Inc, the nation's largest retailer, in contempt of court and to sanction the company because it failed to comply with the terms of a January 2000 Consent Decree settling an EEOC lawsuit under the Americans with Disabilities Act of

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PRESS RELEASE
5-21-07

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will hold its next public Commission Meeting on Wednesday, May 23, from 9:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. (Eastern Time), at agency headquarters, 1801 L Street, N.W. (Ninth Floor, Commission Meeting Room).

During the meeting

PRESS RELEASE
5-29-09

EEOC Settles Race and Retaliation Suit Against Rockford, Ill.-based Construction Firm

CHICAGO – Area Erectors, Inc., a construction company headquartered in Rockford, Ill., will pay $630,000 and provide significant remedial relief to settle a race discrimination class lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.

The EEOC’s suit, filed under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act (EEOC

PRESS RELEASE
6-11-09

PHOENIX – An eight person federal jury has returned a unanimous verdict in favor of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) in a sexual harassment lawsuit against AutoZone, Inc., the Memphis, Tenn.-based national auto parts retail giant, the EEOC announced today.

The jury ruled that AutoZone violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 by subjecting employee Stacy Wing to a sexually hostile

PRESS RELEASE
1-21-05

EEOC and Plaintiff's Counsel Score Victory for Latina Farmworker Sexually Assaulted By Her Supervisor

Fresno, Calif. - In a trial ending today, a jury in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California in Fresno returned a $994,000 verdict in favor of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Olivia Tamayo and her private counsel, W.J. Smith & Associates, in their sexual harassment lawsuit against

PRESS RELEASE
6-21-00

PHOENIX - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today that it filed a class lawsuit against Gilbert, Arizona-based Quality Art LLC and Palestra Capital alleging widespread sexual harassment and national origin discrimination against 27 female and Hispanic employees. The suit, filed in U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona, also claims that Quality Art retaliated against employees who complained about the discriminatory treatment

PRESS RELEASE
1-9-09

Barriers and Misperceptions Persist; Low Participation in Senior Ranks

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today released a comprehensive report prepared by the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Work Group containing findings and a series of practical recommendations for EEOC Chair Naomi C. Earp’s consideration. These recommendations address AAPI issues related to federal sector employment, special emphasis programs and the complaints process

PRESS RELEASE
6-3-99

*** Largest EEOC Monetary Settlement for Sexual Harassment in New York State ***

New York City -- In a consent decree obtained by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity

Commission's (EEOC) New York District Office, Sidney Frank Importing Co. Inc. and All State

Promotions Inc. ("Sidney Frank Importers"), distributors of Jagermeister and Grey Goose Vodka,

agreed to pay $2,600,000 to conclude a lawsuit which alleged

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PRESS RELEASE
10-21-99

WASHINGTON -- As part of its continuing effort to reach out to agency stakeholders at the grassroots level, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will hold a meeting in Chicago next week to examine

PRESS RELEASE
7-10-03

Egyptian Manager Fired Because of National Origin Says: 'I Had No Idea that the Rippling Effects of September 11 Would Extend So Far'

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced that it has sued Pesce, Ltd., a Houston-based upscale seafood restaurant, under Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act for post-9/11 backlash discrimination by firing

PRESS RELEASE
10-31-08

First Universal Mediation Agreement Between EEOC and State Government Bolsters National Trend

SANTA FE, N.M. – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the State of New Mexico today announced the signing of a Regional Universal Agreement to Mediate to informally resolve workplace disputes through Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR). The new partnership marks the first time the EEOC has entered into a universal mediation agreement

PRESS RELEASE
7-2-09

Hispanics Subjected to Harassment and Repeated Verbal Abuse, Federal Agency Charges

LAS VEGAS – Simon Property Group, Inc., a nationwide commercial property management company, violated federal law by subjecting Hispanic employees to national origin discrimination, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charges in a lawsuit filed today. Simon Property Group owns and/or manages various shopping malls throughout the country, including the Forum Shops at Caesars

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PRESS RELEASE
11-17-05

Latest Private Sector Alliance under Federal Agency’s Youth@Work Initiative

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the National Education Association (NEA), the nation’s largest professional employee organization, today joined forces to raise awareness about workplace issues affecting teenagers. The new alliance is part of the EEOC’sYouth@Work

PRESS RELEASE
7-28-09

Restaurant Fired Server for Perceived Disability, Association with Disabled Son

MIAMI – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit in federal court announced today that a steak and seafood restaurant in Manalapan, Fla., violated federal law by discriminating against a female food server it regarded as being disabled and because of her relationship to a person with a disability.

According to the

PRESS RELEASE
11-6-03

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will hold its second national forum in an ongoing series examining Realities and Opportunities in the 21st Century Workplace on Wednesday, November 12, 2003, from 10:00 a.m. to 12 noon, at EEOC Headquarters, 1801 L Street, N.W. (9th Floor Commission Meeting Room). In conjunction with American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month, the public forum will focus on the