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PRESS RELEASE
3-24-09

EEOC Settles Suit With Qualex for Targeting Older Workers During RIF

BOSTON – Qualex, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Eastman Kodak, will pay $272,000 to settle an age discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. The lawsuit, filed in May 2008 in federal court in Connecticut, alleged that Qualex, a photo processing company, and its parent company

PRESS RELEASE
9-23-09

Aaron Rents Franchisee Fired Jehovah’s Witness for Religious Objection to ‘Red Shirt Fridays,’ Federal Agency Charges

DALLAS – Denton, Texas-based Alliance Rental Center, L.P., which operates an Aaron Rents franchise in Bridgeport, Texas, violated federal law by firing a product technician when he declined to participate in the company’s “Red Shirt Friday” dress code, a store practice intended to show support for the U.S. military, the

PRESS RELEASE
3-4-04

Glass Ceiling Phenomenon Differs by Industry

WASHINGTON - A new study conducted by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) "Glass Ceilings: The Status of Women as Officials and Managers in the Private Sector" shows that women now represent about 36 percent of all officials and managers in private sector employment, a seven percent increase over the 12-year period examined. The full text of the report

PRESS RELEASE
9-27-05

EEOC Says Male Supervisor Groped Young Men, Made Advances and Requested Sexual Favors

RALEIGH, N.C. – Carmike Cinemas, Inc. (Carmike), a large movie theater chain operating 312 theaters in 36 states, will pay $765,000 to resolve an employment discrimination lawsuit by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charging that a group of young men were sexually harassed by their male supervisor, a convicted sex offender

PRESS RELEASE
4-12-07

Chief of Federal Civil Rights Enforcement Agency Speaks Out Amid National Debate

WASHINGTON – Naomi C. Earp, Chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the nation’s leading civil rights enforcement agency, today publicly called on the media and entertainment industry to make greater efforts to combat racism, in light of the dialogue spurred by Don Imus’s remarks:

AN OPEN LETTER TO DON IMUS, BERNARD

PRESS RELEASE
9-3-09

EEOC Says Black Employee Fired For Filing a Grievance and Complaining About Management Favoritism of Hispanics

HOUSTON -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced that it has sued Sara Lee Corporation, doing business as Sara Lee Foodservice, for suspending and firing an employee who complained that African American workers were treated less favorably than their Hispanic co-workers based on race.

The EEOC’s lawsuit

PRESS RELEASE
4-20-01

SAN ANTONIO - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced a landmark $2.44 million settlement of a class action lawsuit against the University of Incarnate Word (UIW), a private university in San Antonio, Texas, on behalf of 18 Hispanic housekeepers who were subjected to an unlawful English-only rule and harassed due to their national origin in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights

PRESS RELEASE
9-30-09

Staffing Company Terminated Women Because of Pregnancy, Federal Agency Says

BALTIMORE – CTI Global Solutions Inc., a staffing agency headquartered in Largo, Md., violated federal law when it terminated a group of employees because of their pregnancy, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit announced today.

"More than 30 years after the passage of the Pregnancy Discrimination Act, the EEOC has seen

PRESS RELEASE
4-29-03

Federal Agency and Dial Announce Settlement

CHICAGO - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and The Dial Corporation (Dial) announce that they have agreed to resolve the claims brought by the EEOC alleging sexual harassment at Dial's Montgomery, Illinois, facility. The parties have reached a settlement that involves payment by Dial of $10 million pursuant to a Consent Decree entered today by the Court to

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PRESS RELEASE
5-1-07

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) unveiled a Fellows Program today that will bring talented officials from federal agencies and academia to the agency for a period of six to 12 months to exchange information, share best practices, and identify program and process improvements to strengthen the federal sector equal opportunity system. The target audience for the new initiative includes professionals in the

PRESS RELEASE
5-20-99

WASHINGTON - President Clinton today announced his intent to nominate Paul Steven Miller to serve as a Commissioner of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) for a five-year term expiring in 2004.

Mr. Miller has served on the Commission since October 1994. As a member of the Commission, he participates with the other four Commissioners on all matters which come before the Commission

PRESS RELEASE
5-28-09

EEOC Alleged Country Mart Grocers Subjected African American Employee to Racial Slurs

ST. LOUIS -- Town & Country Grocers of Fredericktown, Missouri, Inc., doing business as Country Mart Grocery (Country Mart), will pay $27,000 to settle a race discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) on behalf of a female African American worker, the federal agency announced today.

The EEOC had alleged

PRESS RELEASE
6-11-09

EEOC Settles Suit Charging Male Supervisor Sexually Harassed Male Subordinates

MIAMI -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced that national retail giant Dillard’s, Inc. will pay $110,000 and provide significant remedial relief to settle a same-sex harassment lawsuit involving two male victims.

According to the EEOC’s suit, under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, Dillard’s permitted a sexually hostile work environment for

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PRESS RELEASE
1-2-08

EEOC Says African American Electrician Subjected to ‘N-Word’ and Threats of Lynching at Worksites Across the Country

HONOLULU -- The U.S Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced a major settlement of a race discrimination and retaliation lawsuit against Lockheed Martin, the world's largest military contractor, for $2,500,000 and other relief on behalf of an African American electrician who was subjected to a racially hostile work

PRESS RELEASE
6-2-09

Medical Center Unlawfully Fired Black Woman Who Complained About Race Discrimination, EEOC Charged

DETROIT – Muskegon Family Care, a family medical center, has agreed to pay $85,280 and provide substantial injunctive relief to settle a race discrimination and retaliation lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.

According to the EEOC’s suit (Civil Action No. 1:08-CV-618, filed in U.S. District

PRESS RELEASE
10-1-04

Influential Civil Rights Group Thanks Commission for its 'Landmark Contributions'

DEARBORN, Michigan On Saturday evening, October 2, Cari M. Dominguez, Chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), will accept the distinguished "Friend In Government" award from the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC), a prominent national civil rights advocacy group, at the ADC's annual banquet at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Dearborn, Michigan.

The award is

PRESS RELEASE
6-30-09

Women Subjected to Explicit Sexual Remarks and Threats, Federal Agency Charges

LAS VEGAS – Lakemont Homes Inc., a major real estate development, construction, and management group in California and Nevada, violated federal law by subjecting a class of women to a hostile work environment, sexual harassment, and retaliation for complaining about it, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.

According

For Immediate Release
October 23, 2001

PRESS RELEASE
10-23-01

TUCSON and PHOENIX - Beginning this week, and

PRESS RELEASE
7-12-00

JACKSON, MISS. - Paul Steven Miller, a Commissioner of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), will be in Jackson today and Thursday, to take part in activities celebrating the 10th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

Tomorrow, July 13, Commissioner Miller will participate in the national "Spirit of the ADA" Torch Relay, which starts at 9:00 a.m. at the offices of the Coalition

PRESS RELEASE
10-4-04

EEOC's 72nd National Mediation Agreement and First with Silicon Valley High-Tech Company

SANTA CLARA, Calif. - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and Intel Corporation, the world's largest chip maker, today announced the signing of a partnership in the form of a National Universal Agreement to Mediate (NUAM) to informally resolve workplace disputes through Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) prior to an EEOC investigation or potential