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PRESS RELEASE
10-20-04

Dispelling Myths and Fears Can Promote Employment Opportunities

WASHINGTON - In observance of National Disability Employment Awareness Month, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today released a fact sheet on the application of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to persons with intellectual disabilities in the workplace. The new publication is available at www.eeoc.gov.

The term "intellectual disability" describes the condition once commonly referred

PRESS RELEASE
7-1-09

Women at EPI’s Mississippi Plant Had to Quit to Escape Abuse, Federal Agency Charges

OXFORD, Miss. – A St. Louis-based plastic injection molding company violated federal law by subjecting a class of female employees at its Sherman, Miss., plant to a sexually hostile work environment and forcing several of them to quit their jobs, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charges in a lawsuit filed

PRESS RELEASE
10-31-01

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today posted on its web site questions and answers to assist employers who are developing or re- evaluating emergency evacuation procedures. The full text of the document is available at www.eeoc.gov.

"In light of recent events, many employers are particularly concerned about being able to evacuate individuals who might require assistance because of a medical condition or

PRESS RELEASE
7-20-07

Latest EEOC-Employer Partnership Continues Trend with Corporate America

HOUSTON -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and CenterPoint Energy today announced the signing of a National Universal Agreement to Mediate (NUAM) to informally resolve workplace disputes through Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) before an EEOC investigation or potential litigation occurs.

The mediation partnership marks the 153rd such national or regional agreement between the EEOC and a

PRESS RELEASE
11-17-05

Employers Charged with Bias Based on Race, Sex, Age, Disability and National Origin

BUFFALO, N.Y. - SPS Temporaries, Inc. and two of its clients Jamestown Container and Whiting Door Manufacturing Corporation will pay up to $580,000 and take substantial steps to prevent future workplace discrimination as part of a class action litigation settlement announced today by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). The lawsuit charged

PRESS RELEASE
7-29-09

EEOC Settles Suit Against San Antonio Restaurant on Behalf of Female Victims, Including Teen, Subjected to Sexual Touching, Comments, Gestures, and Requests for Sexual Favors

SAN ANTONIO – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced the settlement of a sex discrimination lawsuit against Luby’s Restaurants Limited Partnership, doing business as Luby’s San Antonio #19 (Luby’s), for $135,000 and significant remedial relief on behalf of

PRESS RELEASE
11-7-05

Total Resolutions in Minn. Provide $1.5 Million in Benefits to Approximately 150 People

MINNEAPOLIS - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced litigation settlements totaling $465,727 resulting from five age discrimination lawsuits against Minnesota school districts on behalf of retired teachers and other school employees. These settlements resolve the last five of nearly a dozen lawsuits against school districts brought by the EEOC in

PRESS RELEASE
8-01-03

TIGAAR to Enhance Outreach, Education and Communication to Asian Community

Cari M. Dominguez, Chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), has announced the implementation of a new and innovative program designed to promote voluntary compliance with employment laws by Asian American employers and to educate Asian American employees about their rights in the workplace. The initiative, The Information

PRESS RELEASE
12-2-08

Company Refused to Hire Men into Weight Loss Counselor and Other Jobs, Agency Alleged

BALTIMORE – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today that it has resolved its pattern or practice sex discrimination lawsuit against LA Weight Loss Centers, Inc., (renamed Pure Weight Loss, Inc., in early 2007), for $20 million and other significant relief.

According to the EEOC's suit (WDQ-02-CV-648), filed in the

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PRESS RELEASE
8-13-98

MIAMI -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today that a federal judge has ordered Joe's Stone Crab, Inc. (Joe's) to institute mandatory

PRESS RELEASE
12-8-97

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today the release of the Enforcement Guidance on Application of EEO Laws to Contingent Workers Placed by Temporary Employment Agencies and Other Staffing Firms. The guidance clarifies how the employment discrimination statutes apply to individuals who are hired by temporary employment agencies, contract firms, and other staffing firms, but whose working conditions are controlled

PRESS RELEASE
8-20-09

SEATTLE — Payday lending chain Cottonwood Financial, Ltd., which does business as The Cash Store, refused to accommodate a manager with bipolar disorder at its store in Walla Walla, Wash., and unlawfully fired him due to his disability, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.

The EEOC's suit (EEOC v. Cottonwood Financial, Ltd., CV-09-5073-EFS) charged that the company

PRESS RELEASE
2-20-98

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today proposed changes to its regulations governing the procedures for federal employee discrimination complaints as part of the Commission's broader efforts to improve the effectiveness of its operations. The proposed changes, published in the Federal Register as a Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM), are the result of a nearly two-year process

PRESS RELEASE
8-4-08

After Judge Finds Company Liable and Dismisses Defense, Video Only Settles EEOC Suit

PORTLAND, Ore. – Home electronics retailer Video Only will pay $630,000 and implement preventative measures to settle two discrimination lawsuits, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today. Judge Garr M. King of the U.S. District Court in Portland signed the Consent Decree approving the settlement.

According to the EEOC's suit (Civil

PRESS RELEASE
2-8-08

EEOC Says 19 Year-Old Propositioned by Owner, Kept Against Her Will During Car Ride

HOUSTON — The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today that a federal district court jury returned a verdict yesterday for the EEOC in the amount of $110,000 against a Houston dry cleaner for sexual harassment. The EEOC had charged that the owner of Bellair Cleaners, Inc., doing business as Park

PRESS RELEASE
9-11-09

Women at N.C. Stores Subjected to Sexual Comments, Propositions and Touching by Male Supervisor, Federal Agency Charged

GREENSBORO, N.C. – Dolgencorp, LLC, doing business as Dollar General, violated federal law by subjecting a class of female employees to a sexually hostile work environment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today. The EEOC’s lawsuit further charged that one woman had to

PRESS RELEASE
3-16-09

Night Shift Cook Harassed Servers While Managers Ignored Complaints, Federal Agency Charged

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- A Nashville Waffle House restaurant has been ordered to allow unsecured claims in its Chapter 11 bankruptcy action totaling $45,000 for several women who the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) claims the company subjected to a sexually hostile work environment.

The EEOC’s lawsuit (Civil Action No. 3:07-cv-00690, filed in U.S

PRESS RELEASE
9-18-08

Teens Among Many Victims of Abuse at Markets, Federal Agency Charged

RENO, Nev. – Scolari’s Warehouse Markets will pay $425,000 and furnish other relief to settle a class 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 19 female employees, several of whom were teenagers at the time, were subjected

PRESS RELEASE
3-25-04

EEOC Case Addresses Rights of Temporary (Contingent) Workers

San Francisco - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced a $600,000 settlement of an employment discrimination lawsuit against San Francisco-based game developer Sega of America, Inc., and Spherion Corporation (NYSE: SFN), a staffing, recruiting and outsourcing company with more than 800 locations in nine countries. The EEOC lawsuit charged that Sega directed Spherion to terminate

PRESS RELEASE
9-24-03

Commission Applauds Employer Cooperation, Commitment to Religious Diversity

ST. CLOUD, Minn. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the Electrolux Group today announced the voluntary resolution of a major religious accommodation case filed under Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act on behalf of 165 Somali workers who were allegedly subjected to unlawful employment discrimination based on their religion and national origin. Electrolux is