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EEOC SUES PIZZA PUB FOR SEXUAL HARASSMENT OF TEEN
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9-29-09
OKLAHOMA CITY - Pizza Pub, Educominc, LLC, doing business as Pizza Pub, Core Curriculum of America, Inc., Curriculum Solutions, Inc. and Active Learning Academy, Inc. - operating as a joint employer or an integrated enterprise allowed the sexual harassment of a 17-year-old female worker, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today in federal court. Pizza Pub and the other
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RENHILL STAFFING TO PAY $580,000 TO SETTLE EEOC AGE, RACE AND RETALIATION SUIT
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4-16-08
Agency Charged That Fort Wayne Company Denied Referrals Based on Age and Race, Retaliated Against Employees Who Objected to Discriminatory Practices
INDIANAPOLIS A Fort Wayne staffing company will settle an age, race and retaliation discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. The company will pay a total of $580,000 and will also pay up to $5,000 in
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EEOC SUES UNIVERSAL STUDIOS FOR RACE DISCRIMINATION
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9-30-03
Major Hollywood Studio Accused of Firing Black Assistant Director Because of Race
LOS ANGELES - In a rare case against a major Hollywood studio, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today filed suit in Federal District Court located in Los Angeles (Case No. LACV 03-7023 GAF (JTLx) against Vivendi Universal S.A. ("Universal Studios") for race discrimination. The suit alleges that on October 9, 2002, Universal
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EEOC CHAIRWOMAN TO MEET WITH COMMUNITY AND BUSINESS LEADERS IN CAROLINAS
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Ida L. Castro, Chairwoman of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), will be in Charlotte April 27-28 to meet with community and business leaders to discuss strategies for creating discrimination-free workplaces and to encourage voluntary compliance with the laws enforced by the EEOC.
On April 28, she will address
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EEOC SETTLES DISCRIMINATION SUIT AGAINST CARL BUDDIG FOR $2.5 MILLION
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9-7-04
Federal Court Order Also Mandates Bias-Free Hiring At Leading Chicago-Area Meat Processor
CHICAGO - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced this morning that a federal judge in Chicago has entered a $2.5 million Consent Decree ending two and one-half years of litigation by the EEOC against major meat processing company Carl Buddig & Company of South Suburban Homewood, Ill.
The EEOC's lawsuit, which was
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LAWRY'S RESTAURANTS SUED FOR SEX BIAS IN HIRING
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4-4-06
EEOC Says Men Categorically Rejected for Server Jobs, Only Women Hired to Wait Tables
LOS ANGELES â The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today that it has filed a national class action sex discrimination lawsuit against Lawry's Restaurants, Inc., doing business as Lawry's The Prime Rib, Five Crowns, and the Tam O'Shanter Inn, on behalf of male applicants who were systematically rejected for hire
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EEOC TO EXAMINE EMPLOYMENT TESTING AND SCREENING AT COMMISSION MEETING WEDNESDAY
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5-14-07
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will hold a public Commission Meeting on how agency-enforced laws apply to employment testing and screening on Wednesday, May 16, from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (Eastern Time), at agency headquarters, 1801 L Street, N.W. (Ninth Floor, Commission Meeting Room).
During the meeting, the Commission will hear from invited expert panelists, including EEOC attorneys and charging parties
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CEISEL MASONRY TO PAY $500,000 FOR HARASSMENT OF HISPANIC WORKERS
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5-22-09
EEOC Settles National Origin and Race Bias Class Suit on Eve of Trial
CHICAGO â Ceisel Masonry will pay half a million dollars to settle a race and national origin discriminaÂtion lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity CommisÂsion (EEOC), the agency announced today. The EEOC's suit charged that the north suburban construction company violated federal anti-discrimination laws by subjecting its Hispanic workers to harassment
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CONECTIV AND SUBCONTRACTORS TO PAY $1.65 MILLION TO BLACK WORKERS WHO WERE RACIALLY HARASSED
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5-5-08
EEOC Settles Suit Involving Hangmans Nooses, KKK Graffiti and Slurs at Construction Site
PHILADELPHIA â The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced a major settlement of a racial harassment lawsuit for $1,650,000 and significant remedial relief against Conectiv, A.C. Dellovade, Inc., Steel Suppliers Erectors, Inc. and Matrix Services Industrial Contractors (doing business as Bogan, Inc. /Hake Group) on behalf of African American employees who
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EEOC FILES TWO RACIAL BIAS SUITS AGAINST FLORIDA EMPLOYERS
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6-15-00
*** Allegations Include Hangman's Noose at Work Site, Failure to Hire African Americans and Haitians ***
MIAMI - As part of its increased enforcement efforts to eliminate racial bias and national origin discrimination in the workplace, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced the filing of two lawsuits against Florida companies in the recreational sports and agricultural industries. The first suit charges the Sanctuary
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APPEALS COURT IN CHICAGO UPHOLDS EEOC SUBPOENA OF EMPLOYER RECORDS
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1-26-09
Seventh Circuit Says Attempted Withdrawal of Charge of Discrimination Does Not Diminish Agencys Authority to Investigate
CHICAGO â The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, in a decision by Chief Judge Frank H. Easterbrook, Friday ordered a District Court to enforce a subpoena issued by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity CommisÂsion (EEOC). The court ruled that the EEOC had the authority to refuse to
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EEOC Wins $1.55 Million Dollar Jury Verdict in Sexual Harassment Suit Against Florida Restaurant
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6-23-03
Five Former Waitresses/Hostesses Subjected to Physical and Verbal Abuse in Clearwater
MIAMI - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced that a jury in Federal District Court in Tampa, Florida, has returned a $1,550,000 verdict in a major sexual harassment lawsuit brought by the EEOC and the private law firm of Florin, Roebig & Walker, P.A. The lawsuit was originally brought against Applebee's International
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EEOC FORMS FEDERAL ASIAN AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER WORK GROUP
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10-11-07
WASHINGTON Naomi C. Earp, Chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), today announced the formation of an Asian American and Pacific Islander Work Group that will examine this communitys concerns about federal sector employment, special emphasis programs and the complaints process.
The work group will be tackling these urgent and vexing problems which the Commission plans to address at a meeting to be
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EEOC To Offer New Source of Assistance for Immigrant Community in Dallas
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6-6-03
DALLAS - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced that it will implement a new and innovative initiative in the Dallas area with sister federal agencies, foreign consulates, and community organizations to combat the exploitation of Latino immigrants through increased education, outreach, and enforcement of the nation's anti-discrimination and labor laws. The new Dallas-area program, "Justice, Safety and Equality in the Workplace," will be
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EEOC AND CBS SETTLE SEX BIAS SUIT FOR $8 MILLION
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10-25-00
Class of 200 Women At TV Stations From New York to Los Angeles to Receive Monetary Relief
NEW YORK - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced the settlement of a major sex discrimination lawsuit against CBS Broadcasting, Inc., for $8 million in financial compensation for approximately 200 female workers, along with wide- ranging injunctive relief to be monitored by EEOC over the duration
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$1.8 MILLION CONSENT DECREE ENDS EEOC FEDERAL EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION SUIT IN ROCKFORD AGAINST INGERSOLL
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7-13-01
Hundreds May Receive Compensation For Alleged Race And Sex Bias By Leading Area Employer
ROCKFORD, Ill. - Federal District Court Judge Philip G. Reinhard today approved a $1.8 million Consent Decree resolving a major race and sex employment discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 on behalf of blacks and women alleged
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LOCATION OF RETAIL DISTRIBUTION CENTERS IMPACTS WORKFORCE DIVERSITY, NEW STUDY FINDS
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10-7-04
EEOC Issues Call to Retail Industry for Best Practices
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will release a new study, "Retail Distribution Centers: How New Business Processes Impact Minority Labor Markets," tomorrow, Friday, October 8. The full text of the report will be posted online at www.eeoc.gov.
The EEOC's study is the second in a three-part series examining diversity in the retail
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MEDICAL HEALTH GROUP TO PAY $125,000 FOR DISABILITY BIAS AGAINST WORKER WITH CANCER
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7-22-09
EEOC Said Employer Fired Woman Battling Breast Cancer When She Attempted to Return to Work
BALTIMORE -- A White Marsh, Md., medical practice will pay for $125,000 and furnish significant remedial relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal EmployÂment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. The EEOC had charged that Medical Health Group, Inc., refused to return an employee to
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EEOC CONDUCE DIALOGO SOBRE RACISMO EN EL EMPLEO EXISTENTE EN PUERTO RICO
SAN JUAN, PR â La Comisión de Igualdad de Oportunidades en el Empleo de los Estados Unidos (EEOC), junto a la Unidad Anti-Discrimen del Departamento del Trabajo del Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, la Comisión de Derechos Civiles de Puerto Rico, y el Concilio Puertorriqueño contra el Racismo, convocará una discusión pública sobre el tema del Racismo y el discrimen por color en el empleo existentes en Puerto
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SAHARA SUED BY EEOC FOR NATIONAL ORIGIN HARASSMENT AND RETALIATION
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7-30-09
Egyptian Worker Subjected to Repeated Abuse, Federal Agency Charges
LAS VEGAS The Sahara Hotel and Casino on the Las Vegas Strip violated federal law by creating a hostile work environment for an Egyptian kitchen employee through a daily barrage of derogatory comments due to his national origin and retaliating against him when he reported it, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a