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EEOC WINS DISABILITY BIAS SUIT AGAINST FEDEX
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3-2-06
Jury Rules Federal Express Must Pay $108,000 for Failure to Accommodate Deaf Employee
BALTIMORE -- A federal jury today found in favor of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) in its employment discrimination lawsuit against Federal Express Corporation (FedEx) for violating the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA). EEOC had charged the Memphis, Tenn.-based global shipping giant with failing to provide a reasonable accommodation
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EEOC LAUNCHES 'YOUTH@WORK' INITIATIVE TO EDUCATE TEEN EMPLOYEES ABOUT THEIR RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
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9-21-04
New Web Site, National Outreach and Partnerships to Focus on Emerging Issue
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced the implementation of its "Youth@Work" initiative, an unprecedented national outreach and education campaign designed to proactively prevent discrimination against teenage workers. Information about the initiative can be found on EEOC's web site at www.eeoc.gov.
"Our Youth@Work initiative enlists a key ally the
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EEOC RELEASES PROGRESS REPORT ON AGENCY REFORMS AND LAUNCHES JOINT TRAINING PROJECT AT ABA MEETING
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3-26-98
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today released a task force report assessing the progress of charge processing and litigation reforms which the agency began in 1995. The agency also announced a joint training pilot initiative with the American Bar Association (ABA) Section of Labor and Employment Law, Equal Employment Opportunity Committee. These developments were presented at the ABA
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EEOC SUES ST. JOHN HEALTH SYSTEM FOR DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION
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9-24-09
Operating Room Scrub Technician Removed From Position Due to Hearing Impairment, Federal Agency Charges
ST. LOUIS -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today filed suit against St. John Health System, Inc., charging that the Tulsa, Okla., hospital violated federal law by removing an employee from her position as a scrub technician and then firing her because of her hearing impairment.
In its lawsuit, the
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EEOC PARTNERS WITH BUSINESS TO BUILD BEST PRACTICES FOR INCREASING DIVERSITY
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3-8-06
Action Plan Emerges from Watershed Symposium with Corporate Leaders
WASHINGTON In its continuing efforts to boost equal opportunity and corporate diversity through stronger partnerships with businesses, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Diversity Best Practices (DBP) and the Business Womens Network (BWN) hosted a landmark symposium Tuesday at the EEOCs downtown headquarters. More than 80 corporate officers and other executives from such companies as
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AMINO TRANSPORT SUED BY EEOC FOR RETALIATORY FIRING
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9-29-09
Employee Fired for Complaints About Harassment, Federal Agency Charges
HOUSTON - An employee who opposed workplace harassment was fired by a group of Texas transportation brokerage companies in violation of federal law, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
The EEOC sued Amino Transport (Civil Action No. 4:09-cv-03142) in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas, charging that
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NORDSTROM TO PAY $292,500 TO SETTLE EEOC HARASSMENT LAWSUIT
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4-16-09
Hispanic, Black Employees Subjected to Racial and Ethnic Slurs, Agency Charged
MIAMI National department store Nordstrom, Inc. will pay $292,500 to 10 former employees and furnish other remedial measures to settle a harassment lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. EEOC had charged that the department store manager harassed Hispanic and black employees based on their national origin
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EEOC SUES APPLIED GRAPHICS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND NEWSWEEK, INC. FOR POST-9/11 BACKLASH DISCRIMINATION
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9-30-03
Eight-Year Employee of Middle Eastern Descent Fired Based on National Origin
NEW YORK, N.Y. The United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today filed suit in federal district court against Applied Graphics Technologies, Inc. (AGT), a New York digital media service company operating nationwide and internationally, and Newsweek, Inc., an international publisher based in New York, alleging discrimination against an employee of Middle Eastern-Lebanese national origin
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JUDGE IN DIAL SEXUAL HARASSMENT CASE DENIES SOAP MAKER'S 'EVE OF TRIAL' BID ON PUNITIVE DAMAGES ISSUE
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4-24-03
Trial Begins Monday; Jury To Determine Punitive Damages On Class Basis As Sought By EEOC
CHICAGO - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has received an Order from Senior District Judge Warren K. Urbom denying The Dial Corporation's request that the Court reconsider and reverse a February 14, 2003, Order providing for the jury in the EEOC's sexual harassment case against Dial to determine punitive
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EEOC SUES SILGAN CONTAINERS FOR DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION
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9-8-09
Company Denied Job Accommodation to Disabled Employee And Required Improper Medical Examinations of All New Hires, Federal Agency Says
MILWAUKEE â The largest metal food can supplier in North America, Silgan Containers Manufacturing Corporation, violated federal law by discriminating against a disabled employee at its plant in Oconomowoc, Wis., the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.
The agency's administrative
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EEOC SETTLES SEX BIAS SUIT AGAINST AUTO DEALER JEFF WYLER EASTGATE, INC. FOR $2.3 MILLION
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4-5-07
Class of 39 Qualified Women Rejected for Sales Jobs will Share Monetary Relief
CINCINNATI The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today that it has resolved its lawsuit charging that Jeff Wyler Eastgate, Inc. and 10 additional Jeff Wyler-owned dealerships, acting as an integrated enterprise, discriminated against a class of qualified women on the basis of sex by refusing to hire them for automobile
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WINSLOWS RESTAURANT IN FREDERICKSBURG SETTLES EEOC SEXUAL HARASSMENT LAWSUIT
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5-14-09
Manager Subjected Women to Hostile Work Environment, Federal Agency Charged
SAN ANTONIO A Fredericksburg, Texas restaurant will pay $50,000 to settle a sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
The EEOC alleged in its suit that Winslows Restaurants male general manager engaged in sexual harassment of women employees, which occurred on a regular basis
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EEOC SUES NEW HANOVER REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER FOR DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION
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5-22-09
Hospital Prohibited Applicants and Employees from Working
WILMINGTON, N.C. The New Hanover Regional Medical Center has violated federal disability discrimination law by its drug policies, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today. The EEOC charged that the center unlawfully prohibited applicants and employees from working there if they were taking a legally prescribed narcotic medication.
According to the
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EEOC WINS $8 MILLION JURY VERDICT FOR BLIND WORKER IN DISABILITY BIAS CASE AGAINST ECHOSTAR
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5-6-05
DENVER - After a three-day trial, a 12-person jury returned an $8 million verdict in federal court today for the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) in a lawsuit alleging that EchoStar Communications Corp. (EchoStar) violated the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) when it refused to provide a reasonable accommodation to Dale Alton, a qualified blind employee. EchoStar, based in Englewood, Colorado, is a
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EEOC Charges Sidley & Austin With Age Discrimination
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1-13-05
Federal Agency Says Chicago-Based International Law Firm Chose Attorneys for Expulsion Because of Their Age
CHICAGO - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed a lawsuit in federal court here today alleging that Sidley Austin Brown & Wood, the giant Chicago-based international law firm, violated the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) when it selected "partners" for expulsion from the firm on account of their
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HUDDLE HOUSE, INC. AND EEOC ENTER MEDIATION PARTNERSHIP TO RESOLVE WORKPLACE DISPUTES
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6-17-04

Left to Right: Claudia K. Levitas, General Counsel for Huddle House; Bernice Williams-Kimbrough, Director of EEOC Atlanta District Office; Antiganee Contaste, Human Resources Manager for Huddle House
38TH National Mediation Pact Between Federal Agency and Corporate America
ATLANTA - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and Huddle House, Inc., a family dining chain, today announced the signing of a National Universal Agreement to Mediate (NUAM)
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STATEMENT BY EEOC CHAIRMAN GILBERT CASELLAS ON PROPOSED SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT WITH TEXACO
FOR RELEASE AS APPROPRIATE CONTACT: Claire Gonzales January 3, 1997 Reginald Welch (202) 663-4900 TDD: (202) 663-4494 James Lee Elizabeth Grossman (212) 748-8512 (212) 748-8509 TDD: (212) 748-8399
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1-3-97
The proposed settlement agreement filed today by EEOC and Texaco, Inc. resolves the Commission's concerns that the public interest is fully addressed and that mechanisms are in place to ensure Texaco's future compliance with Title VII
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EEOC SUES BEVERAGE SOLUTIONS FOR DISABILITY BIAS
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6-25-09
Federal Agency Says Company Unlawfully Fired Employees Who Needed Medical Leave
CHICAGO Beverage Solutions, Inc., a Chicago-area beverage distribution company, violated federal law by refusing to reasonably accommodate the needs of one of its employees who needed medical leave, and firing her, because of her disability, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.
According to the EEOC, Pamela
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EEOC Commissioner Miller Travels to Amman, Jordan to Consult International Officials on Disability Issues
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10-17-03
Commissioner Paul Steven Miller of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will make his second trip in as many years to the Middle East next week to share his expertise on the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and related disability issues during a conference in Amman, Jordan.
The two-day conference on October 20-21 is entitled "Roundtable Expert Dialogue
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MICHIGAN STEEL TUBING COMPANY TO PAY $500,000 TO SETTLE EEOC CLASS RACE BIAS LAWSUIT
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6-8-07
Michigan Seamless Refused to Hire Class of Black Applicants, Agency Charged
DETROIT A South Lyon, Mich., steel tubing company will pay one half million dollars and implement injunctive relief to settle a race discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. The EEOC had charged that Michigan Seamless Tube, after purchasing the assets of its predecessor company, refused