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EEOC REACHES OUT TO ORGANIZED LABOR AND OLDER WORKERS, HEARS FROM AFL-CIO AND AARP AT COMMISSION MEETING

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
3-24-99

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) received recommendations yesterday from representatives of the AFL-CIO and AARP on how the agency can be more responsive to the needs of union members and older workers. The recommendations were made at the third Commission Meeting of a special series convened by EEOC Chairwoman Ida L. Castro to focus on the concerns of agency stakeholders

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EEOC TO HOLD PUBLIC MEETING ON MARCH 24

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
3-24-05

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will hold its next meeting on Thursday, March 24, at 1 p.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, the meeting is open for public observation of the Commission's deliberations. During the meeting, the following matters will be considered:

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LOWE'S COMPANIES, INC. SUED FOR RACE DISCRIMINATION

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
3-24-04

EEOC Litigation Says Home Improvement Giant Rejected Qualified Black Job Applicants

MEMPHIS, Tenn.-- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced the filing of a race discrimination lawsuit under Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act against Lowe's Companies, Inc., doing business as Lowe's Home Center's Inc. The suit charges the world's second largest home improvement retailer with failing to hire a class of

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EEOC Launches New Mediation Pilot Program

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
3-24-03

Initiative to Refer Back Appropriate Charges to Employers for Internal Dispute Resolution

WASHINGTON - Cari M. Dominguez, Chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), today announced the implementation of a voluntary mediation pilot program in which private sector discrimination charges filed with the EEOC will be referred back to a participating employer's internal dispute resolution program, as appropriate.  Under the new "referral back" mediation

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EEOC CHAIRWOMAN TO SPEAK AT AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION MIDWINTER MEETING

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE         CONTACT:   Reginald Welch, EEOC Tuesday, March 23, 1999                  Michael Widomski, EEOC                                          (202) 663-4900                                      TTY (202) 663-4494                                           Barbara Berish Brown, ABA                                          (202) 508-9551      

***** MEDIA ADVISORY *****

PRESS RELEASE
3-23-99

BOCA RATON, FL -- Ida L. Castro, Chairwoman of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), will address the American Bar Association (ABA) EEO Committee Midwinter Meeting on Friday, March 26, 9:00 a.m

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EEOC CHAIRWOMAN TO UNVEIL NEW CUSTOMER SERVICE INITIATIVE TO SMALL BUSINESS COMMUNITY DURING SPEECH TO SHRM

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
3-22-99

WASHINGTON -- Ida L. Castro, Chairwoman of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), will announce a series of innovative actions to improve customer service to small and mid-sized employers during a keynote speech to the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM). The announcement, part of EEOC's new Small Business Initiative, will be made at SHRM's 14th Annual Legal and

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FIRST LATINA EEOC CHAIRWOMAN TO ADDRESS EIGHTH ANNUAL CONGRESS ON CIVIL RIGHTS

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
3-22-99

WASHINGTON -- U. S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Chairwoman, Ida L. Castro, will be speaking at the Eighth Annual Congress on Civil Rights on Wednesday, March 24, 1999, at 10:45 am. The conference, sponsored by the Puerto Rico Civil Rights Commission (PRCRC) , will run from March 24 - 26 at the University of Puerto Rico regional campus of Carolina, with

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EEOC TO HOST SERIES OF TOWN HALL MEETINGS ON FEDERAL GOVERNMENT EEO PROCESS

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
3-22-00

*** Public Forums To Be Held In St. Louis, Los Angeles, and Washington, D.C. ***

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today that it will hold three town hall meetings in major cities across the country to discuss recent and on-going reforms to the Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) complaint process for federal employees. The public meetings are part of the Commission's comprehensive

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EEOC LAUNCHES NATIONAL CONTACT CENTER PILOT TO ENHANCE CUSTOMER SERVICE, IMPROVE EFFICIENCY

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

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PRESS RELEASE
3-21-05

Public Can Call Toll Free Around-the-Clock

LAWRENCE, Kan. - Cari M. Dominguez, Chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), today launched the agency's National Contact Center (NCC) pilot to enhance customer service in responding to the one million calls the agency receives each year.

"The National Contact Center will help the EEOC serve the public better, faster and more efficiently," said Chair Dominguez at

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M E D I A A D V I S O R Y

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
3-21-00

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EEOC CHAIRWOMAN TO MEET WITH COMMUNITY AND BUSINESS LEADERS IN ARIZONA

PHOENIX - Ida L. Castro, Chairwoman of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), will be in Phoenix March 23-24 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. It is her first

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EEOC ANNOUNCES $2.1 MILLION SETTLEMENT OF WAGE DISCRIMINATION SUIT FOR CLASS OF FILIPINO NURSES

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
3-2-99

KANSAS CITY, MO -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced a $2.1 million settlement of a class employment discrimination lawsuit against Woodbine Healthcare Center (Woodbine), a nursing home in Gladstone, Mo. The suit alleged that Woodbine discriminated against 65 Filipino registered nurses in wages, assignments, and other terms and conditions of employment due to their national origin.

"This is the second

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EEOC WINS DISABILITY BIAS SUIT AGAINST FEDEX

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
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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Pakistani-American Workers to Share $1.11 Million in Harassment Settlement with Stockton Steel

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
3-19-03

Muslim Employees Ridiculed While Engaging In Prayer Obligations, EEOC Suit Says

San Francisco - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced the $1.11 million settlement of an employment discrimination lawsuit under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 against Stockton Steel, a subsidiary of Herrick Corporation. The Consent Decree resolves an EEOC lawsuit filed in federal district court in January 2000, charging

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Worker with Bipolar Disorder to Receive $91,000 in Disability Discrimination Case Settled by EEOC

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
3-18-03

Employer's Motion to Dismiss Lawsuit Rejected by Court in Rare EEOC Litigation on Issue of Psychiatric Disability

DALLAS - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today the settlement of a disability discrimination lawsuit against Lincoln, Nebraska-based Voss Electric Company (Voss) for $91,250 on behalf of a former worker with bipolar disorder. Voss is a distributor of commercial lighting products, with 12 branches and 16

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Three Florida Employers to Pay Total of $570,000 for Unlawful Retaliation, in EEOC Settlements

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
3-18-03

Discrimination Cases Span State from Jacksonville to Tampa to Florida Keys

MIAMI - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced the settlement of three recent retaliation lawsuits against Florida employers filed under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, netting a combined total of $570,000 for charging parties as well as significant injunctive and remedial relief. The settlements occurred on March 3

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GOVERNOR’S VILLAGE AND NAVIGROUP SETTLE DISABILITY BIAS CASE FOR $75,000, OTHER RELIEF

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
3-17-09

CLEVELAND – The operators of an assisted living facility in Mayfield Village will pay $75,000 and provide remedial relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.

In its suit against Governor’s Village, LLC and Navigroup, LLC (Case No. 1:08-cv-01298), filed in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, the EEOC charged that

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UNITED AIRLINES TO PAY $850,000 FOR DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
3-16-09

United’s Policy Denied Employees With Disabilities Opportunity to Work Overtime, EEOC Charged

SAN FRANCISCO — United Airlines has agreed to settle a federal lawsuit alleging that the Chicago-based company’s overtime policy violated the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today. According to the EEOC’s suit and settlement (CV 09 0784 EMC) filed in U.S. District Court for the District

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EEOC TO LAUNCH NATIONAL CONTACT CENTER PILOT MARCH 21 IN LAWRENCE, KANSAS

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                        CONTACT:  Charles Robbins (202) 663-4950 Wednesday, March 16, 2005                               David Grinberg  (202) 663-4921                                                                                         ******* MEDIA ADVISORY ******* 

PRESS RELEASE
3-16-05

WHO: U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
EEOC Chair Cari M. Dominguez, joined by Mary Westbrook, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Pearson Government Solutions.
WHAT: Press Conference to launch the National Contact Center (NCC) 18-month pilot. The NCC will respond to most of the one million

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EEOC RELEASES NEW ADA GUIDANCE DEFINING "DISABILITY"

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                      CONTACT:   Claire Gonzales March 15, 1995                                        Reginald Welch                                                       (202) 663-4900                                                TDD:   (202) 663-4494  

PRESS RELEASE
3-15-95

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today released Compliance Manual Section 902: Definition of the Term "Disability" to EEOC investigators and the public. The guidance provides information and instructions for determining whether an individual has a disability as defined by the Americans with Disabilities

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CHUCK E. CHEESE'S MUST PAY MAXIMUM DAMAGES UNDER THE ADA TO MENTALLY RETARDED EMPLOYEE FOLLOWING MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR JURY AWARD

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
3-15-00

Madison, Wis. -- A federal court here has rejected Chuck E. Cheese's' efforts to overturn a November jury verdict that found the company liable under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) for firing a mentally retarded janitor.

The jury originally awarded $13 million in punitive damages against the national pizza chain. In the decision issued yesterday, the court reduced that amount as required by the ADA

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EEOC ATTORNEYS SELECTED FOR NEW PRIVATE BAR FELLOWSHIP

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
3-14-00

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today that two of its attorneys have been selected to participate in a newly created Government Fellowship Program of the American Bar Association (ABA). Under the program, EEOC legal staff with a record of excellence in civil rights law will serve as members of the ABA's EEO Committee, part of the Section of Labor and Employment

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EEOC TO RECEIVE VICE PRESIDENT'S HAMMER AWARD

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE              CONTACT:   Claire Gonzales March 12, 1996                                Reginald Welch                                               (202) 663-4900                                               TDD:   (202) 663-4494 

PRESS RELEASE
3-12-96

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will be presented with the Hammer Award from Vice President Al Gore's National Performance Review (NPR). The award is in recognition of EEOC's nationwide labor-management partnership efforts.

The Hammer Award is Vice President Gore's answer

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ELKS LODGE SUED BY EEOC FOR SEXUAL HARASSMENT AND REPRISALS AGAINST FEMALE BARTENDERS

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
3-12-09

Suit Cites Sexual Advances, Touching, Explicit Comments Followed by Threats

EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. – Elks Lodge No. 954 in Jerseyville, Ill., violated federal law by sexually harassing three female bartenders and then taking reprisals against them when they com­plained, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.

In its lawsuit (Case No. 3:09-cv-00200), filed in U.S. District Court in East

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EEOC SUES AUSTIN FOAM PLASTICS FOR SEXUAL HARASSMENT, RACIAL HARASSMENT AND RETALIATION

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
3-12-09

AUSTIN, Texas – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today that it has filed a workplace discrimination lawsuit against Austin Foam Plastics, Inc., a pro­ducer and distributor of corrugated box and cushion packaging. The EEOC charged the company with racial harassment, sexual harassment and unlawful retaliation.

According to the EEOC's suit, Civil Action Number A-09-CA-180-LY, filed in U.S. District Court for the Western District