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Joint Resolution

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Whereas, the United States and the State of Kansas are committed to the principle of equal opportunity for all citizens; and

Whereas, more than 54 million Americans have disabilities; and

Whereas, 16 percent of Kansans between the ages of 21 and 64, as well as 41 percent of those age 65 and over, have disabilities; and

Whereas, individuals with disabilities can further benefit from the promise

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EEOC SUES SILGAN CONTAINERS FOR DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
9-8-09

Company Denied Job Accommodation to Disabled Employee And Required Improper Medical Examinations of All New Hires, Federal Agency Says

MILWAUKEE – 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 AND FORD SIGN MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR SETTLEMENT OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT CASE

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
9-7-99

CHICAGO -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has reached a major settlement with the Ford Motor Company providing nearly $8 million in damages to be paid to female employees alleged to have been victimized by sexual harassment, racial harassment, harassment on the basis of sex, and retaliation for complaining to management about the harassment.

Ford has also agreed to train all of

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EEOC SETTLES DISCRIMINATION SUIT AGAINST CARL BUDDIG FOR $2.5 MILLION

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
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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L.A. WEIGHT LOSS TO FACE TRIAL FOR SEX BIAS AND RETALIATION

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

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9-6-07

EEOC Class Suit Charges Company with Discrimination Against Men

BALTIMORE – A federal court has ruled that the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) may proceed to trial with its class sex discrimination lawsuit against L.A. Weight Loss Centers, Inc. (LAWL) on behalf of qualified male applicants nationwide.

In his ruling, U.S. District Judge William D. Quarles, Jr., of the U.S. District Court for the District

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NAOMI C. EARP TAKES OFFICE AS EEOC CHAIR

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

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9-6-06

WASHINGTON -- President George W. Bush last week designated Naomi Churchill Earp as Chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). Chair Earp, who officially took office on Sept. 1., succeeds Cari M. Dominguez, who stepped down after serving a full five-year term.

Between April 2003 and Sept. 1, 2006, Ms. Earp served as Vice Chair of EEOC. During that time, she created and launched

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MONITORS SAY MITSUBISHI IN COMPLIANCE WITH EEOC CONSENT DECREE; SEXUAL HARASSMENT 'FIRMLY UNDER CONTROL' AT U.S. PLANT

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

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9-6-00

CHICAGO -- Monitors watching over efforts of Mitsubishi Motor Manufacturing of America, Inc. to combat sexual harassment and to obey the Consent Decree which resolved the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's (EEOC) landmark lawsuit against the company reported today to the Federal District Court in Peoria, Illinois, that: "Mitsubishi is in compliance with the Decree, has sexual harassment in the plant firmly under control, and has

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EEOC TO HOLD PUBLIC MEETING ON SEPT. 7

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

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9-5-06

Commission to Review Process of Investigating Federal EEO Complaints

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will hold its next meeting on Thursday, Sept. 7, at 9:30 a.m. (Eastern Time), at agency headquarters, 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 are scheduled for consideration

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EEOC ISSUES GUIDANCE CLARIFYING RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN WORKERS' COMPENSATION LAWS AND DISABILITY STATUTE

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE              CONTACT:   Claire Gonzales September 4, 1996                             Reginald Welch                                               (202) 663-4900                                               TDD:   (202) 663-4494 

PRESS RELEASE
9-4-96

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today set forth its position on the interaction between Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) and state workers' compensation laws by issuing Enforcement Guidance: Workers' Compensation and the ADA.

EEOC

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EEOC SUES SUPERVALU/JEWEL-OSCO FOR DISABILITY BIAS AGAINST PHARMACY WORKER WITH PULMONARY DISEASE

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
9-4-09

CHICAGO – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today filed a disability discrimination lawsuit in federal court here charging that Jewel-Osco, an operating unit of national grocery giant Supevalu, Inc., refused to accommodate a pharmacy worker with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, known as COPD, and severe allergic reactions to cosmetic fragrances.

The suit, filed under the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), alleges that Jewel-Osco denied

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SENATE CONFIRMS NEW LEADERSHIP AT EEOC

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE           CONTACT:        Claire E. Gonzales Fri., Sept. 30, 1994                            Reginald A. Welch                                                 (202) 663-4900                                                 (202) 663-4494 (TDD) 

PRESS RELEASE
9-30-94

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Senate late yesterday unanimously confirmed the nominations of Gilbert F. Casellas, Paul M. Igasaki, and Paul Steven Miller to serve as Commissioners of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. The new members are expected to be formally appointed by President Clinton

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AXIOM STAFFING SUED FOR DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
9-30-09

Staffing Companies Refused to Hire Applicant with Back Impairment, EEOC Says

BALTIMORE – Two staffing agencies with headquarters in Georgia, Axiom Staffing Group, Inc., and Axiom Staffing Group of Virginia, Inc., engaged in disability discrimination at their Hagerstown, Md., facility when they refused to hire an applicant because of her back impairment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced in a lawsuit today.

The EEOC

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DILLARD’S SUED FOR DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
9-30-08

EEOC Says Retail Giant Requires Employees to Reveal Confidential Medical Information

SAN DIEGO – Dillard Store Services, Inc. (Dillard's), the nationwide chain of department stores, unlawfully discrimin­ates against employees by requiring them to disclose personal and confidential medical information or face disciplinary action including termination, the U.S. Equal Employ­ment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charges in a class lawsuit filed under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

The

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EEOC SUES L'OREAL FOR AGE DISCRIMINATION AND RETALIATION

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
9-30-03

Federal Agency Says Cosmetics Giant Told Senior Director She Didn't Fit 'Youthful Image'

DALLAS - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today that it has filed an age discrimination and retaliation suit against L'Oreal U.S.A., Inc., claiming that the cosmetics giant discriminated against a former female Senior Director by subjecting her to a hostile work environment because of her age.

The EEOC says that

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EEOC SUES APPLIED GRAPHICS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND NEWSWEEK, INC. FOR POST-9/11 BACKLASH DISCRIMINATION

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
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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EEOC SUES PLAZA HOTEL & FAIRMONT HOTELS & RESORTS FOR POST-9/11 BACKLASH DISCRIMINATION

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

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9-30-03

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Lawsuit Says Class of Muslim, Arab and South Asian Employees Harassed Based on 9/11

New York, NY -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("EEOC") today sued the Plaza Hotel and Fairmont Hotel and Resorts, Inc. under Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act for discrimination related to the events of September 11, 2001 against a class of Muslim, Arab, and South Asian employees based

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EEOC SUES UNIVERSAL STUDIOS FOR RACE DISCRIMINATION

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

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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 FILES POST-9/11 RELIGION AND NATIONAL ORIGIN TERMINATION LAWSUIT AGAINST WORCESTER ART MUSEUM

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
9-30-02

Alleges Termination of Afghan-American, Muslim Man Was Discriminatory

BOSTON -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today filed a lawsuit against the Worcester Art Museum alleging that, in the wake of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, the museum fired an Afghan-American Muslim man on the basis of his national origin and religion.

"The experience of Zia Ayub represents an unfortunate example of how

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EEOC SUES ALAMO CAR RENTAL FOR RELIGIOUS BIAS

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

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9-30-02

Post-9/11 Backlash Suit Say Muslim Employee Prevented from Wearing Head Scarf

PHOENIX - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced the filing of a post-9/11 backlash discrimination lawsuit under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 against Alamo Car Rental, owned and operated by Ft. Lauderdale-based Alamo Rent-A-Car LLC and ANC Rental Corporation. The religious bias suit was filed by the federal

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EEOC FILES POST-9/11 NATIONAL ORIGIN DISCRIMINATION SUIT AGAINST CHROMALLOY CASTINGS TAMPA CORPORATION

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
9-30-02

MIAMI -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today filed a post-9/11 national origin discrimination lawsuit under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 against Chromalloy Castings Tampa Corporation, a manufacturer of precision investment castings for the aerospace industry.

The EEOC's suit, Case # 8:02-CV-1769-T-30 MAP, filed in U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida, alleges that a naturalized American citizen

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EEOC SUES RENAISSANCE ROOFING FOR DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
9-30-02

Federal Agency Says Belvidere Firm Harassed and Fired Mentally Retarded Worker

CHICAGO - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced this morning that it has filed a lawsuit in federal court in Rockford, Illinois, charging Renaissance Roofing, Inc. with discriminating against an employee with mild mental retardation by subjecting him to harassment and discharging and failing to recall him because of his disability. The EEOC

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EEOC SUES ARIZONA DINER FOR NATIONAL ORIGIN BIAS AGAINST NAVAJOS AND OTHER NATIVE AMERICANS

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

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9-30-02

First-Ever English-Only Lawsuit by Commission on Behalf of Native Americans

PHOENIX - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced that it filed a national origin discrimination lawsuit under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 on behalf of Native American employees who were subjected to an unlawful English-only policy precluding them from speaking Navajo in the workplace and terminating them for refusing to

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EEOC AND DECOSTER FARMS SETTLE COMPLAINT FOR $1,525,000

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: H. Joan Ehrlich, Director September 30, 2002 Office of Communications and Legislative Affairs EEOC Headquarters (202) 663-4900 (713) 817-0991 Jean P. Kamp Regional Attorney EEOC Milwaukee District Office (414) 297-1860 Dennis R. McBride Senior Trial Attorney EEOC Milwaukee District Office (414) 297-4188 TTY: (414) 297-1115

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9-30-02

MILWAUKEE - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced a $1,525,000 settlement of an employment

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KLLM TRANSPORT TO PAY $56,500 FOR DISABILITY BIAS

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

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9-3-09

EEOC Said Applicant Denied Employment as Truck Driver Because of Prosthetic Leg

JACKSON, Miss. -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced the settlement of a disability discrimination lawsuit against KLLM Transport Services, Inc. (KLLM) for $56,500 and remedial relief on behalf of a qualified truck driver who was rejected for a job due to his prosthetic leg.

KLLM is a trucking company headquartered