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EEOC SUES TRINITY PRODUCTS, INC. FOR SEXUAL HARASSMENT AND RETALIATION

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
9-29-09

ST. LOUIS – Trinity Products, Inc., a manufacturer of billboards and sign posts located in O’Fallon, Mo., violated federal law when a supervisor sexually harassed a female worker and then replaced her when she complained to company managers, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a discrimination lawsuit filed today in federal court.

According to the EEOC's suit, filed in the U.S. District Court

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EEOC SUES PIZZA PUB FOR SEXUAL HARASSMENT OF TEEN

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
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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EEOC FILES SEXUAL HARASSMENT LAWSUIT AGAINST SHUMATE SAWMILL

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
9-29-09

Female Employees Subjected to Sexual Comments and Touching, Federal Agency Says

LEXINGTON, Va. – Lexington, Va., Sawmill Operator George C. Shumate, Inc. violated federal law by allowing a male president and company owner to sexually harass female employees and by firing one of the victims for complaining, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.

According to the EEOC’s complaint

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SEARS, ROEBUCK TO PAY $6.2 MILLION FOR DISABILITY BIAS

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
9-29-09

Federal Court Approves Largest Monetary Amount Ever in Single EEOC ADA Suit; Employees Allegedly Terminated Based on Inflexible Workers' Compensation Leave Exhaustion Policy

CHICAGO - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced the entry of a record-setting consent decree resolving a class lawsuit against Sears, Roebuck and Co. (Sears) under the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) for $6.2 million and significant remedial relief.

The

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DIAL ORDERED TO PAY MORE THAN $3 MILLION IN EEOC SEX DISCRIMINATION CASE

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
9-29-05

52 Women Rejected for Armour Jobs Because of Strength Test To Receive Job Offers and Back Pay

FORT MADISON, IOWA -- A federal judge has ordered the Dial Corporation to pay over $3 million to resolve a sex discrimination suit brought by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) against The Dial Corporations Armour Star Meat Packing plant in Fort Madison, Iowa.

Chief Judge Ronald E. Longstaff

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EEOC COMMISSIONER ISHIMARU MEETS WITH LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AS PART OF 'YOUTH@WORK' INITIATIVE

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
9-29-04

National Effort to Educate Teen Employees About Their Rights and Responsibilities

WASHINGTON - Commissioner Stuart J. Ishimaru of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) met this morning with students of McKinley Technology High School in the District of Columbia, as the agency's new "Youth@Work" initiative continues in the Washington metropolitan area. Information about the initiative can be found online at www.eeoc.gov.

Youth@Work is an unprecedented

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GEORGIA NIGHTCLUB OWNERS SUED BY EEOC FOR SEXUAL HARASSMENT

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
9-28-09

La Pantera Rosa and Calua Grill Owners/Managers Abused Waitresses, Federal Agency Charges

ATLANTA – In a sexual harassment lawsuit filed today, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged that the owners of three popular Atlanta-area nightclubs violated federal law by subjecting waitresses to a pattern of sexual harassment by two of the owner / managers.

According to the EEOC’s suit against Nunez, Inc., which owns

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TERRE HAUTE RALLY’S HAMBURGER RESTAURANT SUED BY EEOC FOR SEXUAL HARASSMENT

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
9-28-09

Fast Food Eatery Subjected Teenaged Female Employees to Severe Harassment, Federal Agency Charges

INDIANAPOLIS – A Terre Haute, Ind., fast food restaurant violated federal law when it subjected its female employees to a sexually hostile work environment in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.

According to the

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EEOC FILES CLASS NATIONAL ORIGIN HARASSMENT SUIT AGAINST HILTON HOTEL IN CHICAGO SUBURB

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
9-28-09

Lisle/Naperville Hilton Subjected Hispanics to Ethnic Slurs, Federal Agency Charges

CHICAGO – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed suit Friday against Fireside West, LLC, doing business as the Hilton in Lisle/Naperville, Ill., charging that the hotel violated Title VII by subjecting its Hispanic employees to a hostile work environment. The EEOC’s complaint said that the hotel subjected Hispanic employees to frequent ethnic slurs from

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EEOC SUES DOLLINS CONSTRUCTION COMPANY FOR RACE DISCRIMINATION AND RETALIATION AGAINST BLACK WORKERS

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
9-28-09

Suit Cites Racist Comments, Noose and Retaliation for Complaints

ST. LOUIS – Dollins Construction Company of Sikeston, Mo., violated federal law by racially harassing three African American construction workers 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. 1:09-cv-00137), filed in U.S. District Court in St. Louis, the

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ALLSUP’S CONVENIENCE STORES SUED BY EEOC FOR RETALIATION IN DISCRIMINATION CHARGE

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
9-28-09

Employee Fired After Cooperating in EEOC Investigation, Federal Agency Charged

DALLAS – Allsup’s Convenience Stores, Inc. violated the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) when it fired an employee as retaliation for cooperating with a discrimination investigation, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today. Allsup’s, headquartered in Clovis, N.M., has 300 locations throughout New Mexico and Texas and employs approximately

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DENNY’S SUED BY EEOC FOR DISABILITY BIAS AGAINST CLASS OF WORKERS NATIONWIDE

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
9-28-06

At Issue: Failure to Provide Reasonable Accommodation for Medical Leave

BALTIMORE -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today that it filed a federal discrimination lawsuit under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) against Denny’s, Inc., which operates more than 500 corporate-owned restaurants in 30 states, on behalf of disabled employees nationwide who were not provided reasonable accommodation and were fired after being denied

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EEOC UNVEILS NEW WEB SITE SECTION COMMEMORATING AGENCY'S 35TH ANNIVERSARY

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
9-28-00

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has developed a new section on its Internet Web site that provides an extensive look at the agency's 35-year history, including the laws it enforces, key court rulings, annual milestones, photographs, and video and audio clips. The new Web site section, which commemorates EEOC's 35th anniversary, can be accessed at http://www.eeoc.gov/35th/.

"We hope that the young

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CARMIKE CINEMAS TO PAY $765,000 TO SETTLE RARE CASE OF MALE-ON-MALE TEEN HARASSMENT

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
9-27-05

EEOC Says Male Supervisor Groped Young Men, Made Advances and Requested Sexual Favors

RALEIGH, N.C. – Carmike Cinemas, Inc. (Carmike), a large movie theater chain operating 312 theaters in 36 states, will pay $765,000 to resolve an employment discrimination lawsuit by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charging that a group of young men were sexually harassed by their male supervisor, a convicted sex offender

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EEOC EXPANDS IMMIGRANT RIGHTS PARTNERSHIP TO INCLUDE OSHA, DOJ AND LATIN AMERICAN CONSULATES

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
9-27-02

'Justice and Equality in the Workplace' Program Enters Phase II

WASHINGTON - Cari M. Dominguez, Chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), announced the expansion of the Justice and Equality in the Workplace program, a highly successful public-private sector partnership to protect the employment rights of Latino immigrants. The initiative, created in July 2001 by the EEOC's Houston District Office, now enters Phase II

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EEOC NEW YORK DISTRICT OFFICE TO RESUME PARTIAL OPERATIONS NEXT WEEK

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
9-27-01

WASHINGTON - Chair Cari M. Dominguez announced today that the New York District Office of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will resume limited operations next Wednesday, October 3, from temporary office space at the agency's Newark Area Office. EEOC's New York office, which had been located on the 18th floor in Building 7 of the World Trade Center, was destroyed during the terrorist attacks

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EEOC PRESENTS ‘FREEDOM TO COMPETE AWARD’ FOR BEST PRACTICES IN EMPLOYMENT

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

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From left to right: Albert K. Blackwelder of Emory Crawford Long Hospital, Anthony L. Burfoot,
Vice Mayor of The City of Norfolk, Chair Earp, Francine M. Tishman of Abilities, Inc., Ronald R.
Peterson of Johns Hopkins Health System, Richard J. Morgante of the IRS.

PRESS RELEASE
9-26-07

Five Employers Honored for Programs Promoting Access and Inclusion

WASHINGTON – Naomi C. Earp, Chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

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EEOC MOVES TO INTERVENE IN QUIETFLEX LAWSUIT

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
9-26-02

Commission Says Employer Intentionally Segregated Hispanics into 'Ethnic Jobs'

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed a motion to intervene in an employment discrimination class action lawsuit against Quietflex Manufacturing Co. (QuietFlex) and Goodman Manufacturing Company (Goodman), both based in Houston, Texas. The suit alleges that the companies violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 by intentionally failing to hire

Press release

EEOC RESOLVES LAWSUITS FOR $1.25 MILLION AGAINST GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
9-26-01

NEWARK, N.J. - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today resolved its consolidated lawsuits against General Motors Corporation (GM) alleging violations of Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act at the company's Linden, N.J., facility. The suits, filed in September 2000, alleged that GM had failed to provide Mary Scott a work environment free from sexual harassment and similarly failed to address incidents of

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EEOC MEDIATION PROGRAM SCORES HIGH MARKS IN MAJOR SURVEY OF PARTICIPANTS

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
9-26-00

Over 90% of Employers and Employees Who Used EEOC Mediation Would Do So Again

WASHINGTON - The overwhelming majority of employers and charging parties participating in the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's (EEOC) National Mediation Program find it to be highly effective, express strong satisfaction with the process, and are willing to participate again if party to a discrimination charge, according to a comprehensive report issued

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EEOC TO REFLECT ON YEAR-END ACCOMPLISHMENTS, EXPLORE FUTURE CHALLENGES AT NEXT COMMISSION MEETING

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
9-25-99

WASHINGTON - The next meeting of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will be held on Tuesday, September 28, at 2:00 p.m. in the Clarence M. Mitchell, Jr. Conference Room (9th Floor), 1801 L Street, N.W.

The public meeting will focus on EEOC's achievements during fiscal year 1999 (which ends September 30), with a special focus on the national mediation program, small

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EEOC SUES GARDEN RIDGE FOR DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
9-25-09

Home Décor Retailer Refused to Hire Qualified Applicants Because of Hearing Impairments, Federal Agency Charged

AUSTIN, Texas – Garden Ridge Corporation, a Houston-based home décor retail company with stores nationwide, violated federal law by discriminating against hearing-impaired applicants at its Austin store, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.

According to the EEOC’s suit, Garden Ridge failed to hire

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EEOC SUES AT&T FOR DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
9-25-09

Telephone Company Refused to Hire Qualified Diabetic Applicant Because of Disability, Federal Agency Charges

AUSTIN, Texas – AT&T Services, Inc., doing business as Southwestern Bell Telephone Company, L.P. (AT&T), a major telephone company, violated federal law by refusing to hire an applicant simply because he is an insulin-dependent diabetic, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.

According to the

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SEARS SUED BY EEOC FOR AGE DISCRIMINATION

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
9-25-09

61-Year-Old Denied Position at Corpus Christi Store Because of Age, Federal Agency Says

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – A Corpus Christi Sears store violated federal law by refusing to hire a 61-year-old applicant because of his age, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.

According to the EEOC’s suit against Sears, Roebuck and Co., doing business as Sears #1217, the Sears