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EEOC SUES DAVE’S SUPERMARKET FOR SEXUAL HARASSMENT

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
9-14-09

Department Manager Subjected Women to Egregious Sexual Harassment, Agency Charges

CLEVELAND, Ohio – Cleveland supermarket chain Dave’s Supermarket violated federal law by subjecting female employees to a workplace environment permeated with sexual harassment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it announced today.

According to the EEOC’s lawsuit (Case No. 1:09cv2119), filed in U.S. District Court Northern District of Ohio Eastern Division

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EEOC SUES MITSUWA MARKETPLACE FOR DISCRIMINATING AGAINST HISPANIC EMPLOYEES

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
9-14-09

Japanese Supermarket Paid Hispanics Less Than Asians, Federal Agency Charges

NEWARK – A Japanese specialty supermarket in Edgewater, N.J., discriminated against Hispanic employees by paying them less than non-Hispanic workers, almost all of whom are Asian, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today. Mitsuwa Marketplace specializes in selling Japanese food, beverages, desserts, groceries and other products.

In EEOC v

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NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION’S ALASKA AFFILIATE TO PAY FOR HARASSING WOMEN AGAIN

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
9-14-09

EEOC Obtains $170,000 for Female Employees Harassed by Executive Director At the Center of Previous Lawsuit

ANCHORAGE, Alaska – The Alaska affiliate of the National Education Association (NEA-AK) has agreed to provide $170,000 and other relief to settle a federal lawsuit charging that its executive director targeted four female employees for severe harassment because of their gender, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today

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NINTH CIRCUIT UPHOLDS JURY VERDICT OF $241,708 AWARDING PUNITIVE DAMAGES IN EEOC CASE AGAINST ‘GO DADDY’

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
9-14-09

EEOC Sued Software Company for Retaliation Against Muslim Worker

PHOENIX -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has upheld a 2006 unanimous federal court jury verdict finding Go Daddy Software, Inc. had retaliated against Youssef Bouamama when it fired him for complaining about discriminatory comments against him. The EEOC sued Go Daddy on

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EEOC AND EDUCATION AMERICA/REMINGTON COLLEGE ENTER INTO NATIONAL MEDIATION AGREEMENT

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
9-14-04

57th National Universal Agreement to Mediate Between Commission and Major Employer

MIAMI - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and Education America/Remington College today announced the signing of a National Universal Agreement to Mediate (NUAM) to informally resolve workplace disputes through Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) prior to an EEOC investigation or potential litigation.

Today's agreement marks the 57TH NUAM that EEOC has signed with a

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EEOC CHAIR URGES WORKPLACE TOLERANCE IN WAKE OF TERRORIST ATTACKS

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
9-14-01

WASHINGTON - In the wake of this week's tragic events, Cari M. Dominguez, Chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), called on all employers and employees across the country to promote tolerance and guard against unlawful workplace discrimination based on national origin or religion.

"We should not allow our anger at the terrorists responsible for this week's heinous attacks to be misdirected against innocent

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EEOC SUES MANDALAY BAY RESORT & CASINO FOR SEXUAL HARASSMENT AND RETALIATION

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
9-13-05

Second Recent Suit by Federal Agency for Employment Bias on Las Vegas Strip

LAS VEGAS – A female employee of Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino on the Las Vegas Strip was subjected to physical and verbal sexual harassment and her co-workers were severely retaliated against for opposing the unlawful conduct, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today in federal court

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EEO-1 REPORT FOR 2006 DUE FROM EMPLOYERS SEPT. 30

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
9-12-06

Record Number of Workforce Surveys Expected by EEOC

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today urged the employer community to send in the annual EEO-1 Report to meet the fast approaching Sept. 30 deadline, as required by federal law. EEOC anticipates receiving a record number of EEO-1 Reports from employers nationwide in 2006.

The EEO-1 Report – formally known as the "Employer Information

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EEOC NEW YORK OFFICE DESTROYED IN TERRORIST ATTACK ON WORLD TRADE CENTER

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
9-12-01

WASHINGTON - Among the tragic events of yesterday was the destruction of the New York District Office of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), located on the 18th floor of the World Trade Center, Building 7. Gratefully, all district office personnel, along with other residents of the building, were safely evacuated before the structure collapsed late yesterday afternoon.

EEOC Chair Cari M. Dominguez and agency

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DOLLAR GENERAL SUED BY EEOC FOR SEXUAL HARASSMENT

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
9-11-09

Women at N.C. Stores Subjected to Sexual Comments, Propositions and Touching by Male Supervisor, Federal Agency Charged

GREENSBORO, N.C. – Dolgencorp, LLC, doing business as Dollar General, violated federal law by subjecting a class of female employees to a sexually hostile work environment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today. The EEOC’s lawsuit further charged that one woman had to

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RACIAL HARASSMENT AND RETALIATION COSTS R.S. BRASWELL / BOBCAT OF MONROE $21,000

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
9-11-09

Black Employee Called ‘N-Word’ and Other Racial Slurs, Then Fired for Complaining, EEOC Charged

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – A Kannapolis, N.C.-based supplier of forklift and Bobcat loaders agreed to pay $21,000 and furnish substantial non-monetary relief to settle a racial harassment and retaliation lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. The EEOC had charged that an African American mechanic was

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COMMUNITY TRANSPORT SERVICES SUED BY EEOC FOR RELIGIOUS DISCRIMINATION

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
9-11-09

Ambulance Service Fired Jehovah’s Witness Employee for Refusing to Participate in Halloween Carnival, Federal Agency Charges

ORANGEBURG, S.C. – A Bowman, S.C.-based ambulance service illegally fired an emergency medical technician, who is a Jehovah's Witness, for refusing to participate in a Halloween carnival, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a religious discrimination lawsuit it filed today.

According to the EEOC’s suit (Civil Action

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U.S. MARSHALS ESCORT BUSINESS OWNER WHO IGNORED EEOC SUBPOENA TO APPEARANCE BEFORE FEDERAL JUDGE

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
9-11-09

Court Had Issued Writ of Body Attachment for Principal of ShoreKare, LLC

CHICAGO – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) said today that United States Marshals had escorted the owner and registered agent of ShoreKare, LLC, a local health care provider, to an appearance before District Judge Amy St. Eve yesterday. The judge had issued a “writ of body attachment” for the businessman for failing

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ALLSTATE TO PAY $4.5 MILLION TO SETTLE AGE BIAS SUIT

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
9-11-09

EEOC Resolves Class Case Against Insurance Giant Over Rehiring Policy Which Adversely Impacted Older Workers During Companywide Reorganization

ST. LOUIS – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced a major settlement of an age discrimination class lawsuit against Allstate Insurance Company, one of the nation's largest insurers, for $4,500,000 to be paid to approximately 90 older former employees, in addition to significant remedial relief

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EEOC SUES SUPERVALU / JEWEL-OSCO FOR DISCRIMINATORY LEAVE AND DISABILITY RULES

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
9-11-09

Federal Agency Says ‘One Year and You’re Out’ and ‘No Accommodation, No Restrictions’ Rules Violate Americans With Disabilities Act

CHICAGO – Jewel-Osco, an operating unit of national grocery giant Supervalu, Inc., has been violating federal anti-discrimination law by its leave and disability policies, the U.S. Equal Employ­ment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.

According to the EEOC's suit, Jewel-Osco is alleged to

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EEOC FILES SEX DISCRIMINATION LAWSUIT AGAINST MORGAN STANLEY

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
9-10-01

Lawsuit Charges Brokerage House with Widespread Discrimination against Women

NEW YORK - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed suit today against Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Co. and Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc. alleging that the Wall Street brokerage firm discriminated against Allison Schieffelin, a former convertible bond sales representative, and as many as 100 other women in the company's Institutional Equity Division on

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MARS SUPER MARKETS TO PAY $275,000 AND OFFER JOBS TO WOMEN TO SETTLE EEOC SEX DISCRIMINATION LAWSUIT

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
9-1-09

Class of Women Denied Meat Cutter Positions, Agency Charged

BALTIMORE -- Mars Super Markets, Inc., a Baltimore-based supermarket chain, will pay $275,000 and furnish significant remedial relief to settle a class sex discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.

According to EEOC's suit (JFM-08-2570), filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland, Northern Division, Mars

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EEOC SUES PRODUCT FABRICATORS, INC. FOR DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
9-1-09

Agency Says Pine City Company Fired Employee for Taking Legally Prescribed Medication; Other Employees Subjected to Illegal Inquiries About Medication Use

MINNEAPOLIS – Product Fabricators, Inc., a Pine City, Minn., contract manufacturer, has violated federal disability discrimination law by its policies requiring employees to report their use of legal prescription drugs, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed late yesterday.

According

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DIGITAL CABLE AND COMMUNICATIONS SOUTH SUED BY EEOC FOR SEX DISCRIMINATION

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
9-1-09

Parma Company Refused to Hire Women as Cable Techs, Federal Agency Charged

CLEVELAND – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit announced today that Digital Cable and Communications South, Inc., a Parma, Ohio-based cable TV installation company, violated federal law by denying hire to female applicants for cable technician jobs.

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

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JUSTICE DEPARTMENT AND EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION SETTLE OHIO RELIGIOUS DISCRIMINATION LAWSUITS

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
9-1-06

WASHINGTON – The Justice Department and the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced a consent decree to resolve religious discrimination lawsuits filed against the state of Ohio; the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency; the Ohio Department of Administrative Services; and the Ohio Civil Service Employees Association, AFSCME, Local 11, AFL-CIO. The lawsuits alleged that the state defendants and the union violated federal employment discrimination laws

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EEOC REACHES LANDMARK 'ENGLISH-ONLY' SETTLEMENT; CHICAGO MANUFACTURER TO PAY OVER $190,000 TO HISPANIC WORKERS

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
9-1-00

Employees Fired For Speaking Spanish On The Job, Saying 'Good Morning' in Native Language

CHICAGO - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced the settlement of a lawsuit under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 against Watlow Batavia, Inc., a subsidiary of Watlow Electric Manufacturing Co. of St. Louis, for discriminating against Hispanic workers on the basis of their national origin

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EEOC To Hold Public Commission Meeting On ‘Repositioning For New Workplace Realities'

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 3, 2003


September 8 All-Day Meeting to Focus on Securing Continued Effectiveness

The next open meeting of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will take place on Monday, September 8, from 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., in the Clarence M. Mitchell, Jr. Conference Room (9th Floor), at agency headquarters located at 1801 L Street, N.W. The all-day public Commission Meeting will examine trends and

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EEOC OPENS LAS VEGAS OFFICE

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
8-9-06

Expanded Presence to Improve Operational Efficiency, Enhance Customer Service

LAS VEGAS – Cari M. Dominguez, Chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), today officially opened the EEOC's Las Vegas Local Office at 333 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Suite 8112, in the Lloyd George Federal Building. The new office – in the nation's fastest-growing metropolitan area -- is part of the agency's broader effort to

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EEOC AND MONDRIAN HOTEL SETTLE TITLE VII LAWSUIT

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
8-9-00

LOS ANGELES - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the Mondrian Hotel have settled a lawsuit filed by the EEOC on behalf of a group of former valet/bellmen terminated from the Hotel in late 1996. Pursuant to the settlement, Mondrian will pay $120,000 to each valet/bellman.

The lawsuit arose when the current owner bought the Mondrian Hotel in 1995 after it had been in