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JOHNSON AND HIGGINS TO PAY $28 MILLION IN SETTLEMENT OF AGE DISCRIMINATION LAWSUIT

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
7-29-99

Largest EEOC Monetary Settlement for Age Discrimination in New York State

New York -- In a consent judgment obtained by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Johnson and Higgins, Inc. agreed to pay $28 million to conclude a lawsuit which alleged that it violated the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) through its policy of forcing employees who were members of

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LUBY’S TO PAY $135,000 FOR SEXUAL HARASSMENT

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
7-29-09

EEOC Settles Suit Against San Antonio Restaurant on Behalf of Female Victims, Including Teen, Subjected to Sexual Touching, Comments, Gestures, and Requests for Sexual Favors

SAN ANTONIO – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced the settlement of a sex discrimination lawsuit against Luby’s Restaurants Limited Partnership, doing business as Luby’s San Antonio #19 (Luby’s), for $135,000 and significant remedial relief on behalf of

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AVI FOODSYSTEMS TO PAY MORE THAN $90,000 AND OFFER JOBS TO SETTLE DISABILITY BIAS LAWSUIT

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
7-29-09

EEOC Charged Food Service Giant Discriminated Against Disabled Workers

INDIANAPOLIS – Food service giant AVI Foodsystems, Inc. (AVI) will pay more than $90,000 and offer jobs to discrimination victims to settle a class disability discrimination suit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the agency announced today.

The EEOC charged in its suit (Case no. 2:09-cv-00656-JDH-MRA), filed in U.S. District Court for the Southern District

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CALLARO’S PRIME STEAK & SEAFOOD SUED BY EEOC FOR DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
7-28-09

Restaurant Fired Server for Perceived Disability, Association with Disabled Son

MIAMI – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit in federal court announced today that a steak and seafood restaurant in Manalapan, Fla., violated federal law by discriminating against a female food server it regarded as being disabled and because of her relationship to a person with a disability.

According to the

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LARGEST GARMENT MANUFACTURERS IN SAIPAN TO PAY $1.7 MILLION IN LANDMARK DISCRIMINATION SETTLEMENT WITH EEOC

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
7-28-09

L&T Group of Companies Charged with Numerous Types of Employment Discrimination

SAIPAN, CNMI – L&T Group of Companies, Ltd., the largest employer and conglomerate of garment manufacturers in Saipan, has agreed to pay $1.7 million and to provide far reaching and significant injunctive relief to settle a series of lawsuits filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) that charged the company with retaliation and

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NEW FACT SHEET ADDRESSES WORKPLACE RIGHTS OF PEOPLE WITH EPILEPSY UNDER DISABILITIES ACT

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
7-28-04

Even as ADA Reaches 14th Anniversary, Questions Still Persist

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today released a new fact sheet available at www.eeoc.gov addressing the workplace rights of people with epilepsy under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Title I of the ADA, which is enforced by the EEOC, protects qualified individuals with disabilities from discrimination by private and state and local

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EEOC CHAIRWOMAN TO PARTICIPATE IN ADA TORCH RELAY AND MEET WITH KEY STAKEHOLDERS IN DETROIT

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
7-28-00

WASHINGTON - Ida L. Castro, Chairwoman of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), will be in Detroit on Monday, July 31, and Tuesday, August 1, to participate in the national "Spirit of the ADA Torch Relay" ceremonies commemorating the tenth anniversary of the landmark Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Ms. Castro will also hold meetings with local stakeholders representing employers, employees, the private bar, civil

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EEOC CELEBRATES ANNIVERSARY OF LANDMARK DISABILITIES ACT

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
7-27-99

WASHINGTON -- Ida L. Castro, Chairwoman of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), today reiterated the agency's commitment to vigorously enforcing the employment provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA). The Commission is observing the ninth anniversary of the groundbreaking civil rights law.

"Since passage of the ADA by Congress in 1990, the Commission has worked diligently to

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SUBWAY FRANCHISE TO PAY $166,500 FOR DISABILITY BIAS, JURY RULES IN EEOC LAWSUIT

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
7-27-07

Former Area Supervisor with Hearing Impairment Wins Harassment Case

DALLAS – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has received a favorable jury verdict of $166,500 in a disability harassment lawsuit brought against a Subway restaurant franchise, BobRich Enterprises, Inc., on behalf of a female manager who was discriminated against and forced to resign because of her hearing impairment.

The Dallas jury of five women and

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TUSKEGEE PROFESSOR KUFORIJI SELECTED AS EEOC'S SECOND LABOR ECONOMIST FELLOW

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                      CONTACT: For EEOC   July 27, 2005                              James Ryan, (202) 663-4965                                              For Tuskegee University                                            Denise Berkhalter                                            (334) 724-4553   

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Dr. Oluseyi Kuforiji, EEOC's Research Fellow from Tuskegee University, meets with Chair Cari M. Dominguez

PRESS RELEASE
7-27-05

Program Part of White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has selected a Tuskegee University economics professor as its second

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COMMISSIONER PAUL MILLER BIDS FAREWELL TO EEOC

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
7-27-04

Disability Rights Champion and Legal Expert to Join Academia in Seattle

WASHINGTON - Paul Steven Miller, the second-longest serving Commissioner in the 40-year history of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will end his decade-long tenure effective August 15, 2004, and join academia as a faculty member at the University of Washington School of Law in Seattle, the EEOC announced today.

"Our Nation has been

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EEOC COMMEMORATES TENTH ANNIVERSARY OF DISABILITIES ACT

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
7-27-00

ADA Policy Guidances and Status Report Issued, Commission Meeting To Be Held

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today issued two major guidances and a status report on the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) as part of its commemoration of the tenth anniversary of the landmark civil rights law. The three documents, which will also be distributed and discussed at a public Commission

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NEW EEOC PUBLICATION ADDRESSES EMPLOYMENT RIGHTS OF PEOPLE WITH HEARING LOSS

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
7-26-06

Latest Q&A Fact Sheet Coincides with Anniversary of Landmark Disabilities Act

WASHINGTON – Cari M. Dominguez, Chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), today announced the issuance of a new question-and-answer (Q&A) fact sheet on the application of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to job applicants and employees who are deaf or who have hearing impairments. The new publication, the sixth in a

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NEW EEOC PUBLICATION ADDRESSES EMPLOYMENT RIGHTS OF PEOPLE WITH CANCER UNDER DISABILITIES ACT

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
7-26-05

Issuance Coincides with 15th Anniversary of Landmark Anti-Discrimination Law

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today issued a question-and- answer document on the application of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to persons with cancer in the workplace. The new publication is available on EEOC's web site at http://www.eeoc.gov/facts/cancer.html.

Commission Chair Cari M. Dominguez released the document today during an event sponsored

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EEOC TO HOLD NATIONAL FEDERAL SECTOR LAW CONFERENCE IN LAS VEGAS

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
7-26-04

EEOC Chair Cari Dominguez to Address Hundreds of Federal Officials at National EXCEL Program Aug. 30 - Sept. 2

WASHINGTON The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will hold its annual federal sector EXCEL program for government employees, managers, and union officials from August 30 through September 2, 2004, at the Flamingo Las Vegas Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada.

EXCEL is the EEOC's premier federal sector

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EEOC AND GEORGE JUNIOR REPUBLIC SETTLE SEX-BASED WAGE DISCRIMINATION LAWSUIT

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
7-26-00

Court Orders $280,000 for Victims and Injunctive Relief

PITTSBURGH - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and George Junior Republic (GJR) have settled a lawsuit filed under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 alleging that at least six female employees were paid lower wages than their male counterparts and then were retaliated against and subjected to a hostile work environment because they

Press release

EEOC MARKS FOURTH YEAR OF ENFORCING TITLE I OF THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE              CONTACT:   Claire Gonzales Thursday, July 25, 1996                       Reginald Welch                                               (202) 663-4900                                               TDD:   (202) 663-4494 

PRESS RELEASE
7-25-96

WASHINGTON -- On July 26, 1996, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will mark the fourth full year of enforcing the employment provisions (Title I) of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). During that time, the Commission has developed policy guidance to aid

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NEXT COMMISSION MEETING MONDAY, JULY 28

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
7-25-08

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will hold its next open meeting on Monday, July 28, at 1 p.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:

  • Announcement of Notation Votes,
  • Obligation of Funds for

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EEOC TO FOCUS ON AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT AT NEXT COMMISSION MEETING

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
7-25-00

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will hold a public Commission Meeting on the tenth anniversary of the landmark Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) on Thursday, July 27, at 2:00 p.m. at agency headquarters in the first floor training center, 1801 L Street, N.W.

"The Commission looks forward to discussing the many accomplishments and future challenges of ADA enforcement as we commemorate the

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COURT AWARDS $175,674 JUDGMENT IN EEOC SEXUAL HARASSMENT SUIT AGAINST ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
7-24-09

Women Were Abused by T&D Electric's Co-Owner/President, Agency Charged

GREENSBORO, N.C. - The U.S. District Court in the Middle District of North Carolina has ordered electrical contractor T&D Electric Company of Burlington, N.C., to pay $175,674 to two female employees who were subjected to sexual harassment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today.

The EEOC had charged in its lawsuit (EEOC v. T&D

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JANITORIAL COMPANY AGREES TO PAY $46,000 TO SETTLE EEOC RACE DISCRIMINATION SUIT

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
7-24-09

Black Janitor Was Fired Because of Race, Federal Agency Charged

EL PASO, Texas – ABM Janitorial Services-South Central, Inc. has agreed to pay $46,000 and furnish other relief to settle a race discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.

According to the EEOC’s lawsuit (Civil Action No. EP-08-CA-0220, filed in the El Paso Division of U.S. District Court

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EEOC CELEBRATES DECADE OF ENFORCING TITLE I OF THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
7-24-02

Commission to Present Resolution Honoring the Late Justin Dart Jr.

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will celebrate the 12th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 with a resolution honoring the late Justin Dart, Jr. for his lifelong advocacy of civil rights for people with disabilities. A one-hour program will take place on Friday, July 26, 11:00 a.m., at

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FORMER OWNERS OF STUDIO 69 SETTLE PREGNANCY BIAS SUIT

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
7-23-09

EEOC Said Nightclub Fired Bartender Because She Was Expecting

EL PASO, Texas – 54 Downtown, Inc., a Texas corporation which owned and operated Studio 69, a downtown El Paso nightclub, has agreed to pay $15,000 and furnish other relief to settle a pregnancy discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.

According to the EEOC's lawsuit (Civil Action No

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REGINALD E. JONES TAKES OATH AS EEOC COMMISSIONER

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE              CONTACT:   Claire Gonzales Monday, July 22, 1996                          Reginald Welch                                               (202) 663-4900                                               TDD:   (202) 663-4494 

PRESS RELEASE
7-22-96

WASHINGTON -- Reginald E. Jones was sworn in today as a member of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) by Commission Chairman Gilbert F. Casellas. Mr. Jones was nominated by President Clinton on June 5 and unanimously confirmed by the U.S. Senate on July 17