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SILICON VALLEY MANUFACTURER NOVELLUS TO PAY $168,000 FOR RACIAL HARASSMENT

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
6-24-08

Co-Worker Rapped Racial Slurs Despite Complaints, EEOC Charged

SAN JOSE – A major Silicon Valley manufacturer of semiconductor production equipment will pay $168,000 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 Novellus Systems, Inc. with subjecting an African American worker to racial harassment.

According to the EEOC’s suit, Michael

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EEOC Wins $1.55 Million Dollar Jury Verdict in Sexual Harassment Suit Against Florida Restaurant

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
6-23-03

Five Former Waitresses/Hostesses Subjected to Physical and Verbal Abuse in Clearwater

MIAMI - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced that a jury in Federal District Court in Tampa, Florida, has returned a $1,550,000 verdict in a major sexual harassment lawsuit brought by the EEOC and the private law firm of Florin, Roebig & Walker, P.A. The lawsuit was originally brought against Applebee's International

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EEOC DISAPPOINTED IN SUPREME COURT DECISION NOT TO HEAR 'SPEAK-ENGLISH-ONLY' WORK RULE CASE

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                     CONTACT:      Claire Gonzales Wednesday, June 22, 1994                                Reginald Welch                                                         (202) 663-4900                                                    TDD: (202) 663-4494 

PRESS RELEASE
6-22-94

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Supreme Court announced June 20 it will not hear Garcia et al. v. Spun Steak Co. In doing so, the Court will let stand a decision by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that allows Spun Steak to prevent employees from speaking their

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MUEBLERIA DE SAN JUAN ES DEMANDADA POR EL EEOC POR DISCRIMEN BASADO EN EL COLOR DE LA PIEL Y REPRESALIA

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

6-22-09

La Mueblería Koper Hostigó a un Empleado Por Su Piel Oscura y Lo Despidió Por Quejarse, Según Cargos Radicados Por la Agencia

San Juan, P.R. – La Comisión Federal de Igualdad de Oportunidades en el Empleo (EEOC, por sus siglas en inglés) alega que la mueblería Koper violó la ley federal al permitir que su gerente hostigara a un puertoriqueño de piel oscura por causa del color de

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SAN JUAN FURNITURE COMPANY SUED BY EEOC FOR COLOR BIAS AND RETALIATION

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
6-22-09

Koper Furniture Harassed Employee Because of Dark Color and Fired Him for Complaining, Federal Agency Charged

SAN JUAN, P.R. – Koper Furniture violated federal law when it permitted a store manager to harass a dark-complexioned Puerto Rican employee because of his skin color and fired him for complaining, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.

Koper operates several furniture

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CHATEAU DEL MAR / HICKORY HILLS COUNTRY CLUB TO PAY UP TO $690,000 TO SETTLE EEOC SEX AND RACE DISCRIMINATION AND RETALIATION LAWSUITS

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
6-22-09

Popular Banquet Facility and Country Club Routinely Harassed Female Employees, Refused to Hire Blacks and Sued Victims as Retaliation, Federal Agency Charged

CHICAGO – A popular Hickory Hills, Ill., banquet facility and country club will pay up to $690,000 to settle two lawsuits, charging sex and race discrimination and retaliation, brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.

Federal District Judge

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THE VAIL CORPORATION PAYS $80,000 TO SETTLE EEOC RELIGIOUS AND SEXUAL HARASSMENT LAWSUIT

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
6-22-09

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Left to right: D. Andrew Winston, EEOC Trial Attorney; Laurie Scott Paddock,
Private Counsel; Lisa Cornwell, Charging Party; Glenn Parker, EEOC Investigator;
Rita Byrnes Kittle, EEOC Supervisory Trial Attorney

Christian Emergency Services Supervisory Officer Denied Religious Accommodation and Subjected to Harassment at Keystone Resort, Federal Agency Charged

DENVER – The Vail Corporation, which operates ski resorts in Vail and Keystone, Colo., will pay $80,000 and furnish

Press release

EEOC ISSUES FEDERAL WORK FORCE REPORT FOR 2006

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
6-22-07

Chair Earp Cites Government-Wide Progress, Calls for Further Improvements

WASHINGTON – Naomi C. Earp, Chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), today released the Annual Report on the Federal Work Force for Fiscal Year (FY) 2006, covering October 2005 through September 2006. The comprehensive report, which informs and advises the President and the U.S. Congress on the state of equal employment opportunity (EEO) government-wide

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GEORGETOWNE PLACE TO PAY $650,000 TO SETTLE EEOC RACE DISCRIMINATION LAWSUIT

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
6-22-05

Company Marked African Americans' and Other Minorities' Applications for Rejection, Suit Says

INDIANAPOLIS – The owner of senior communities in 14 states will pay $650,000 to settle a race discrimination suit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. The EEOC charged that a Fort Wayne senior community refused to hire African Americans and members of other racial groups for many

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EEOC ISSUES COMPREHENSIVE POLICY GUIDANCE ON EMPLOYER LIABILITY FOR HARASSMENT BY SUPERVISORS

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
6-21-99

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today released a comprehensive policy guidance explaining the circumstances under which employers can be held liable for unlawful harassment by supervisors. The guidance, which analyzes the recent Supreme Court decisions in Burlington Industries, Inc. v. Ellerth and Faragher v. City of Boca Raton, addresses the steps employers should take to prevent and correct harassment

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WAL-MART VIOLATES DISABILITIES ACT AGAIN; EEOC FILES 16TH ADA SUIT AGAINST RETAIL GIANT

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
6-21-01

PHOENIX - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today that it has filed suit against Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., under Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), accusing the world's largest retailer of failing to reasonably accommodate an employee with a disability at its Peoria, Arizona, store. The suit is EEOC's 16th legal action nationwide against Wal-Mart for violating the employment

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EEOC SUES ARIZONA AREA BUSINESS FOR DISCRIMINATING AGAINST FEMALE AND HISPANIC LOW-WAGE WORKERS

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
6-21-00

PHOENIX - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today that it filed a class lawsuit against Gilbert, Arizona-based Quality Art LLC and Palestra Capital alleging widespread sexual harassment and national origin discrimination against 27 female and Hispanic employees. The suit, filed in U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona, also claims that Quality Art retaliated against employees who complained about the discriminatory treatment

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EEOC OFFERS TIPS TO COMPANIES THAT EMPLOY TEENS

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
6-20-06

Millions of Young Adults Preparing to Join Labor Force this Summer

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today offered tips to companies that employ teenagers and called on the employer community to promote fair, inclusive, and discrimination-free workplaces for millions of young people who are preparing to enter the labor force this summer – some for the first time.

At the height of

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MUSKEGON FAMILY CARE TO PAY $85,000 FOR RACE DISCRIMINATION AND RETALIATION

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
6-2-09

Medical Center Unlawfully Fired Black Woman Who Complained About Race Discrimination, EEOC Charged

DETROIT – Muskegon Family Care, a family medical center, has agreed to pay $85,280 and provide substantial injunctive relief to settle a race discrimination and retaliation lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.

According to the EEOC’s suit (Civil Action No. 1:08-CV-618, filed in U.S. District

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TAVERN ON THE GREEN TO PAY $2.2 MILLION FOR HARASSMENT OF FEMALES, BLACKS, HISPANICS

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
6-2-08

EEOC Settles Job Discrimination Suit with Landmark NYC Restaurant

NEW YORK – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced the settlement of a harassment and retaliation lawsuit under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act against Tavern on the Green, a landmark restaurant located in Central Park in New York City, for $2.2 million and significant remedial relief.

The EEOC charged in the case

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CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM SETTLES EEOC AGE DISCRIMINATION SUIT

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
6-19-09

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Photo of Dr. Lawford Goddard receiving his settlement check from EEOC Attorney Linda Ordonio-Dixon

Federal Agency Obtains $50,000 for SFSU Lecturer Denied Position Due to His Age

SAN FRANCISCO -- The California State University System (CSUS) has agreed to settle an age discrimination suit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) on behalf of a longtime San Francisco State University Lecturer for $50,000 and

Press release

Pizza Hut to Pay $360,000 for Settlement of Sexual Harassment Complaint

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
6-19-03

EEOC Settlement Also Includes Anti-Discrimination Training and Monitoring of Company

LOS ANGELES - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced the settlement of a sexual harassment lawsuit against Pizza Hut, the national restaurant chain based in Dallas, Texas, for $360,000 on behalf of four female former employees who were subjected to a sexually hostile work environment. The settlement also includes a number of anti-discrimination

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COMMISSION TO HEAR PANEL DISCUSS AGE DISCRIMINATION AND WORKPLACE ISSUES AFFECTING OLDER AMERICANS AT NEXT MEETING

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE              CONTACT:   Claire Gonzales Tuesday, June 18, 1996                        Reginald Welch                                               (202) 663-4900                                               TDD:   (202) 663-4494 

PRESS RELEASE
6-18-96

WASHINGTON -- In the fifth of a series of Commission meetings focusing on specific types of unlawful employment discrimination, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will hear presentations by invited experts on employment bias against older Americans. EEOC enforces the Age Discrimination in Employment Act

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CATHOLIC CHARITIES SETTLES EEOC AGE DISCRIMINATION SUIT

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
6-18-09

Charity Fired Seniors Advocate for New Hire Half His Age, Federal Agency Charged

SAN FRANCISCO — Catholic Charities, one of the largest non-profit providers of social services in the San Francisco Bay Area, has agreed to pay $30,000 and other relief to settle an age discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.

The EEOC's suit had charged that

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WILLAMETTE TREE WHOLESALE SUED BY EEOC FOR SEVERE SEXUAL HARASSMENT, RETALIATION

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
6-18-09

Latina Workers at Oregon Nursery Sexually Harassed, Threatened, and One Woman Repeatedly Raped, Federal Agency Charges

SEATTLE — A Molalla, Ore., nursery violated federal law when it allowed female employees to be severely sexually harassed and retaliated against the women and male co-workers after they reported the harassment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today. This is the agency's

Press release

UNITED PARCEL SERVICE SETTLES EEOC RELIGIOUS DISCRIMINATION LAWSUIT

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
6-18-09

Driver is Given Damages and Sabbath Accommodations

MEMPHIS -- United Parcel Service (UPS) will offer monetary damages and religious accommodations to a 19-year employee at UPS’s Bartlett, Tenn., facility to resolve a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.

The lawsuit, EEOC v. UPS, Inc. (Civil Action No. 2:07-cv-02576 filed in U.S. District Court for the Western District of

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EEOC CHAIR REAFFIRMS PARTNERSHIP WITH NATIVE AMERICANS IN SPEECH TO COUNCIL FOR TRIBAL EMPLOYMENT RIGHTS

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
6-18-02

WASHINGTON - Cari M. Dominguez, Chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), traveled to Baraboo, Wisconsin, yesterday to address the agency's longstanding relationship with the Native American community and emphasize the Commission's continued commitment to advance job opportunities and support the elimination of workplace discrimination on or near Indian reservations. Chair Dominguez participated in the 25th Anniversary Conference of the Council for Tribal Employment

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EEOC TO FOCUS ON DISCRIMINATION AGAINST LOW-WAGE WORKERS AT COMMISSION MEETING IN HOUSTON

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE              CONTACT: H. Joan Ehrlich Thursday, June 17, 1999                     Joe Bontke                                                                   Houston District Office                                             (713) 209-3373                                        TTY  (713) 209-3439                                              Reginald Welch                                             David Grinberg                                             EEOC Headquarters                                             (202) 663-4900                                        TTY  (202) 663-4494 

PRESS RELEASE
6-17-99

WASHINGTON - As part of its continuing effort to reach out to agency stakeholders at the grassroots level, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will hold a meeting in Houston next

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SIMULA TO PAY $110,000 TO SETTLE EEOC GENDER, EQUAL PAY AND RETALIATION CASE

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
6-17-09

Settlement With Military Contractor Provides Compensation and Training

PHOENIX -- A Phoenix-based international military contractor will pay $110,000 and furnish other relief to settle lawsuit charging a sex and age discrimination and unlawful retaliation filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.

The EEOC’s suit (Case No. 2:07-CV-01656-PHX-ECV) in U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona charged that Simula, Inc