Breadcrumb

  1. Inicio
  2. Sala de prensa

Sala de prensa

Bienvenido a la sala de prensa virtual de la Comisión para la Igualdad de Oportunidades en el Empleo (EEOC, por sus siglas en inglés), la cual ofrece una amplia gama de información y materiales sobre la historia, las funciones, los procedimientos, los programas, las acciones y el personal de la Comisión, los estatutos que implementamos, e investigaciones, datos y estadísticas relacionados. Alentamos a todos a consultar y explorar nuestro kit de prensa continuamente actualizado, el cual brinda gran cantidad de información y un amplio contexto para prácticamente cualquier pregunta.

Para ponerse en contacto con la Oficina de Comunicaciones, llame al 202-921-3191 o envíe un correo electrónico a newsroom@eeoc.gov. Tenga en cuenta que esta casilla de correo electrónico está dirigida a periodistas, productores de noticias, personas que escriben para publicaciones de noticias y noticieros, y otras personas que trabajan en programas de noticias o escriben crónicas.

Si está buscando información sobre la EEOC, llame al 1-800-669-4000 o envíe un correo electrónico a info@eeoc.gov.

  • Enter a year and month to search within.
    • Optionally add a more recent end date to search a range of months or years.
Mostrando 6601 - 6624 de 7173 resultados

Press release

CLUB GABYS SUED BY EEOC FOR AGE BIAS

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
5-22-09

EEOC Says Pembroke Pines Restaurant/Lounge Forced Out Older Employees

MIAMI – A restaurant, lounge, night club and liquor store in Pembroke Pines, Fla., violated federal law when it discriminated against older employees, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed yesterday.

According to the EEOC’s suit against Club Gabys, Edith Cruse and several other employees over 40 were subjected to a

Press release

CEISEL MASONRY TO PAY $500,000 FOR HARASSMENT OF HISPANIC WORKERS

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
5-22-09

EEOC Settles National Origin and Race Bias Class Suit on Eve of Trial

CHICAGO – Ceisel Masonry will pay half a million dollars to settle a race and national origin discrimina­tion lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commis­sion (EEOC), the agency announced today. The EEOC's suit charged that the north suburban construction company violated federal anti-discrimination laws by subjecting its Hispanic workers to harassment

Press release

NINE WEST, JONES APPAREL GROUP TO PAY $600,000 TO SETTLE NATIONAL ORIGIN AND SEX BIAS SUIT

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
5-22-06

EEOC Said Hispanic Women were Sexually Harassed and Racially Insulted

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. - Nine West and Jones Apparel Group will pay $600,000 to victims of sexual harassment, national origin harassment and retaliation, and take substantial steps to prevent future workplace bias as part of a major litigation settlement announced today by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).

EEOC's lawsuit (Civil Action No. CV-04-7514), in

Press release

EEOC ANNOUNCES AGE BIAS SETTLEMENT WITH STATE OF MASSACHUSETTS WILL NET MILLIONS FOR VICTIMS

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
5-22-06

Decision Compensates State Workers Denied Benefits Under Retirement System

BOSTON - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced that the final settlement of its class action age discrimination lawsuit against the Commonwealth of Massachusetts will result in well over one million dollars in benefits to former state employees.

The EEOC entered a final stipulation on May 15, endorsed by the Court on May 18

Press release

NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION AND ALASKA AFFILIATE TO PAY $750,000 FOR HARASSMENT OF WOMEN

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
5-22-06

Female Former Employee in EEOC Case Said Male Boss was ‘a Ticking Time Bomb’

SAN FRANCISCO -- The U.S Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today at a press conference the $750,000 settlement of a sex discrimination lawsuit against the National Education Association (NEA) and its affiliate NEA-Alaska on behalf of three female former employees who were subjected to persistent verbal abuse and intimidation by a

Press release

EEOC SUES TWO INDIANA EMPLOYERS FOR RACE HARASSMENT

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
5-22-01

African-American Employees Subjected to Hangman's Nooses, Racial Slurs and Graffiti

INDIANAPOLIS - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced the filing of two class racial harassment lawsuits under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 against the Dana Corporation and the Bemis Company, Inc., on behalf of African- American workers who were subjected to repeated and egregious racial harassment, including hangman's nooses

Press release

FIRST LATINA EEOC CHAIR TO SPEAK AT EMPLOYMENT RIGHTS SEMINAR WITH SMALL BUSINESSES AND GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS IN PUERTO RICO

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                   CONTACT: David Grinberg Friday, May 21, 1999                             EEOC Headquarters                                                  (202) 663-4900 (DC)                                              TTY (202) 663-4494                                                                                                    Larry Pincus                                                  El San Juan Hotel                                                  (787) 791-1000 (PR) 

PRESS RELEASE
5-21-99

WASHINGTON – Ida L. Castro, Chairwoman of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), will be in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on Wednesday, May 26 and Thursday, May 27 to speak at EEOC's Technical Assistance Program

Press release

JUDGE AWARDS MAXIMUM DAMAGES IN EEOC PREGNANCY BIAS SUIT AGAINST JANITORIAL COMPANY

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
5-21-09

Owner Fired Housekeeper Solely Because of Pregnancy, Federal Agency Charged

DALLAS – A federal district court today awarded the maximum damages of $50,000 and significant injunctive relief in favor of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) in a discrimination lawsuit against a Dallas-based commercial janitorial company, the agency announced today.

According to the EEOC's suit, the owners of First Sreymco, LLC, doing business as Jani-King

Press release

JACOBS TECHNOLOGY TO PAY $60,000 FOR AGE BIAS

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
5-21-09

EEOC Said Government Contractor Fired Older Employee

BALTIMORE – A government contractor that provides technology services to the U.S. Army at its Aberdeen, Md., location will pay $60,000 and furnish other relief to settle an age discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.

In its suit (Case No. 1:08-00548-WMN) filed in U.S. District Court for the District of

Press release

EEOC SETTLES SEX BIAS CASE WITH STATE CORRECTIONS DEPARTMENT FOR ALMOST $1 MILLION

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
5-21-08

Corrections Department Provided Lesser Benefits to Female Corrections Officers Who Gave Birth While on Workers’ Compensation Leave

NEW YORK – The New York State Department of Correctional Services will pay nearly $1 million to settle a sex discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, the two offices announced today. The EEOC

Press release

EEOC FORMS FEDERAL HISPANIC WORK GROUP

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Imagen

Hispanic Work Group

PRESS RELEASE
5-21-08

Commission Partners with SSA to Examine Key Issues Facing Fastest Growing Community

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced the formation of a partnership with the Social Security Administration (SSA) to launch a Hispanic Work Group examining the community’s concerns about federal sector employment, including leadership development, hiring, and retention.

“The federal government must tap into the valuable resources

Press release

EEOC TO FOCUS ON EMPLOYER BEST PRACTICES TO ACHIEVE WORK/FAMILY BALANCE AT MEETING WEDNESDAY

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
 MEDIA ADVISORY                                       CONTACT:	David Grinberg - (202) 663-4921  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                           Justine Lisser - (202) 663-4773 Monday, May 21, 2007                                     TTY:   (202) 663-4494  

PRESS RELEASE
5-21-07

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will hold its next public Commission Meeting on Wednesday, May 23, from 9:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. (Eastern Time), at agency headquarters, 1801 L Street, N.W. (Ninth Floor, Commission Meeting Room).

During the meeting

Press release

EEOC ISSUES FINAL RULE ON APPLICATION OF ADA STANDARDS TO THE FEDERAL WORKFORCE

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
5-21-02

New language in the EEOC Regulations on the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 applies employment nondiscrimination standards of the ADA to federal government employees

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced the publication of a final rule to clarify the application of the employment provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) to federal government workers.

"These changes to the Commission's

Press release

PRESIDENT NAMES PAUL STEVEN MILLER AS A COMMISSIONER OF EEOC

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
5-20-99

WASHINGTON - President Clinton today announced his intent to nominate Paul Steven Miller to serve as a Commissioner of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) for a five-year term expiring in 2004.

Mr. Miller has served on the Commission since October 1994. As a member of the Commission, he participates with the other four Commissioners on all matters which come before the Commission

Press release

DELPHI CORPORATION AGREES TO SETTLE EEOC LAWSUIT OVER PROHIBITED MEDICAL INQUIRIES

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
5-20-09

Sick Leave Policy Violated ADA, Agency Charged

NEW YORK — Delphi Corporation, one of the world’s largest suppliers of automotive parts, will pay $80,000 and agree to injunctive relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. The EEOC had charged that the company violated federal law by subjecting employees to unlawful inquiries into their

Press release

EEOC NAMES VICTOR VOLOSHIN DIRECTOR OF AGENCY’S INTERNAL MEDIATION PROGRAM

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
5-20-09

Succeeds Founding Director Irene Hill at Helm of RESOLVE

WASHINGTON – Stuart J. Ishimaru, Acting Chairman of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), has appointed expert mediator and manager Victor Voloshin as the EEOC’s Chief Mediation Officer and Director of RESOLVE, the agency’s internal mediation program, the EEOC announced today.

Voloshin came to the EEOC from the District of Columbia Superior Court, where he served

Press release

AEROSPACE COMPANY TO PAY $1.25 MILLION FOR HARASSMENT OF HISPANIC EMPLOYEES

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
5-20-05

EEOC Suit Charged Hamilton Sundstrand National Origin Discrimination

DENVER - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has settled a class-wide discrimination lawsuit against aerospace and industrial product manufacturer Hamilton Sundstrand charging that a class of Hispanic employees at the company's Grand Junction, Colorado, facility was harassed and subjected to a hostile work environment based on their national origin.

The consent decree, a voluntary agreement between

Press release

EEOC SETTLES RACIAL HIRING CASE AGAINST MILGARD WINDOWS FOR $3.37 MILLION

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
5-20-04

DENVER - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today that it has reached agreement with Seattle-based window manufacturer, Milgard Manufacturing, Inc. (Milgard) to resolve a lawsuit alleging that Milgard engaged in racially discriminatory hiring practices at its Colorado facility and retaliated against a human resource assistant, Leigh Ann Ornelas (Ornelas), who complained about the unlawful practices. Ms. Ornelas, who was also a named plaintiff

Press release

EEOC RELEASES 2003 FEDERAL WORK FORCE REPORT

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
5-20-04

Diversity Improving, But EEO Case Management 'Seriously Flawed'

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has posted the full text of its Annual Report on the Federal Work Force for Fiscal Year (FY) 2003 on the agency's web site at www.eeoc.gov. The report informs and advises the President and the U.S. Congress on the state of equal employment opportunity (EEO) throughout the federal workforce

Press release

EEOC Reaches Largest Ever Voluntary Settlement for Disability Bias in Agricultural Industry

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
5-20-03

ConAgra to Pay Nearly $1 Million to Victims, Make Job Offers, Provide ADA Training to Managers

San Francisco - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced a conciliation agreement reached with Gilroy Foods and its owner, ConAgra Foods, Inc., a Nebraska-based foods company with $27 billion in annual sales. This resolves complaints filed with the EEOC alleging disability discrimination at an onion and garlic

Press release

COMPARE FOODS TO PAY $30,000 FOR NATIONAL ORIGIN AND RACE DISCRIMINATION AGAINST NON-HISPANIC

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
5-19-09

EEOC Says Statesville Supermarket Fired Employee for Being Non-Latino

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – West Front Street Foods, LLC, doing business as Compare Foods, will pay $30,000 and provide other relief to settle a national origin and race discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. The EEOC had charged that West Front Street Foods fired Robert Bruce, a white, non-Hispanic

Press release

JACK IN THE BOX SETTLES EEOC RACIAL HARASSMENT LAWSUIT

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
5-18-09

White Employee Harassed, Federal Agency Charged

NASHVILLE – Jack in the Box will pay $20,000 compensatory damages and provide other relief to settle a race discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.

The EEOC’s suit (No. 3:08-cv-009663), filed in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee), had charged that Jack in the Box subjected hostess

Press release

PROFESSIONAL TRANSIT MANAGEMENT TO PAY $450,000 FOR RACE AND NATIONAL ORIGIN HARASSMENT

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
5-17-07

EEOC Consent Decree Also Includes Work Force Training, Other Injunctive Relief

DENVER – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today that it has settled a discrimination lawsuit alleging racial and national origin harassment against Professional Transit Management, doing business as Springs Transit. The Colorado Springs facility will pay $450,000, to be divided between six class members, according to the terms of the consent decree

Press release

EEOC COMMISSIONER TESTIFIES ON RETIREE HEALTH BENEFITS BEFORE SENATE SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON AGING

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
5-17-04

Rule Should Preserve, Not Erode, Employer-Sponsored Insurance Plans

WASHINGTON - Leslie E. Silverman, a Commissioner of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), testified on behalf of the agency this afternoon before the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging to discuss a proposed final rule on the treatment of retiree health benefits under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA).

During a public meeting on April