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Press release

EEOC ISSUES NEW CHAPTER TO MANAGEMENT DIRECTIVE 110 TO SPEED UP SETTLEMENT OF FEDERAL SECTOR BIAS COMPLAINTS

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
5-17-00

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today released a new chapter to its Management Directive 110 setting forth the authority for settlement of federal sector discrimination disputes. The guidance contained in the chapter is intended to facilitate settlement of federal sector EEO cases at all stages of the complaint process.

"The Commission strongly supports the earliest possible settlement of EEO complaints in appropriate

Press release

EEOC SPOTLIGHTS EMPLOYMENT TESTING AND SCREENING IN THE 21ST CENTURY WORKPLACE

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
5-16-07

Outreach to Stakeholders Comes as Employers Screen Increasing Number of Applicants

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today held a public meeting to gather information and address emerging trends in workplace testing and selection procedures, as employers seek lawful and efficient ways to screen large numbers of applicants. Discriminatory employment tests and selection procedures violate EEOC-enforced federal laws, including Title VII of the

Press release

EEOC CHAIR INSPIRES EXECUTIVE SEARCH CONSULTANTS TO ACT AS "AGENTS OF CHANGE"

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
5-16-02

Conference Designed to Promote Teamwork and Diversity

WASHINGTON- Cari M. Dominguez, Chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), urged Witt/Kieffer executive recruiters to heighten efforts to broaden their network of candidates as diversity becomes a compelling business case for employers. She also inspired the audience to act as agents of positive change - one key placement at a time - during her keynote address

Press release

EEOC SETTLES CASE INVOLVING DISCHARGE OF SEVEN MIDDLE EASTERN CREW MEMBERS FROM THE CRUISE SHIP PRIDE OF ALOHA

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
5-15-08

HONOLULU – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced the settlement of a federal lawsuit against NCL America, Inc. for $485,000 to seven former employees and remedial relief.

In its lawsuit, filed in 2006 under Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, the EEOC alleged that NCL America discharged seven Middle Eastern crew members from various positions on the cruise ship "Pride of

Press release

EEOC PROVIDES ANSWERS ABOUT WORKPLACE RIGHTS OF MUSLIMS, ARABS, SOUTH ASIANS AND SIKHS

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
5-15-02

New Fact Sheets Part of Agency's Ongoing Efforts to Prevent Backlash Discrimination

WASHINGTON -- U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Chair Cari M. Dominguez today announced the availability of two new fact sheets, for employers and employees respectively, addressing frequently asked questions about the employment of Muslims, Arabs, South Asians and Sikhs. These materials represent EEOC's latest in a series of efforts to proactively prevent September

Press release

STATEMENT OF CHAIRMAN GILBERT F. CASELLAS IN RESPONSE TO MITSUBISHI MOTOR MANUFACTURING OF AMERICA ANNOUNCEMENT

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE              CONTACT:   Claire Gonzales May 14, 1996                                  Reginald Welch                                               (202) 663-4900                                               TDD:   (202) 663-4494 

PRESS RELEASE
5-14-96

WASHINGTON -- I understand that Mitsubishi Motor Manufacturing of America (MMMA) announced this morning that it has hired former U.S. Labor Secretary Lynn Martin to conduct a "third-party" review of the company's workplace policies and procedures. The EEOC, of course, supports any effort by an employer

Press release

MAVERICK TUBE TO PAY $175,000 TO SETTLE EEOC RETALIATION LAWSUIT

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
5-14-09

Company Fired Employee for Complaining About Manager’s Racist Comments, Federal Agency Charged

HOUSTON – Conroe, Texas-based Maverick Tube Corporation will pay $175,000 to settle a retaliation discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.

The EEOC’s lawsuit, filed in June 2007, (C.A. 4:07-cv-02033 in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Houston Division), charged that in May

Press release

WINSLOW’S RESTAURANT IN FREDERICKSBURG SETTLES EEOC SEXUAL HARASSMENT LAWSUIT

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
5-14-09

Manager Subjected Women to Hostile Work Environment, Federal Agency Charged

SAN ANTONIO — A Fredericksburg, Texas restaurant will pay $50,000 to settle a sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.

The EEOC alleged in its suit that Winslow’s Restaurant’s male general manager engaged in sexual harassment of women employees, which occurred on a regular basis

Press release

ROCHESTER HIGHWAY PRODUCTS COMPANY TO PAY $375,000 TO SETTLE SEXUAL HARASSMENT LAWSUIT

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
5-14-08

EEOC Said 18 Women, Including Teens, Were Abused

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – A Rochester-based distributor of highway and industrial safety products will pay $375,000 and furnish injunctive relief to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.

In its lawsuit, the EEOC said that owner, president, vice president and members of the sales staff of American Industrial

Press release

EEOC TO EXAMINE EMPLOYMENT TESTING AND SCREENING AT COMMISSION MEETING WEDNESDAY

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
5-14-07

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will hold a public Commission Meeting on how agency-enforced laws apply to employment testing and screening on Wednesday, May 16, from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (Eastern Time), at agency headquarters, 1801 L Street, N.W. (Ninth Floor, Commission Meeting Room).

During the meeting, the Commission will hear from invited expert panelists, including EEOC attorneys and charging parties

Press release

POLYCON INDUSTRIES & CROWN PACKAGING INT’L SUED BY EEOC FOR SEX DISCRIMINATION

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
5-13-09

Plastics Product Manufacturer Shunned Class of Women For Promotions, Federal Agency Charges

INDIANAPOLIS – A Northern Indiana plastics product manufacturer unlawfully refused to promote a class of women workers to certain production jobs because of their sex, according to a lawsuit filed on May 13, 2009 by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).

According to the EEOC's lawsuit, Polycon Industries, Inc. and its parent company

Press release

MEENAN OIL TO PAY $80,000 TO SETTLE EEOC AGE DISCRIMINATION LAWSUIT

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
5-13-09

Sales Manager Made Age-Biased Comments and Fired Sales Representative Because of Age, Federal Agency Charged

PHILADELPHIA — A Tullytown, Pa., distributor of home heating oil has agreed to pay $80,000 and provide significant equitable relief to settle an age discrimination lawsuit, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today. The EEOC charged in its lawsuit that Meenan Oil Company unlawfully fired sales representative Louis Ceccoli

Press release

LIFECARE HOSPITALS OF PITTSBURGH WILL PAY $100,000 FOR FIRING EMPLOYEE BECAUSE OF CANCER

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
5-12-09

Hospital Settles EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit

PITTSBURGH — A Pittsburgh hospital has agreed to pay $100,000 and furnish other equitable 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 the hospital with firing an employee because she had cancer.

According to the EEOC’s lawsuit against LifeCare Hospitals of Pittsburgh, Inc., former

Press release

LABOR READY SIGNS ON TO EEOC'S MEDIATION PROGRAM

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

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EEOC Chair Cari M. Dominguez with Labor Ready, Inc. CEO Joe Sambataro and EEOC Attorney-Mediator Nancy Maisano.

PRESS RELEASE
5-12-04

National Temp Agency Signs Universal Agreement to Mediate

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Cari M. Dominguez, Chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), today signed its latest National Universal Agreement to Mediate (NUAM) with Labor Ready, Inc., the nation's leading provider of temporary manual labor, continuing the EEOC's program

Press release

EEOC ISSUES NEW COMPLIANCE MANUAL SECTION ON 'THRESHOLD' ISSUES FOR ADDRESSING BIAS COMPLAINTS

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
5-12-00

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today released a new section to its Compliance Manual on "threshold" issues, the factors considered by the Commission in determining who can pursue a legal claim of employment discrimination.

"This new Compliance Manual section will be extremely helpful not only to agency staff, but also to employers, workers, and their representatives," said EEOC Chairwoman Ida L. Castro

Press release

EEOC TO HOLD PUBLIC MEETING ON MAY 16 TO DELIBERATE, VOTE ON REPOSITIONING PLAN

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
5-11-05

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will hold its next meeting on Monday, May 16, at 2:00 p.m. (eastern time), at agency headquarters in the Clarence M. Mitchell, Jr. Conference Room (9th floor), 1801 L Street, N.W., to deliberate and vote on a proposal to reposition the agency's field structure. In accordance with the Sunshine Act, the meeting is open for public observation of the

Press release

EEOC STEPS UP ENFORCEMENT AND EDUCATION ON WAGE BIAS LAWS

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
5-11-00

Commission Forms Equal Pay Task Force, Expands Web Site To Mark Equal Pay Day

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced the formation of an internal Equal Pay Task Force and the addition of a new section on its Internet web site on employment discrimination in compensation. The purpose of the new initiatives is to enhance agency enforcement and public understanding of

Press release

EEOC CHAIR UNVEILS PLAN TO ENHANCE AGENCY PRESENCE

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
5-10-05

Repositioning will Deliver Better, Faster Service to the Public No Jobs will be Lost; New Offices to Open

WASHINGTON - Cari M. Dominguez, Chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), today unveiled a proposal designed to reposition the Commission's field structure to enhance the agency's enforcement presence and delivery of services; improve the efficiency of its operations; and reduce or eliminate costs. Under the

Press release

FEDERAL AGENCIES JOINTLY ISSUE PUBLICATIONS ON MAKING EEO MEDIATION ACCESSIBLE TO PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 10, 2005

For EEOC For NCD For DOJ
Charles Robbins
202-663-4900
David Grinberg
202-663-4921
TTY 202-663-4494
Mark S. Quigley
202-272-2004
TTY 202-272-2074
mquigley@ncd.gov
CRT
202-514-2008
TTY 202-514-1888

PRESS RELEASE
5-10-05

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the National Council on Disability (NCD) and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) today jointly released two new publications addressing how to ensure that mediation of

Press release

EEOC FILES CONTEMPT MOTION AGAINST WAL-MART FOR VIOLATING CONSENT DECREE IN DISABILITY BIAS CASE

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
5-10-01

PHOENIX - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has asked Judge William D. Browning of the Federal District Court in Tucson, Arizona, to hold Wal-Mart Stores, Inc, the nation's largest retailer, in contempt of court and to sanction the company because it failed to comply with the terms of a January 2000 Consent Decree settling an EEOC lawsuit under the Americans with Disabilities Act of

Press release

EEOC WINS AGE DISCRIMINATION SUIT AGAINST UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN PRESS

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
5-10-01

Jury Verdict Results in $430,000 Award for Fired Older Workers

MADISON, Wis. - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today that it received a favorable jury verdict in a lawsuit against the University of Wisconsin (UW) Press, a book publishing division of the Graduate School of UW-Madison, filed under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA). As a result of the verdict

Press release

EEOC LAUNCHES 2007 FELLOWS PROGRAM TO STRENGTHEN PARTNERSHIPS WITH FEDERAL AGENCIES, ACADEMIA

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

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PRESS RELEASE
5-1-07

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) unveiled a Fellows Program today that will bring talented officials from federal agencies and academia to the agency for a period of six to 12 months to exchange information, share best practices, and identify program and process improvements to strengthen the federal sector equal opportunity system. The target audience for the new initiative includes professionals in the

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AIRGAS CARBONIC TO PAY $40,000 TO SETTLE EEOC RACE BIAS CASE

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE 4-9-09

Federal Agency Charged Liquid Carbon Dioxide and Dry Ice Maker Refused to Promote Black Employee Because of His Race

RICHMOND, Va. – A Radnor, Pa.-based liquid carbon dioxide and dry ice manufacturer will pay $40,000 and furnish other relief to settle a race discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. The EEOC had charged that Airgas Carbonic, Inc

Press release

CRACKER BARREL TO PAY $255,000 FOR SEX HARASSMENT AND RETALIATION; SETTLEMENT INCLUDES TRAINING

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE 4-9-09

EEOC Says Women at Cedar Bluff Store Punished for Complaining About Sexually Hostile Work Environment

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Cracker Barrel Old Country Stores, Inc. will pay $255,000 and provide other relief to settle a sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.

The EEOC's suit (No.3:07-cv-00376 E.D.TN), filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern