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Welcome to the EEOC's Virtual Newsroom, which offers a wide range of information and materials on the Commission's history, functions, procedures, programs, actions and staff, on the statutes we enforce, and on related research, data and statistics. We encourage everyone to browse and search through our continually updated Press Kit, which provides extensive background and context for virtually any question.

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Press release

IDA L. CASTRO TAKES OATH AS EEOC CHAIRWOMAN

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
10-23-98

WASHINGTON -- Ida L. Castro was sworn-in today as the Chairwoman of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the first Hispanic female to serve in this capacity. Ms. Castro was nominated by President Clinton on April 2 and unanimously confirmed by the U.S. Senate on October 21. She fills the vacancy left by Gilbert F. Casellas, who resigned as Chairman at the end

Press release

NASSAU COUNTY POLICE DEPT. TO PAY $450,000 FOR AGE BIAS

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
10-23-08

EEOC Says County Attempted to Force Out Senior Marine Bureau Police Officers

NEW YORK - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced that Nassau County on Long Island will pay $450,000 and agree to significant injunctive relief to settle an age discrimination lawsuit on behalf of several police officers in the Marine Bureau.

In its lawsuit, the EEOC asserted that Nassau County discriminated against

Press release

WAL-MART TV AD TELLS THE STORY OF TWO DEAF MEN'S EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION CLAIM AGAINST THE RETAIL GIANT

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

For Immediate Release
October 23, 2001

Contact Persons:
Arizona Center for Disability Law
Rose Daly-Rooney , Staff Attorney
Leslie Cohen, Exec. Director
(520) 327-9547 (voice)
(520) 327-7754 (TTY)
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Katherine Kruse, Trial Attorney (602) 640-5029
Mary Jo O'Neill, Sup. Trial Attorney (602) 640-5044
C. Emanuel Smith, Acting Regional Attorney
(602) 640-5029
TTY: (602) 640-5072

PRESS RELEASE
10-23-01

TUCSON and PHOENIX - Beginning this week, and

Press release

EEOC and FDA to Roll-Out Guide for Restauranteurs Addressing Overlap of Disabilities Act and Food Code Rules

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE              Contact:  Jennifer Kaplan October 20, 2004                             EEOC                                              (202) 663-7084                                              Jennifer.Kaplan@eeoc.gov                                              (202) 663-4494 (TTY)                                               Michael Herndon                                              FDA                                              (301) 827-9182                                              MHerndon@oc.fda.gov  

ATTENTION: Press Teleconference and Document Release Rescheduled for Thursday, October 28

Press Teleconference Advisory

PRESS RELEASE
10-22-04

WASHINGTON – Leslie E. Silverman, Commissioner, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), and Janice F. Oliver, Deputy Director, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, U.S. Food & Drug Administration

Press release

LAW FIRMS EMBRACE DIVERSITY, BUT HURDLES REMAIN

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
10-22-03

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EEOC Chair Cari M. Dominguez addresses the issue of diversity in the legal profession at an American Bar Association national conference in Washington, D.C.

EEOC Study Shows Progress of Women and People of Color Among Legal Professionals

WASHINGTON - A new study by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) entitled "Diversity in Law Firms" reveals that women now comprise 40% of legal professionals (resembling associates)

Press release

EEOC TO FOCUS ON NATIONAL ORIGIN DISCRIMINATION AT COMMISSION MEETING IN CHICAGO

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE         CONTACT:  John Rowe Thursday, October 21, 1999              Julianne Bowman                                                                       Chicago District Office                                         (312) 353-8550                                    TTY  (312) 353-2421                                                                                            Reginald Welch                                         Michael Widomski                                         EEOC Headquarters                                         (202) 663-4900                                    TTY  (202) 663-4494 

PRESS RELEASE
10-21-99

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 Chicago next week to examine

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EEOC ATTORNEY RECEIVES OUTSTANDING SERVICE AWARD FROM THE AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
10-20-08

WASHINGTON – Peggy R. Mastroianni, Associate Legal Counsel of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), has received the “Mary C. Lawton Outstanding Government Service Award for 2008” from the American Bar Association (ABA), the EEOC announced today.

Mastroianni was selected for the award by the ABA’s Section of Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice. The distinguished award recognizes government lawyers at the federal and state levels

Press release

NEW EEOC FACT SHEET ADDRESSES EMPLOYMENT RIGHTS OF PEOPLE WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
10-20-04

Dispelling Myths and Fears Can Promote Employment Opportunities

WASHINGTON - In observance of National Disability Employment Awareness Month, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today released a fact sheet on the application of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to persons with intellectual disabilities in the workplace. The new publication is available at www.eeoc.gov.

The term "intellectual disability" describes the condition once commonly referred

Press release

EEOC ISSUES DISABILITY GUIDANCE TO FEDERAL AGENCIES ON 'REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION'

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
10-20-00

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today released a policy guidance implementing Executive Order 13164, which requires all federal employers to establish effective written procedures for processing requests for "reasonable accommodation" by employees and applicants with disabilities.

"This guidance will help create additional opportunities for people with disabilities in the federal workplace," said EEOC Chairwoman Ida L. Castro. "By assuring that federal managers

Press release

INTERNAL EEOC WORKING GROUP MAKES RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CHANGES IN THE FEDERAL SECTOR COMPLAINT PROCESS

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE              CONTACT:   William J. White, Jr. October 2, 1997                               Irene Hill                                               (202) 663-4900                                               TDD:   (202) 663-4494 

PRESS RELEASE
10-2-97

WASHINGTON -- Based on the recommendations of an internal Working Group of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency is preparing to go forward with suggested ways to improve and streamline the federal sector EEO complaint processes. The recommendations, which represent the beginning

Press release

U.S. SUPREME COURT DENIAL OF REVIEW ENDS SIDLEY & AUSTIN BID TO AVOID MONETARY RELIEF ISSUE IN AGE BIAS CASE

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
10-2-06

High Court Denies Sidley's Petition for Certiorari and Seventh Circuit Decision Confirming EEOC's Ability to Seek Money, Reinstatement for Affected Partners Is Left Standing

WASHINGTON - In a closely watched case brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) against the international law firm of Sidley Austin Brown & Wood, the U.S. Supreme Court today issued a written order denying Sidley's petition for high court

Press release

EEOC CHAIRMAN SETS MEETINGS WITH AGENCY FIELD OFFICE STAFF AND EEO GROUPS

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                CONTACT:   Claire E. Gonzales Wednesday, Oct. 19, 1994                        Reginald A. Welch                                                 (202) 663-4900                                                 TDD   (202) 663-4494 

PRESS RELEASE
10-19-94

WASHINGTON -- Three weeks into assuming the chairmanship of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Gilbert F. Casellas has set a fast pace in getting to know the people who make up the agency and how the agency operates, as well as seeking ways to make the

Press release

ALLSTATE’S REHIRE POLICY ADVERSELY AFFECTED OLDER AGENTS; EEOC RECEIVES FAVORABLE RULING

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
10-19-06

Court Says Jury Should Decide Whether Policy was Reasonable or Unlawful

ST. LOUIS – A federal court ruled today in a nationwide lawsuit that Allstate Insurance Company’s one-year moratorium on rehiring its former sales agents had an adverse impact on older agents, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced.

Judge E. Richard Webber, of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri in

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EEOC TO HOLD PUBLIC MEETING ON OCTOBER 25

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
10-19-05

Emergency Preparedness and People with Disabilities: Is the Workplace Ready?

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will hold its next open meeting on Tuesday, October 25, from 9:30 a.m. to 12 noon (Eastern Time), at agency headquarters, 1801 L Street, N.W., to build awareness of issues that employers of people with disabilities should consider when preparing for emergencies.

At the meeting –

Press release

STATUS REPORTS ON REFORMS TO BE DISCUSSED AT EEOC COMMISSION MEETING

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

PRESS RELEASE
10-18-96

WASHINGTON -- The next meeting of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission will be Tuesday, October 22, at 2 p.m. in the Clarence M. Mitchell, Jr. Conference Room (9th floor), 1801 L Street, N.W.

The public is urged to attend the open session of the meeting in which the

Press release

HOWARD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW TO HOST CELEBRATION OF EEOC's 40TH ANNIVERSARY

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
 MEDIA ADVISORY                 CONTACT: For EEOC FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                   David Grinberg October 18, 2005                        (202) 663-4921                                          For Howard University School of Law                                         Homer C. La Rue                                         Professor of Law                                         (202) 806-8259 

PRESS RELEASE
10-18-05

Event will Feature Tribute to the Late Charles T. Duncan, EEOC's First General Counsel, and Former Dean of Howard University School of Law

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and Howard University School

Press release

FEDERAL LAW PROTECTS THOSE WHO ASSOCIATE WITH THE DISABLED, EEOC AFFIRMS

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
10-17-05

New Document Sheds Light on Little-Known ADA Provision

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today issued a question-and-answer-style document about a little-known but significant provision of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) that protects applicants and employees from discrimination based on their association with people with disabilities.  The document, entitled "Questions and Answers about the Association Provision of the Americans with Disabilities

Press release

EEOC Commissioner Miller Travels to Amman, Jordan to Consult International Officials on Disability Issues

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
10-17-03

Commissioner Paul Steven Miller of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will make his second trip in as many years to the Middle East next week to share his expertise on the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and related disability issues during a conference in Amman, Jordan.

The two-day conference on October 20-21 is entitled "Roundtable Expert Dialogue

Press release

EEOC EXPANDS NEW YORK OPERATIONS AT TEMPORARY MANHATTAN LOCATION

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
10-17-01

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today re-opened for business at a temporary Manhattan location, restoring essential agency services to residents of the New York area. New contact information is available to the public.

The EEOC's New York District Office had been located on the 18th floor of Building 7 of the World Trade Center and was destroyed, along with case files and

Press release

EEOC DEVELOPS SMALL BUSINESS FACT SHEET FOR ITS INTERNET WEB SITE

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
10-16-97

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today that its Internet home page now includes a small business information fact sheet highlighting select issues of particular interest to small businesses. The new fact sheet can be found by clicking on "Facts About Employment Discrimination" under the EEOC's home page on the World Wide Web at http://www.eeoc.gov

"The small business addition

Press release

EEOC CHAIR DOMINGUEZ URGES EMPLOYERS TO HIRE AND MENTOR YOUNG PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

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EEOC Chair Cari M. Dominguez delivers remarks
during a National Disability Mentoring Day event.

PRESS RELEASE
10-16-02

Remarks Part of National Disability Employment Awareness Month Observance

WASHINGTON - Cari M. Dominguez, Chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), today called on government and business to increase their hiring and mentoring of young people with disabilities at a National Disability Mentoring Day event co-sponsored by the U.S. Department

Press release

EEOC MAKES GAINS IN PROCESSING BIAS COMPLAINTS FILED AGAINST FEDERAL AGENCIES

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
10-13-04

New Data Show Declining Processing Time and Inventory for Hearings and Appeals; Increasing Monetary Benefits for Victims

WASHINGTON - Discrimination complaints filed by federal employees and applicants against Cabinet departments and agencies are being processed faster by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the pending inventory of hearings and appeals has been reduced, and monetary benefits have increased, according to preliminary data for Fiscal Year

Press release

NEW WEB PAGE EMPHASIZES EEOC ROLE IN COORDINATING GOVERNMENT-WIDE NONDISCRIMINATION EFFORTS

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
10-11-02

WASHINGTON - Cari M. Dominguez, Chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), today announced a new web page describing the agency's role in coordinating the federal government's efforts to eradicate discrimination in the American workplace. The web page, which may be accessed through www.eeoc.gov, highlights the EEOC's leadership in ensuring that federal agencies work together in opposition to workplace discrimination.

"The federal effort to

Press release

EEOC CHAIRWOMAN LAUDS REGINALD E. JONES, AS HE BIDS FAREWELL TO COMMISSION

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
10-11-00

WASHINGTON - Ida L. Castro, Chairwoman of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), today acknowledged and praised the outstanding work of former Commissioner Reginald E. Jones as he prepares to depart from the agency. Mr. Jones, who served as a Commissioner from July 1996 until his term expired in July 2000, recently requested that his name be withdrawn from consideration for an additional term and