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ST. LOUIS -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced a $450,000 settlement of a wage discrimination lawsuit against Arizona-based Swift Transportation Co., Inc., the third largest publicly held truck carrier nationwide.  The suit, filed in July 1999 under the Equal Pay Act and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, charged Swift with paying six female driver managers in its Edwardsville, Kansas, terminal less than men in the

Largest EEOC Disability Discrimination Settlement Ever in Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN, PR -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced its largest settlement ever of a disability discrimination lawsuit in Puerto Rico, garnering $200,000 for one individual in a case against La Cruz Azul (Blue Cross) de Puerto Rico for allegedly violating Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by limiting health insurance coverage for AIDS and AIDS-related conditions.  The Honorable

SYRACUSE, NY -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced a $782,000 settlement of a sex discrimination lawsuit against Landis Plastics, Inc. (LPI), an industrial manufacturer with plants in New York, Illinois and Indiana, on behalf of a class of 30 female employees who were denied jobs or promotions at the company's operating plant in Solvay, N.Y.

"This important settlement opens doors to women by shattering an illegal glass

Commission Intervention Aims to Protect Public Interest, Remedy Egregious Bias

NEW YORK -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today moved to intervene in two private class action lawsuits filed against defense contractor Lockheed Martin Corp. The suits, brought on behalf of hundreds of salaried and hourly African-American employees, charge that Lockheed harassed black workers, denied them deserved promotions or wages, and retaliated against them for

CHICAGO -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced a record-breaking $2.5 million voluntary settlement of claims of national origin discrimination against Commonwealth Edison Company ("ComEd") filed under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.  The agreement resolves charges that ComEd discriminated against certain Latino employees in selections for middle management positions. "This record agreement demonstrates ComEd's willingness to address early on the important glass ceiling concerns brought by Hispanic employees,"

Egregious Discrimination Included Hangman's Noose and Racial Slurs At Workplace

MIAMI - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced a quarter-million-dollar settlement of a racial harassment lawsuit under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 against Sun Ag, Inc., a major citrus grower based in Fellsmere, Fla.  The suit charged the company with subjecting African-American employees to a racially hostile work environment over a number of years, which included

Class of 200 Women At TV Stations From New York to Los Angeles to Receive Monetary Relief

NEW YORK - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced the settlement of a major sex discrimination lawsuit against CBS Broadcasting, Inc., for $8 million in financial compensation for approximately 200 female workers, along with wide- ranging injunctive relief to be

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 address reasonable accommodation requests in

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 resigned from his current post effective October 13.

On

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today issued a new section to its Compliance Manual which provides the Commission's first comprehensive analysis of some of the most important employee benefits issues under the anti- discrimination laws.

The new Compliance Manual section analyzes benefit discrimination claims under each of the laws enforced by the Commission

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has developed a new section on its Internet Web site that provides an extensive look at the agency's 35-year history, including the laws it enforces, key court rulings, annual milestones, photographs, and video and audio clips. The new Web site section, which commemorates EEOC's 35th anniversary, can be accessed at http://www.eeoc.gov/35th/.

"We hope that the young and old will visit our

Mediation Report To Be Issued, Former Chairpersons and Current Stakeholders to Speak

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will hold a public Commission Meeting commemorating the agency's 35th anniversary on Tuesday, September 26, from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. at EEOC Headquarters, 1801 L Street, N.W. (Clarence Mitchell Commission Meeting Room, ninth floor).  A

DALLAS - A speak-English-only policy implemented by Premier Operator Services, Inc., a former long distance operator service, constitutes national origin discrimination, Magistrate Judge Paul D. Stickney has ruled, awarding 13 Hispanic employees over $700,000 in damages.  The decision by the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, Dallas Division, represents the largest monetary award ever obtained by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) in a lawsuit for English-only violations.

CHICAGO -- Monitors watching over efforts of Mitsubishi Motor Manufacturing of America, Inc. to combat sexual harassment and to obey the Consent Decree which resolved the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's (EEOC) landmark lawsuit against the company reported today to the Federal District Court in Peoria, Illinois, that:  "Mitsubishi is in compliance with the Decree, has sexual harassment in the plant firmly under control, and has made commendable progress in improving its systems

Employees Fired For Speaking Spanish On The Job, Saying 'Good Morning' in Native Language

CHICAGO - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced the settlement of a lawsuit under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 against Watlow Batavia, Inc., a subsidiary of Watlow Electric Manufacturing Co. of St. Louis, for discriminating against Hispanic workers on the basis of their national origin by firing them for refusing

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today that it has settled a lawsuit filed under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) against Landers Auto Sales, Inc. (Landers), part of the United Auto Group, for discriminating against Steven Hart, a former sales manager who has quadriplegia due to a severe diving accident. The suit alleges that Landers violated the ADA by failing to provide reasonable accommodations for Mr

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and Josephthal & Co., Inc. today announced a voluntary settlement of an EEOC lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia (Civ. Action No. 98-CV-02342), under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.  The lawsuit alleged that six former employees of the

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INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA - - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has settled a lawsuit against AT&T Corp. and the Communications Workers of America, Local Union No.4998.  The suit, filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, Indianapolis Division, alleged that AT&T Corp. violated the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 by terminating an employee because it regarded the employee

Activities to Include Speech by Chairwoman Castro, Town Hall Meeting, In-Depth Workshops

WASHINGTON - Ida L. Castro, Chairwoman of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), will address the 22nd Annual National Training Conference of Blacks In Government (BIG) on Wednesday, August 23, at 10:00 a.m. at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel, 2660 Woodley Road, N.W.  The Commission's participation

NEW ORLEANS - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced a $200,000 settlement of a racial harassment and retaliation suit under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 against Metairie, Louisiana-based Lakeside Toyota, one of the state's largest car dealerships.  The suit alleged that a white former used car manager subjected six

BOSTON -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced the settlement of an age discrimination lawsuit against the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, its Public Employees Retirement Administration Commission, and the Massachusetts Teachers' Retirement Board, on behalf of all state, local, and municipal employees who have been discriminated against in applying for accidental disability retirements under

LOS ANGELES - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the Mondrian Hotel have settled a lawsuit filed by the EEOC on behalf of a group of former valet/bellmen terminated from the Hotel in late 1996.  Pursuant to the settlement, Mondrian will pay $120,000 to each valet/bellman.

The lawsuit arose when the current

Commission Program to Focus on 'Ensuring the Promise of Opportunity'

BIRMINGHAM - Ida L. Castro, Chairwoman of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), will be in Birmingham on August 8 - 10 to meet with agency staff and stakeholders and host a major public event commemorating the EEOC's historic 35th anniversary.

The 35th

Largest EEOC Settlement for Male-on-Male Harassment in Colorado

DENVER - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced a $500,000 settlement of a sexual harassment lawsuit against Burt Chevrolet and LGC Management, one of the state's top auto chains, on behalf of 10 former salesmen who alleged persistent same-sex harassment by male managers.