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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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McDONALD’S FRANCHISE TO PAY $505,000 FOR SEXUAL HARASSMENT OF YOUNG WOMEN, INCLUDING TEENS

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
4-7-08

EEOC Says Male Supervisor Requested Sexual Favors, Groped Female Workers

DENVER – A Durango, Colo.-based McDonald’s restaurant franchise will pay $505,000 and provide significant remedial relief to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) on behalf of a class of young female employees, including teens, the agency announced today.

The EEOC’s suit, Civil Action No. 06-cv-01871-MSK-CBS, was filed in

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EEOC SUES CHICAGO AREA HOSPITAL FOR POST-9/11 BACKLASH DISCRIMINATION

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
4-7-03

Suit Says Supervisor of Muslim Worker Referred to Ramadan as 'Taliban'

CHICAGO - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today filed its fourth post-9/11 backlash discrimination lawsuit against Norwegian American Hospital (Norwegian) for subjecting Charging Party Rashidah Abdullah to harassment, discriminatory discipline, retaliation, and termination because of her religion, Islam. According to the suit, filed under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964

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RELIEF FOR AFGHAN, MUSLIM WORKERS HARASSED AT SOLANO COUNTY CAR DEALER CHAIN

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission


PRESS RELEASE
4-6-04

EEOC and Barber Auto Settle Bias Lawsuit

Sacramento - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced a $550,000 settlement with Barber Dodge and Fairfield Toyota, part of the Barber Dealer Group, a network of thirteen auto dealerships in Fairfield and Vallejo of Solano County, California. This resolves a federal lawsuit that alleged constant harassment of seven employees between June and December 2000, with

Press release

EEOC SETTLES SEX BIAS SUIT AGAINST AUTO DEALER JEFF WYLER EASTGATE, INC. FOR $2.3 MILLION

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
4-5-07

Class of 39 Qualified Women Rejected for Sales Jobs will Share Monetary Relief

CINCINNATI – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today that it has resolved its lawsuit charging that Jeff Wyler Eastgate, Inc. and 10 additional Jeff Wyler-owned dealerships, acting as an integrated enterprise, discriminated against a class of qualified women on the basis of sex by refusing to hire them for automobile

Press release

NEXT COMMISSION MEETING FRIDAY, APRIL 6

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
4-4-07

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will hold its next public meeting on Friday, April 6, at 10 a.m. (Eastern Time), at agency headquarters, 1801 L Street, N.W. In accordance with the Sunshine Act, the following matters are scheduled for consideration:

  • Announcement of Notation Votes
  • FY 2007 Budget Allocation for Fair Employment Practices Agencies (FEPAs) – The annual allocation of funds to FEPA

Press release

LAWRY'S RESTAURANTS SUED FOR SEX BIAS IN HIRING

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
4-4-06

EEOC Says Men Categorically Rejected for Server Jobs, Only Women Hired to Wait Tables

LOS ANGELES – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today that it has filed a national class action sex discrimination lawsuit against Lawry's Restaurants, Inc., doing business as Lawry's The Prime Rib, Five Crowns, and the Tam O'Shanter Inn, on behalf of male applicants who were systematically rejected for hire

Press release

EEOC MAKES FIGHT AGAINST SYSTEMIC DISCRIMINATION A TOP PRIORITY

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
4-4-06

WASHINGTON - Making the fight against systemic discrimination an agency-wide top priority, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) on Tuesday adopted recommendations from an internal task force report that focus on strengthening the Commission's nationwide approach to investigating and litigating systemic cases.

The task force, led by Commissioner Leslie E. Silverman, defined systemic cases as "pattern or practice, policy and/or class cases where the alleged

Press release

CAESARS PALACE SUBJECTED CLASS OF KITCHEN WORKERS TO SEXUAL HARASSMENT, EEOC CHARGES

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
4-4-05

Suit Says Vegas Hotel's Kitchen Workers Severely Harassed Over Years

LOS ANGELES - A class of kitchen workers was severely sexually harassed by supervisors for years at famed Las Vegas hotel/casino Caesars Palace, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in an employment discrimination lawsuit. The EEOC also said Caesars management illegally retaliated against employees for complaining about the abuse.

The EEOC's suit, EEOC v

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NEW FEDERAL GUIDE ISSUED FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES SEEKING TO MOVE FROM BENEFITS ROLLS TO WORK

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
4-4-01

WASHINGTON -- Three federal government agencies today released a new guide explaining rights under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) that apply to individuals with disabilities who are receiving Social Security disability benefits but who want to become employed. The document, entitled A Guide for People with Disabilities Seeking Employment, was the result of a joint effort involving the Social Security Administration (SSA), the Equal Employment

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EEOC TO UTILIZE COMPUTER-BASED TRAINING TO IMPROVE FEDERAL SECTOR EEO PROCESS

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
4-4-01

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced a new computer-based training initiative for federal agencies and stakeholders as part of its broader efforts to improve the federal sector complaint process. The training is being conducted through the use of a state-of-the-art CD-ROM that provides comprehensive information and interactive instruction to federal employees, managers, and others involved in the federal EEO process. The

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EEOC RESCHEDULES FEDERAL SECTOR TOWN HALL MEETINGS, AND ADDS FOURTH PUBLIC FORUM TO MEET ATTENDANCE DEMAND

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

***** MEDIA ADVISORY *****

PRESS RELEASE
4-4-00

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today that it has rescheduled its Washington, D.C., town hall meetings on the federal sector EEO complaint process due to an increasing public demand as well as a scheduling conflict. The new dates are Thursday, May 4 and May 18 from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. at EEOC Headquarters, First Floor Training Center

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GEORGIA CAR DEALERSHIP SUED BY EEOC FOR RACE DISCRIMINATION

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
4-30-09

Augusta Car Dealer Subjected Black Sales Manager to Racial Abuse, Agency Charges

ATLANTA – In a race discrimination lawsuit filed today, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged that a GM Pontiac-Buick car dealership committed racial discrimin­ation at its Augusta, Ga., location. The EEOC charged that a white male management consultant subjected an African American sales manager to a racially hostile work environment over a

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JOHN WIELAND HOMES AND NEIGHBORHOODS SUED BY EEOC FOR RACE DISCRIMINATION

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
4-30-09

Home Builder Unlawfully Assigned Sales Agents by Race, Federal Agency Charges

ATLANTA – John Wieland Homes and Neighborhoods, Inc., an Atlanta-based home builder, unlawfully engaged in a pattern or practice of discrimination against black sales agents, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.

According to the EEOC's suit, Wieland intentionally assigned African American sales agents to housing communities based

Press release

MANORCARE OF INDY SOUTH TO PAY $56,000 TO SETTLE EEOC RACE BIAS SUIT

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
4-30-09

Nursing Home Fired Woman Because of Race and Made Job Assignments Based on Employees’ Race, Federal Agency Charged

INDIANAPOLIS – Heartland Employment Services, LLC, doing business as ManorCare of Indy South, an Indianapolis nursing home, will pay $56,000 and furnish other relief to settle a race discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.

According to the EEOC’s lawsuit

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EEOC ENHANCES CUSTOMER SERVICE FOR PERSONS WITH LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENCY

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
4-30-03

Labor Force Composition Altered by Increased Immigration and Shifting Demographics

WASHINGTON - Cari M. Dominguez, Chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), today announced the issuance of an updated agency-wide action plan to improve access, outreach and enforcement services to the limited English proficient (LEP) employer and employee communities. The LEP Plan, required by Executive Order, is part of the EEOC's broader efforts to

Press release

EEOC SETTLES RACIAL HARASSMENT SUIT AGAINST GEORGIA-PACIFIC CORPORATION

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
4-3-01

Class of African-American Workers Subjected to Racial Slurs, Jokes, Graffiti

RALEIGH, N.C. - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced a $200,000 settlement of a racial harassment lawsuit against Georgia-Pacific Corporation, a leading global manufacturer and distributor of paper and building products, on behalf of four African-American employees. The workers were subjected to a racially hostile work environment by a white supervisor at the

Press release

MEDICAL WEIGHT LOSS CLINIC TO PAY $68,000 TO SETTLE EEOC DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION SUIT

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
4-29-09

Weight Loss Chain Fired Employee Over Bipolar Disorder, Federal Agency Charged

DETROIT – A Southfield, Mich.-based chain of weight loss clinics will pay $68,000 to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit brought by U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. The EEOC had charged that Medical Weight Loss Clinic, Inc. unlawfully fired an employee with bipolar disorder because it regarded her as disabled, even

Press release

Judge Grants EEOC's and Dial's Request to Enter Joint Consent Decree in Harassment Case

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
4-29-03

Federal Agency and Dial Announce Settlement

CHICAGO - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and The Dial Corporation (Dial) announce that they have agreed to resolve the claims brought by the EEOC alleging sexual harassment at Dial's Montgomery, Illinois, facility. The parties have reached a settlement that involves payment by Dial of $10 million pursuant to a Consent Decree entered today by the Court to

Press release

COMMISSION VOTES TO INCORPORATE ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION INTO ITS CHARGE PROCESSING SYSTEM; DEFERS DECISIONS ON STATE AND LOCAL AGENCIES

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                        CONTACT:   Claire Gonzales Fri., April 28, 1995                                    Reginald Welch                                                         (202) 663-4900                                                         TDD:   (202) 663-4494 

PRESS RELEASE
4-28-95

WASHINGTON -- On April 25, 1995, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) adopted the recommendations of the agency's Task Force on Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR Task Force), laying the groundwork for the use of mediation-based ADR to enhance EEOC's charge processing system. The

Press release

SOUTHERN HILLS MEDICAL CENTER SETTLES EEOC RELIGION DISCRIMINATION LAWSUIT

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
4-28-09

Muslim Denied Time Off for Pilgrimage to Mecca, Federal Agency Charged

NASHVILLE -- Southern Hills Medical Center will pay $70,000 and provide other relief to settle a religious discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.

The EEOC's suit (No. 3:07-cv-00976, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee) had charged that Southern Hills refused

Press release

EEOC RACE BIAS SUIT AGAINST UNIVERSAL PICTURES MOVES FORWARD TO TRIAL, COURT RULES

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
4-28-06

Judge Rejects Hollywood Motion Picture Giant’s Attempt to Dismiss Case

LOS ANGELES – In a legal victory for the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal district court for the Central District of California rejected a motion by Universal Pictures to dismiss a race discrimination lawsuit filed by the EEOC, allowing the case to move forward to trial, the federal agency announced today. The trial

Press release

NAOMI C. EARP TAKES OATH AS EEOC VICE CHAIR

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
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EEOC Chair Cari M. Dominguez administers the oath
of office to new Vice Chair Naomi C. Earp, as Ms. Earp's
son looks on holding the Bible.

PRESS RELEASE
4-28-03

WASHINGTON - Naomi C. Earp was sworn in today as a member of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), serving in the capacity of Vice Chair, to fill the remainder of a five-year term expiring July 1, 2005. President

Press release

EEOC SETTLES SUIT AGAINST PUBLIC ACCESS TV CORP. FOR PAY DISCRIMINATION AND RETALIATION

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
4-28-00

BALTIMORE - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced a $45,000 settlement of a lawsuit against the Baltimore Cable Access Corporation (BCAC), an operator of public access cable television, for firing a female manager after she complained about sex-based wage discrimination.

A Consent Decree between the EEOC and BCAC, which resolved the suit, was approved on April 25 by U.S. District Court Judge Catherine

Press release

EEOC SETTLES EQUAL PAY LAWSUIT AGAINST EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
4-27-00

DETROIT -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and Eastern Michigan University (EMU) today announced the settlement of a lawsuit in which the EEOC alleged that EMU engaged in unlawful sex discrimination when it paid its only female professor in its Industrial Technology Department less than her male colleagues for doing essentially the same work.

From 1991, when she was first hired by the university