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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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EEOC AND BNSF RAILWAY AGREE TO SETTLE AGE DISCRIMINATION LAWSUIT FOR $800,000

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
3-30-07

EEOC’s Lawsuit Charged that Older Employees were Denied Benefits under Exit Incentive Plan

ST. LOUIS -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) today announced that they had agreed to settle an age discrimination lawsuit brought by the Commission on behalf of 137 present and former employees who were allegedly denied benefits under exit incentive programs offered by the railroad because they

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COMMISSION TO CONSIDER STRATEGIES TUESDAY FOR COMBATING SYSTEMIC DISCRIMINATION

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
3-30-06

WASHINGTON – Moving to advance the fight against systemic discrimination, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will consider recommendations from a special task force at its next meeting, Tuesday, April 4, at 10:00 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 during the open session of the meeting:

  • Announcement of

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EEOC SEEKS TO APPEAL COURT ORDER ON RETIREE HEALTH BENEFITS RULE

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
3-30-05

WASHINGTON – Cari M. Dominguez, Chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), issued the following statement today:

"The federal District Court in Philadelphia issued an order today that will delay the effective date of an EEOC rule that is designed to protect retirees' health benefits. I note that the Court characterized as ‘persuasive' the EEOC's argument that, without this exemption, employers will reduce or

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EEOC WINS PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION AGAINST ADVANTAGE STAFFING, INC.

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
3-30-00

DETROIT -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today that it has obtained a consent order from United States District Judge Avern Cohn, after filing an Application for Preliminary Injunction in an egregious case of employment discrimination against Advantage Staffing, Inc.

On March 9, 2000, a former employee of Advantage Staffing, Inc. filed a charge of discrimination with the EEOC which alleges that the

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RECORDKEEPING GUIDANCE CLARIFIES DEFINITION OF "JOB APPLICANT" FOR INTERNET AND RELATED TECHNOLOGIES

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
3-3-04

EEOC, Departments of Labor and Justice, and OPM Issue Coordinated Document

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC or Commission), with the Departments of Labor and Justice and the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), will publish in the March 4, 2004, Federal Register, a coordinated document to clarify recordkeeping provisions concerning who is an "applicant" in the context of the Internet and related technologies

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EEOC AND NLRB JOIN FORCES TO RECRUIT DIVERSE POOL OF TALENTED ATTORNEYS IN CIVIL RIGHTS AND LABOR LAW

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
3-3-00

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) today announced a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to create and implement an interagency Attorney Honor Program. The program is designed to expand the application process and attract a broad range of talent among entry level attorneys with a demonstrated interest in civil rights or labor and employment law.

"This innovative

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UPS SUED FOR DISCRIMINATION AGAINST RASTAFARIAN

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
3-29-06

EEOC Charges United Parcel Service with Religious Bias due to 'No Beard' Policy

NEWARK, N.J. - Global shipping giant United Parcel Service (UPS) committed religious discrimination at its Secaucus, N.J., facilities, by refusing to hire a Rastafarian as a driver helper because of his beard, which he wore for religious purposes, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charges in a lawsuit.

EEOC says that UPS

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CENTENARY COLLEGE TO PAY $200,000 TO SETTLE EEOC SEX DISCRIMINATION SUIT

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
3-28-08

Athletic Director Fired Female Coach Over ‘Life Choice’ to be a Mother, Federal Agency Charged

NEW ORLEANS – Centenary College of Louisiana has agreed to pay $200,000 to settle a sex discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. The EEOC had charged that the Shreveport college had demanded the resignation of its women's inter­collegiate basketball head coach and

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FEDERAL AGENCIES LAUNCH JOINT MEDIATION INITIATIVE

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
3-28-02

EEOC and Postal Service Enter First-Ever Partnership on Alternative Dispute Resolution

WASHINGTON - Cari M. Dominguez, Chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), today announced the implementation of an Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) program with the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) to improve the processing of discrimination complaints by Postal workers nationwide. Under the initiative, virtually all requests for hearings before EEOC administrative judges involving

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JOE'S STONE CRAB LIABLE FOR INTENTIONAL DISCRIMINATION COURT RULES IN SEX BIAS SUIT BROUGHT BY EEOC

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
3-28-01

MIAMI -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today that Judge Daniel T.K. Hurley of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida has issued an Order on Remand in the case EEOC v. Joe's Stone Crab finding that the landmark Miami Beach restaurant engaged in intentional discrimination against women in the hiring of food servers.

The order, issued on March 23

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EEOC SETTLES RACIAL HARASSMENT SUIT FOR $1.8 MILLION AGAINST APOLLO COLORS OF ILLINOIS

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
3-27-02

African-American Workers Subjected to Hangman's Nooses, Racist Slurs and Graffiti

CHICAGO - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced a $1,825,000 settlement of a racial harassment lawsuit on behalf of 32 current and former African-American employees of Scientific Colors, Inc., doing business as Apollo Colors. According to the suit, the egregious harassment included racist graffiti, display of hangman's nooses, and racial epithets at the

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EEOC RELEASES PROGRESS REPORT ON AGENCY REFORMS AND LAUNCHES JOINT TRAINING PROJECT AT ABA MEETING

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
3-26-98

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today released a task force report assessing the progress of charge processing and litigation reforms which the agency began in 1995. The agency also announced a joint training pilot initiative with the American Bar Association (ABA) Section of Labor and Employment Law, Equal Employment Opportunity Committee. These developments were presented at the ABA

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EEOC RELEASES POLICY GUIDANCE CONCERNING THE APPLICATION OF THE ADA TO PERSONS WITH PSYCHIATRIC DISABILITIES

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE              CONTACT:   Claire Gonzales March 26, 1997                                Reginald Welch                                               (202) 663-4900                                               TDD:   (202) 663-4494 

PRESS RELEASE
3-26-97

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today the release of a policy guidance that answers various questions concerning the application of the employment provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to persons with psychiatric disabilities. The enforcement guidance is entitled

Press release

FRANKE FOODSERVICE SYSTEMS SETTLES EEOC RACE DISCRIMINATION LAWSUIT

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
3-26-09

Black Applicant Denied Hire Because of Race, Federal Agency Charged

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Franke, Inc., doing business as Franke Foodservice Systems, will offer permanent employment to an African American applicant and furnish other relief to resolve a race discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.

The EEOC had charged that Franke Foodservice, headquartered in LaVergne, Tenn., refused to

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AELMINGS HUMAN RESOURCES CORPORATION AND RELATED COMPANIES SUED BY EEOC FOR RETALIATION

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
3-26-09

Employee Terminated for Complaining About Sexual Harassment, Federal Agency Charges

RALEIGH, N.C. – Three commonly owned North Carolina placement agencies violated federal law by terminating an employee for opposing sexual harassment, the U.S. Equal Employment Oppor­tunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.

According to the EEOC's suit, Aelmings Human Resources Corporation, along with two related entities, Judges Security Staffing, LLC and Total Protection Services

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ARBITRATOR ISSUES EEOC OVERTIME DECISION

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission


PRESS RELEASE
3-26-09

Staff Given Time Off Also Entitled to Overtime Pay, Arbitrator Rules

WASHINGTON— - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC) practice of giving time off to employees who worked extra hours was insufficient for certain investigators and mediators, an arbitrator ruled.

“The EEOC offered compensatory time off to any employee who worked extra hours, but the arbitrator found that practice was not enough to satisfy the

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THE STAR TRIBUNE COMPANY TO PAY OVER $300,000 FOR SEXUAL HARASSMENT OF FEMALE WORKERS

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
3-26-09

Court Approves Proposed Settlement in EEOC Suit Against Media Company

MINNEAPOLIS – The United States District Court for the District of Minnesota has approved as final a proposed settlement of a sexual harassment lawsuit by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) against The Star Tribune Company for more than $300,000 and significant remedial relief, the EEOC announced today. The suit was filed on behalf of

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METRO NETWORKS AND WESTWOOD ONE TO PAY $150,000 TO BLACK REPORTER FOR RACIAL HARASSMENT AND FIRING

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
3-26-03

ST. LOUIS - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today that Metro Networks Communications, Inc. and its affiliate, Westwood One, Inc., have agreed to pay $150,000 to settle the EEOC's claims that Metro/Westwood racially harassed and then fired its only African-American news and traffic reporter.

The EEOC's suit, [No. 4:02CV974 DJS] in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri, alleged that Metro

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MIKE HOOKS SUED FOR RACE DISCRIMINATION, HARASSMENT AND RETALIATION

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
3-25-09

Louisiana Dredging Company Fired Black Worker for Protesting Racism, Federal Agency Charged

NEW ORLEANS -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced that it has sued Mike Hooks, Inc. for racial discrimination, harassment and retaliatory discharge. Mike Hooks is a civil engineering, construction and dredging company headquartered in Westlake, La., with a work force of about 275 employees.

The EEOC’s lawsuit (Civil Action No

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MARSHALLS TO PAY $110,000 TO SETTLE EEOC SEXUAL HARASSMENT LAWSUIT

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
3-25-09

Women Abused at Jacksonville Store Federal Agency Charged

WILMINGTON, N.C. – Framingham, Mass.-based TJX Companies, Inc., doing business as Marshalls, a discount retail store chain, will pay $110,000 to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.

The EEOC had charged in its lawsuit that beginning in September 2004, a male supervisor at the Jacksonville, N.C

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FINAL DECREE ENTERED WITH WALGREENS FOR $24 MILLION IN LANDMARK RACE DISCRIMINATION SUIT BY EEOC

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
3-25-08

Class of More Than 10,000 to Receive Monetary Relief; Significant Injunctive Remedies Included

EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. – A federal judge here has granted final approval of a sweeping consent decree resolving a class race discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) against Walgreen Co., the Deerfield, Ill.-based national drug store chain. The decree, one of the largest monetary settlements in a

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SEGA, SPHERION SETTLE SUIT ALLEGING BIAS AGAINST FILIPINOS, RETALIATION

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
3-25-04

EEOC Case Addresses Rights of Temporary (Contingent) Workers

San Francisco - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced a $600,000 settlement of an employment discrimination lawsuit against San Francisco-based game developer Sega of America, Inc., and Spherion Corporation (NYSE: SFN), a staffing, recruiting and outsourcing company with more than 800 locations in nine countries. The EEOC lawsuit charged that Sega directed Spherion to terminate

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EEOC REACHES OUT TO ORGANIZED LABOR AND OLDER WORKERS, HEARS FROM AFL-CIO AND AARP AT COMMISSION MEETING

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
3-24-99

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) received recommendations yesterday from representatives of the AFL-CIO and AARP on how the agency can be more responsive to the needs of union members and older workers. The recommendations were made at the third Commission Meeting of a special series convened by EEOC Chairwoman Ida L. Castro to focus on the concerns of agency stakeholders

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McDONALD’S FRANCHISE TO PAY $115,000 FOR SEXUAL HARASSMENT OF TWO YOUNG WOMEN

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PRESS RELEASE
3-24-09

EEOC Says Male Manager Engaged in Physical and Verbal Abuse of Teen Worker

ALBUQUERQUE – An Albuquerque-based McDonald’s restaurant franchise will pay $115,000 and provide significant remedial relief to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) on behalf of two young female employees, including a teenager, the agency announced today.

The EEOC’s suit charged that Alejandra Jasso, then age