The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
EEOC Press Releases
October, 2004
September, 2004
- EEOC Commissioner Ishimaru Meets with Local High School Students As Part Of 'Youth@Work' Initiative (September 29, 2004)
- EEOC Launches 'Youth@work' Initiative to Educate Teen Employees about Their Rights and Responsibilities (September 21, 2004)
- EEOC Awards National Contact Center Contract To Pearson Government Solutions (September 21, 2004)
- Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Approves Obligation of Funds for National Contact Center (September 17, 2004)
- EEOC Partners with the City of Tacoma On Mediation Program (September 16, 2004)
- Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to Vote on Authorization of Funds for Pilot National Contact Center (September 15, 2004)
- Tyson Foods, Inc. Signs Mediation Pact with EEOC To Resolve Workplace Disputes (September 15, 2004)
- EEOC and Education America/Remington College Enter into National Mediation Agreement (September 14, 2004)
- EEOC Settles Discrimination Suit Against Carl Buddig for $2.5 Million (September 7, 2004)
August, 2004
- Home Depot to Pay $5.5 Million to Resolve Class Discrimination Lawsuit in Colorado (August 25, 2004)
- Jillian's To Pay $360,000 for Sex Discrimination Against Men (August 13, 2004)
- Lucor, Inc., D/b/a Jiffy Lube, and EEOC Enter Regional Mediation Partnership (August 12, 2004)
- EEOC Sues Cracker Barrel for Sex Bias and Racial Harassment
(August 11, 2004)
- EEOC Chair Dominguez to Focus on Diversity In the News Media, at Unity 2004 Convention (August 6, 2004)
- EEOC's Washington Field Office Relocates (August 2, 2004)
July, 2004
June, 2004
May, 2004
April, 2004
March, 2004
- EEOC and Ford Motor Company to Sign National Mediation Agreement on April 2 (March 31, 2004)
- Sega, Spherion Settle Suit Alleging Bias Against Filipinos, Retaliation (March 25, 2004)
- Lowe's Companies, Inc. Sued for Race Discrimination (March 24, 2004)
- EEOC Issues Fiscal Year 2003 Enforcement Data (March 8, 2004)
- Women Continue to Advance into Management Ranks, EEOC Study Finds (March 4, 2004)
- Recordkeeping Guidance Clarifies Definition of "Job Applicant" for Internet and Related Technologies (March 3, 2004)
February, 2004
January, 2004
December, 2003
November, 2003
October, 2003
- EEOC Fact Sheet on Diabetes and the Workplace Addresses Frequently Asked Questions (October 29, 2003)
- Law Firms Embrace Diversity, but Hurdles Remain (October 22, 2003)
- EEOC Commissioner Miller Travels to Amman, Jordan to Consult International Officials on Disability Issues
- EEOC Launches National Forum Series on 'Realities And Opportunities in the 21st Century Workplace' (October 9, 2003)
- EEOC Resolves Sex Discrimination Lawsuit Against NBA's Phoenix Suns and Sports Magic for $104,500 (October 9, 2003)
- Job Applicants with Disabilities to Benefit from Fact Sheet on Rights Throughout Hiring Process (October 7, 2003)
- EEOC Partners with Albertsons, Inc. (October 2, 2003)
September, 2003
August, 2003
- EEOC To Hold National Federal
Sector Law Conference Aug. 26-29 In Atlantic City, N.J. (August
20, 2003)
- EEOC and Kimble Glass, Inc. Enter
Into National Agreement to Mediate Employment Disputes (August
14, 2003)
- EEOC Files Two Suits Against
Caterpillar for Harassment at Illinois Facilities (August 13,
2003)
- Supercuts to Pay $3.5 Million for
Race Bias and Train Hundreds of Managers, In EEOC Settlement
(August 13, 2003)
- Eric Dreiband Takes Oath As EEOC
General Counsel (August 11, 2003)
- EEOC and Cheap Tickets Reach $1.1
Million Settlement in Sexual Harassment Suit (August 7,
2003)
- EEOC Settles Color Bias Suit; Dark
Skinned African American Harassed and Fired By Applebee's
(August 7, 2003)
- Expecting Mother Forced to Choose
Between Parenthood and Livelihood, EEOC Lawsuit Says (August 6,
2003)
- EEOC and Workplace Partners Launch
New Initiative to Protect Employment Rights of Asian Americans
(August 1, 2003)
July, 2003
- Women of Color Make Gains in
Employment and Job Status
- EEOC Obtains a $4.5 Million
Settlement With Local 580 Ornamental Iron Workers
- EEOC Chair Cari Dominguez to
Address Hundreds of Federal Officials at National EXCEL Conference
August 26 - 29 in Atlantic City, NJ (July 22, 2003)
- Central Station Casino To Pay
$1.5 Million In EEOC Settlement For National Origin Bias (July
18, 2003)
En Español...
- Muslim Pilot Fired Due to
Religion and Appearance, EEOC Says In Post- 9/11 Backlash
Discrimination Suit (July 17, 2003)
- Egyptian Manager Fired Because of
National Origin, EEOC Says In Post-9/11 Backlash Discrimination
Lawsuit(July 10, 2003)
- EEOC Launches New Internal
Mediation Program (July 8, 2003)
- EEOC and Arab, Sikh, South Asian
Groups Co-sponsor Community Forum On Employment Discrimination
(July 7, 2003)
- EEOC Sues Rockford ‘Machine
Shed' for Sexual Harassment (July 1, 2003)
June, 2003
May, 2003
April, 2003
- EEOC Enhances Customer Service for
Persons with Limited English Proficiency (April 30, 2003)
- Judge Grants EEOC's and Dial's
Request to Enter Joint Consent Decree in Harassment Case (April
29, 2003)
- Naomi C. Earp Takes Oath as EEOC
Vice Chair (April 28, 2003)
- New Fact Sheets Outline
Protections Against Discrimination by Multinational Employers
(April 24, 2003)
- Judge in Dial Sexual Harassment
Case Denies Soap Maker's 'Eve of Trial' Bid on Punitive Damages
Issue (April 24, 2003)
- EEOC Expands Mediation with New
FEPA Pilot Program (April 24, 2003)
- Hospital in New York to Pay Over $5
Million to Settle Sexual Harassment by Doctor (April 9,
2003)
- South Florida Auto Dealer to Pay
$700,000 for Job Bias Based on Race, Religion and National
Origin (April 8, 2003)
- EEOC and TIC the Industrial Company
Settle Discrimination Lawsuit (April 8, 2003)
- Muslim Worker Targeted for
Religious Discrimination Before and After 9/11, EEOC Lawsuit
Says (April 7, 2003)
March, 2003
- African-American Reporter to
Receive $150,000 for Racial Harassment and Firing in EEOC
Settlement with Media Corporations (March 26, 2003)
- EEOC Launches New Mediation Pilot
Program (March 24, 2003)
- Pakistani-American Workers to
Share $1.11 Million in Harassment Settlement with Stockton
Steel (March 19, 2003)
- EEOC Settles Psychiatric
Disability Bias Suit for Worker with Bipolar Disorder
- Three Florida Employers to Pay
Total of $570,000 for Unlawful Retaliation, in EEOC Settlements
(March 18, 2003)
- EEOC Sues McDonald's Restaurant for
Disability Bias Against Employee with Facial Disfigurement
(March 7, 2003)
- Waste Management Company to Pay
Nearly $200,000 for Disability Discrimination (March 5,
2003)
February, 2003
- EEOC Settles Sexual Harassment
Suit for $2.3 million Against SH&E and Reed Telepublishing
(February 26, 2003)
- EEOC and the Beverly Hilton Hotel
Settle Allegations of Age Discrimination (February 26,
2003)
- EEOC and Pinnacle Nissan Settle
National Origin and Religious Harassment Lawsuit (February 19,
2003)
- Deaf Job Applicant to Receive
$75,000 for Disability Bias in EEOC Settlement with Holiday Inn -
Northglenn (February 18, 2003)
- Griffin Pipe Products to Pay
$100,000, and Implement Revamped Promotion Procedures (February
13, 2003)
- Judge Decides Major Punitive
Damages Issue in Favor of EEOC in Dial Sexual Harassment Suit
(February 13, 2003)
- EEOC Reports Discrimination Charge
Filings Up (February 6, 2003)
- EEOC Marks Second Anniversary of
President's Disability Initiative with Fact Sheet on Telework as a
Reasonable Accommodation (February 3, 2002)
January, 2003
- Disabled Public Safety Officers to
Receive Benefits in Historic EEOC Settlement for Age
Discrimination (January 30, 2003)
- "Babies R Us" to Pay $205,000,
Implement Training Due to Same-Sex Harassment of Male Employee
(January 15, 2003)
- Target Corp. to Pay $95,000,
Implement Training for Failure to Accommodate Disabled Worker
(January 15, 2003)
- EEOC And Sears, Roebuck and Co.
Settle Disability Discrimination Suit (January 9, 2003)
- EEOC Resolves Racial Harassment
Lawsuit Against Ford of Greensburg for $534,000 (January 8,
2003)
- EEOC Sues Pickle Manufacturing
Company for Discrimination Against Workers from India (January
2, 2003)
- Brink's to Pay $30,000 To Peoria
Area Woman for Failure to Accommodate Religious Beliefs
(January 2, 2003)
December, 2002
- EEOC, SoBe, And PepsiCo Settle
Sexual Harassment Suit For $1.79 Million(December 23,
2002)
- Wal-Mart to Pay $220,000 for
Rejecting Pregnant Applicant, in EEOC Settlement (December 23,
2002)
- EEOC Attorneys Chosen for Private
Bar Fellowship (December 19, 2002)
- Donnelley to Pay $150,000 to
Paraplegic Graphics Technician for Job Bias (December 16,
2002)
- Gulfstream Aerospace to pay $2.1
Million for Age Bias in EEOC Settlement (December 11,
2002)
- EEOC Releases National Origin
Discrimination Guidance (December 2, 2002)
November, 2002
October, 2002
- Memphis Jury Returns Verdict
Against Northwest Airlines in EEOC Disability Case on Behalf of
Diabetic Applicant (October 31, 2002)
- EEOC Settles Sexual Harassment
Lawsuit Against Denny's (October 30, 2002)
- EEOC Racial Harassment Suit
Against Texas Drilling Company Settles for $859,000 (October
29, 2002)
- Texas Car Dealership to Pay
$140,000 to Settle Same-Sex Harassment Suit by EEOC (October
28, 2002)
- EEOC Sues Kraft Foods North
America, Inc. for Same-Sex Harrassment of Men (October 25,
2002)
- EEOC Chair Dominguez Urges
Employers to Hire and Mentor Young People with Disabilities
(October 16, 2002)
- New Web Page Emphasizes EEOC Role
in Coordinating Government-Wide Nondiscrimination Efforts
(October 11, 2002)
- Thousands of Women to Receive
Benefits in EEOC-Verizon Pregnancy Bias Settlement (October 10,
2002)
- Race Motivated Firings and
Epithets Cost Colorado Car Dealership $450,000 (October 9,
2002)
- Court Gives Final Approval to $47
Million Settlement in Sex Discrimination Suits Against
Rent-A-Center by EEOC and Private Plaintiffs (October 4,
2002)
September, 2002
- EEOC Sues Alamo Car Rental for
Religious Bias (September 30, 2002)
- EEOC Files Post-9/11 National
Origin Discrimination Suit Against Chromalloy Castings Tampa
Corporation (September 30, 2002)
- EEOC Sues Renaissance Roofing
for Disability Discrimination (September 30, 2002)
- EEOC Sues Arizona Diner For
National Origin Bias Against Navajos and Other Native Americans
(September 30, 2002)
- EEOC and DeCoster Farms Settle
Complaint For $1,525,000 (September 30, 2002)
- EEOC Files Post-9/11 Religion and
National Origin Termination Lawsuit Against Worcester Art
Museum (September 30, 2002)
- EEOC Expands Immigrant Rights
Partnership to Include OSHA, DOJ and Latin American Consulates
(September 27, 2002)
- EEOC Moves to Intervene in
Quietflex Lawsuit (September 26, 2002)
August, 2002
July, 2002
June, 2002
May, 2002
April, 2002
March, 2002
February, 2002
January, 2002
December, 2001
November, 2001
October, 2001
September, 2001
August, 2001
July, 2001
June 2001
May 2001
April 2001
March 2001
February 2001
January 2001
December 2000
- EEOC Issues Guidance On The
Application Of The ADA To Contingent Workers (December 27,
2000)
- Commission To Offer Federal
Sector EEO Training (December 18, 2000)
- EEOC Issues Decision On Two
Charges Challenging The Denial Of Health Insurance Coverage For
Prescription Contraceptives (December 13, 2000)
- EEOC Issues Final Rule On ADEA
'Tender Back' Issue (December 11, 2000)
- EEOC Issues New Compliance Manual
Section on Discrimination In Compensation (December 7,
2000)
- EEOC Settles Pay Discrimination
Suit For $450,000 Against Nationwide Trucking Company (December
7, 2000)
- EEOC Settles "Glass Ceiling"
Suit For $782,000 Against Landis Plastics, Inc. (December 6,
2000)
- La Cruz Azul (Blue Cross) of
Puerto Rico To Pay $200,000 In Disability Discrimination
Lawsuit (December 6, 2000)
- EEOC Seeks To Join Class Race
Harassment Suit Against Defense Giant Lockheed Martin (December
5, 2000)
November 2000
October 2000
September 2000
August 2000
- EEOC Settles ADA Lawsuit For
$220,000 Against Major Arkansas Auto Dealership (August 31,
2000)
- EEOC And Josephthal & Co.,
Inc. Settle Harassment Suit (August 29, 2000)
- EEOC Reaches Settlement With
AT&T Corp. and Communications Workers Of America, Local Union
No. 4998 (August 28, 2000)
- EEOC Chairwoman To Commemorate
Agency's 35th Anniversary At National Federal Sector Program In
Boston (August 25, 2000)
- EEOC Partners With Blacks In
Government; Will Play Active Role In National Training
Conference (August 18, 2000)
- EEOC Settles Egregious Racial
Harassment Lawsuit Against Louisiana Car Dealership (August 16,
2000)
- EEOC Settles Age Discrimination In
Retirement Suit With Commonwealth Of Massachusetts (August 11,
2000)
- EEOC And Mondrian Hotel Settle
Title VII Lawsuit (August 9, 2000)
- EEOC Chairwoman To Highlight
Agency's 35th Anniversary And Meet With Key Stakeholders In
Alabama (August 7, 2000)
- EEOC Settles Same-Sex Harassment
Suit For A Half Million Dollars Against Major Colorado Auto
Dealership (August 4, 2000)
July 2000
June 2000
May 2000
April 2000
March 2000
January 2000
December 1999
November 1999
October 1999
September 1999
August 1999
July 1999
June 1999
May 1999
April 1999
March 1999
- EEOC Reaches
Out To Organized Labor And Older Workers, Hears From
AFL-CIO And AARP At
Commission Meeting (March 24, 1999)
- EEOC Chairwoman
To Speak At American Bar Association Midwinter Meeting (March
23, 1999)
- First Latina
EEOC
Chairwoman To Address Eighth Annual Congress On Civil
Rights (March 22, 1999)
- Primera Latina Comisionada Del
EEOC, Ida
Castro, Se Dirije Al Octavo Congreso Anual De La Comisión De
Derechos Civiles De Puerto Rico (March 22, 1999)
- EEOC Chairwoman
To Unveil New Customer Service Initiative To Small Business
Community During Speech To SHRM (March
22, 1999)
- Commission To Hear From Agency
Stakeholders At Next Meeting (March 19, 1999)
- EEOC Announces
$2.1 Million Settlement Of Wage Discrimination Suit For Class Of
Filipino Nurses (March 2, 1999)
- EEOC Releases
ADA
Policy Guidance On Job Accommodations For Individuals With
Disabilities (March 1, 1999)
February 1999
January 1999
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For further information regarding EEOC press releases, please contact:
Office of Communications and Legislative Affairs
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
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Phone: (202) 663-4900
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