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Last Update: Wed Jun 4 10:22:24 2008

+ Tavern on the Green to Pay $2.2 Million for Harassment of Females, Blacks, Hispanics + The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced the settlement of a harassment and retaliation lawsuit under [...] Tavern on the Green, a landmark restaurant located in Central Park in New York City, for $2.2 million and significant remedial relief.

+ Next Commission Meeting Monday, June 2 + The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will hold its next open meeting on Monday, June 2, 2008 at 2:00 p.m. (Eastern [...] for public observation of the Commission's deliberations. During the meeting, the following matters are scheduled for consideration:

+ EEOC Settles Sex Bias Case with State Corrections Department for Almost $1 Million + The New York State Department of Correctional Services will pay nearly $1 million to settle a sex discrimination lawsuit filed by the [...] charged the Corrections Department with violating federal law by providing inferior benefits to female employees on maternity leave.

+ EEOC Forms Federal Hispanic Work Group + The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced the formation of a partnership with the Social Security [...] Group examining the community's concerns about federal sector employment, including leadership development, hiring, and retention.

+ EEOC Settles Case Involving Discharge Of Seven Middle Eastern Crew Members From The Cruise Ship Pride Of Aloha + The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced the settlement of a federal lawsuit against NCL America, Inc. ...

+ Rochester Highway Products Company to Pay $375,000 to Settle Sexual Harassment Lawsuit + A Rochester-based distributor of highway and industrial safety products will pay $375,000 and furnish injunctive relief to settle a ...

+ Razzoo's To Pay $1 Million For Sex Bias Against Men + Razzoo's, a Dallas/Fort Worth-based Cajun food restaurant chain, will pay $1 million and furnish significant remedial relief to settle [...] the agency announced today. The EEOC had charged Razzoo's with discriminating against a class of male applicants and employees.

+ Specialty Restaurants To Pay $625,000 For Sexual Harassment, Retaliation + The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced the resolution of its class action employment discrimination [...] has agreed to pay $625,000 to claimants and will adopt remedial measures to ensure that its employees are not sexually harassed.

+ Conectiv And Subcontractors To Pay $1.65 Million To Black Workers Who Were Racially Harassed + The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced a major settlement of a racial harassment lawsuit for [...] on behalf of African American employees who were subjected to egregious racial harassment at a construction site in Bethlehem, Pa.

+ Sexual Harassment Verdict Upheld In Favor Of EEOC Against Ag Industry Giant Harris Farms + The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has affirmed the judgment on a jury verdict in favor of the U.S. Equal [...] against Coalinga, Calif.-based Harris Farms, one of the largest integrated farming operations in the Central San Joaquin Valley.

+ Wal-Mart To Pay $300,000 To Rejected Job Applicant With Disability + Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. will pay $300,000 to a Hardin, Mo., man to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal ...

+ Renhill Staffing to Pay $580,000 to Settle EEOC Age, Race and Retaliation Suit + A Fort Wayne staffing company will settle an age, race and retaliation discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment [...] agency announced today. The company will pay a total of $580,000 and will also pay up to $5,000 in settlement administrative expenses.

+ BCI Coca-Cola Bottling Co. To Pay $250,000 To Black Worker For Race Discrimination + The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced the settlement of a race discrimination lawsuit against BCI [...] by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit, which established an important legal doctrine known as "subordinate bias" theory.

+ EEOC Partners With Memphis CEOs To Address Race And Color Bias Issues + Naomi C. Earp, Chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), and EEOC Commissioner Stuart J. Ishimaru, today met [...] outreach, education, and enforcement campaign focusing on new and emerging race and color issues in the 21st century workplace.

+ Lockheed Martin Global Telecommunications to Pay $773,000 for Firing Eight Employees Because of Their Age + The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced the settlement of its age discrimination lawsuit against ...

+ McDonald's Franchise to Pay $505,000 for Sexual Harassment of Young Women, Including Teens + A Durango, Colo.-based McDonald's restaurant franchise will pay $505,000 and provide significant remedial relief to settle a sexual [...] Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) on behalf of a class of young female employees, including teens, the agency announced today.

+ Dillard's to Pay Half Million to Settle EEOC Class Sexual Harassment Suit + The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced it has settled its class sexual harassment lawsuit against the [...] relief on behalf of a class of 12 female former employees who were sexually harassed by an assistant store manager in two states.

+ Centenary College to Pay $200,000 to Settle EEOC Sex Discrimination Suit + Centenary College of Louisiana has agreed to pay $200,000 to settle a sex discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment [...] on March 26, 2008 and entered into the record of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana on March 28, 2008.

+ Final Decree Entered With Walgreens for $24 Million In Landmark Race Discrimination Suit by EEOC + A federal judge here has granted final approval of a sweeping consent decree resolving a class race discrimination lawsuit filed by [...] workers and orders comprehensive injunctive relief designed to improve the company’s promotion and store assignment practices.

+ Washington Group International to Pay $1.5 Million To Black Workers Who Were Racially Harassed + The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced a litigation settlement with Washington Group International, [...] relief, on behalf of African American workers who were racially harassed and then retaliated against for complaining about it.

+ Next Commission Meeting Monday, March 17 + The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will hold its next open meeting on Monday, March 17, at 10:00 a.m. (Eastern [...] for public observation of the Commission's deliberations. During the meeting, the following matters are scheduled for consideration:

+ Allied Aviation to Pay Nearly $2 Million for Harassment of Black and Hispanic Workers + The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced the settlement of a race and national origin harassment [...] identifies itself at the "largest American domestically owned provider of fueling services to the commercial aviation industry."

+ Job Bias Charges Rise 9% in 2007, EEOC Reports + The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) received a total of 82,792 private sector discrimination charge filings last [...] The data, available online at www.eeoc.gov, also show that the EEOC recovered $345 million in monetary relief for job bias victims.

+ EEOC Addresses Employment of Veterans with Service-Connected Disabilities + The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today issued two question-and-answer guides providing technical assistance for [...] issues affecting veterans with service-connected disabilities. Both documents are available on the agency's web site at www.eeoc.gov.

+ Vanguard Group to Pay $500,000 for Retaliation + Valley Forge, Pa.-based The Vanguard Group, Inc., one of the world's largest investment management companies, will pay $500,000 and [...] complaints of race discrimination, Vanguard subjected him to a series of adverse employment actions culminating in his termination.

+ Next Commission Meeting Tuesday, Feb. 19 + The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will hold its next open meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 19, at 10:30 a.m. (Eastern [...] for public observation of the Commission’s deliberations. During the meeting, the following matters are scheduled for consideration

+ Next Commission Meeting Wednesday, Feb. 13 + The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will hold its next open meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 13, at 2:00 p.m. (Eastern [...] for public observation of the Commission's deliberations. During the meeting, the following matters are scheduled for consideration:

+ Jury Awards $110,000 Verdict Against Houston Dry Cleaners for Sexual Harassment Of a Teenager and Other Employees + The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today that a federal district court jury returned a verdict [...] Avenue Cleaners, Bellair Cleaners, and Your Valet (Park Avenue Cleaners), harassed a female employee, then aged 19, and other women.

+ Henredon Furniture Industries to Pay $465,000 for Racial Harassment, Hangman's Nooses + The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced the settlement of a racial harassment lawsuit for $465,000 and [...] on behalf of African American employees who were subjected to a persistent racially hostile work environment at a furniture plant.

+ Judge Grants Final Approval for $6.2 Million Partial Settlement of Historic Union Discrimination Case + A federal court has granted final approval for a $6.2 million partial settlement for black and Hispanic sheet metal workers who ...

+ EEOC Issues Report on Federal Employment of Individuals with Targeted Disabilities + The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today issued a comprehensive report addressing strategies to reverse the [...] with Targeted Disabilities in the Federal Work Force, is available on the EEOC's web site at www.eeoc.gov/federal/report/pwtd.html.

+ EEOC Launches Anti-Discrimination PSAs Featuring Jazz Great Wynton Marsalis + Jazz great Wynton Marsalis laments that some employers "play a cacophonous tune called discrimination" in one of two video public ...

+ Supreme Northwest LLC to Pay $427,000 to Settle EEOC National Origin Discrimination Suit + The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced that it has resolved its national origin discrimination ...

+ Lockheed Martin To Pay $2.5 Million To Settle Racial Harassment Lawsuit + The U.S Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced a major settlement of a race discrimination and retaliation [...] subjected to a racially hostile work environment at several job sites nationwide – including threats of lynching and the "N-word."

+ EEOC Moves to Protect Retiree Health Benefits + The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced the publication of a final rule allowing employers that [...] benefits, was published in today's Federal Register and is available on the EEOC's web site at www.eeoc.gov/policy/regs/index.html.