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Equal Employment Opportunity Commission |
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Equal Employment Opportunity CommissionCommission established by the Civil Rights Act of 1964. It investigates possible employment discrimination based on race, sex, age, religion, or national origin. The EEOC has the power to initiate suits in the federal district courts. The EEOC arranged the largest settlement for sexual harassment in US history in February 1998. Astra AB, the US subsidiary of a Swedish pharmaceutical company, agreed to pay employees $9.8 million to settle claims arising from their treatment at the company's US headquarters in Westboro, MA. |
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| Sexual Discrimination Cases Most Common Of the lawsuits that the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed in fiscal year 2005, sexual discrimination was the most common claim. A member of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission says the agency's impending restructuring has been hastily crafted and will have disastrous consequences on its effectiveness in combating workplace discrimination. has been hit with a wide-ranging sexual harassment lawsuit by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on behalf of a former part-time cashier at its Long Beach store. |
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