ADA-Related Press Releases from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
These press releases can be found on the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Web page. You can also select this link for the press release menu.
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- (August 15, 2002) EEOC Issues Handbook to Help Small Businesses Comply with Disabilities Act.
- (May 23, 2002) EEOC Web Site Offers Schedule and Information on Disability Workshops for Small Businesses.
- (May 21, 2002) EEOC Issues Final Rule on Application of ADA Standards to the Federal Workforce.
- (May 8, 2002) EEOC And BNSF Settle Genetic Testing Case Under Americans With Disabilities Act.
- (April 1, 2002) EEOC Initiates Talks with Small Businesses on Employment of Individuals with Disabilities.
- (December 17, 2001) Comprehensive EEOC, Wal-Mart Settlement Resolves Disability Lawsuit .
- (October 31, 2001) EEOC Provides Technical Assistance to Employers on Requesting Medical Information as Part of Emergency Evacuation Procedures.
- (October 23, 2001) Wal-Mart TV Ad Tells the Story of Two Deaf Men's Employment Discrimination Claim Against the Retail Giant .
- (September 20, 2001) Wal-Mart Agrees to Air TV Ad and Pay $427,500 After Court Finds Retailer in Contempt of Court.
- (August 21, 2001) EEOC Settles Disability Bias Suit for $650,000 Against United Blood.
- (June 21, 2001) Wal-Mart Violates Disabilities Act Again; EEOC Files 16th ADA Suit Against Retail Giant.
- (June 14, 2001) Judge Slaps Wal-Mart With Major Sanctions For Violating Court Order In EEOC Disability Bias Case.
- (May 10, 2001) EEOC Files Contempt Motion Against Wal-Mart for Violating Consent Decree In Disability Bias Case.
- (April 25, 2001) EEOC Files Class Suit Against Northwest Airlines for Disability Discrimination.
- (April 18, 2001) EEOC Settles ADA Suit Against BNSF For Genetic Bias.
- (April 4, 2001) New Federal Guide Issued for People with Disabilities Seeking to Move from Benefits Rolls to Work.
- (February 9, 2001 c) EEOC Petitions Court To Ban Genetic Testing Of Railroad Workers In First EEOC Case Challenging Genetic Testing Under Americans With Disabilities Act.
- (February 9, 2001) EEOC Adopts New Internal Procedures on Reasonable Accommodation for Individuals with Disabilities.
- (January 29, 2001) EEOC Offers Annual Technical Assistance Programs Nationwide.
- (December 27, 2000) EEOC Issues Guidance On The Application Of The ADA To Contingent Workers.
- (December 7, 2000) EEOC Issues New Compliance Manual Section on Discrimination In Compensation.
- (December 6, 2000) La Cruz Azul (Blue Cross) of Puerto Rico To Pay $200,000 In Disability Discrimination Lawsuit.
- (October 20, 2000) EEOC Issues Disability Guidance To Federal Agencies On 'Reasonable Accommodation'.
- (October 3, 2000) EEOC Issues New Guidance on Discrimination in Employee Benefits.
- (August 31, 2000) EEOC Settles ADA Lawsuit For $220,000 Against Major Arkansas Auto Dealership.
- (August 28, 2000) EEOC Reaches Settlement With AT&T Corp. and Communications Workers Of America, Local Union No. 4998.
- (July 28, 2000) EEOC Chairwoman to Participate in ADA Torch Relay and Meet with Key Stakeholders in Detroit.
- (July 27, 2000) EEOC Commemorates Tenth Anniversary of Disabilities Act.
- (July 25, 2000) EEOC To Focus On Americans With Disabilities Act At Next Commission Meeting.
- (July 13, 2000) EEOC Issues Status Report On Enforcement Of Disabilities Act.
- (July 12, 2000) EEOC Commissioner To Participate In ADA Torch Relay During Trip To Mississippi.
- (June 8, 2000) EEOC Issues Final Rule On Mitigating Measures Under The ADA.
- (May 12, 2000) EEOC Issues New Compliance Manual Section on "Threshold" Issues for Addressing Bias Complaints.
- (March 30, 2000) EEOC Wins Preliminary Injunction Against Advantage Staffing, Inc.
- (March 15, 2000) Chuck E. Cheese's Must Pay Maximum Damages Under The ADA To Mentally Retarded Employee Following Multi-Million Dollar Jury Award.
- (March 1, 2000) EEOC Issues Proposed Rule On Application Of The ADA To The Federal Sector Workforce.
- (January 7, 2000) Wal-Mart Settles Employment Discrimination Claim Of Two Applicants Who Are Deaf.
- (July 27, 1999) EEOC Celebrates Anniversary of Landmark Disabilities Act.
- (July 8, 1999) Statement By EEOC Chairwoman Ida L. Castro On EEOC vs. The Boeing Company.
- (July 1, 1999) EEOC Chairwoman Comments On ADA Rulings By Supreme Court During Speech To Plaintiffs Bar In New Orleans
- (March 1, 1999) EEOC Releases ADA Policy Guidance On Job Accommodations For Individuals With Disabilities
- (January 27, 1999) Commission Hears Recommendations From Civil Rights Groups On Agency Priorities For 1999
- (February 18, 1998) EEOC Reaches Ground Breaking ADA Settlement For Discrimination In Long Term Mental Health Benefits
- (December 8, 1997) EEOC Issues Guidance On Application Of EEO Laws To Contingent Workers
- (December 5, 1997) EEOC Announces Pilot Projects To Test For Employment Discrimination
- (November 24, 1997) EEOC and U S West Communications Resolve Case Through Mediation
- (August 13, 1997) Statement by Chairman Gilbert F. Casellas on the Death of Former EEOC Chairman Evan J. Kemp, Jr.
- (May 5, 1997) Commission Issues Guidance on How to Count Employees for Jurisdictional Purposes
- (March 26, 1997) EEOC Releases Policy Guidance Concerning the Application of the ADA to Persons with Psychiatric Disabilities
- (February 12, 1997) New EEOC Policy Guidance Explains That Applications For Disability Benefits Do Not Bar Claims Under the ADA
- (January 6, 1997) EEOC Obtains $5.5 Million in an ADA Case Against Complete Auto Transit
- (September 4, 1996) EEOC Issues Guidance Clarifying Relationship Between Workers' Compensation Laws and Disability Statute
- (July 25, 1996) EEOC Marks Fourth Year of Enforcing Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act
- (May 24, 1996) EEOC Issues New Guidance on Legal Standing of "Testers"
- (May 24, 1996) EEOC Sues the Hertz Corporation for Disability Discrimination
- (May 22, 1996) EEOC to Announce Filing of Disability Lawsuit
- (February 21, 1996) EEOC Commissioner Meets with Members of British Parliament on Disability Issues
- (October 10, 1995) EEOC Issues Final Enforcement Guidance on Preemployment Disability-Related Questions and Medical Examinations Under the Americans with Disabilities Act
- (June 28, 1995) EEOC Sues Exxon for Disability Act Violation
- (March 15, 1995) EEOC Releases New ADA Guidance Defining "Disability"
- (July 19, 1994) Disabilities Act Expands to Cover Employers with 15 or more Workers
