Bankruptcy Trustee Settles Retaliation Lawsuit

The U. S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (”EEOC”) announced in a December 3, 2009 Press Release at http://www.eeoc.gov/eeoc/newsroom/release/12-3-09.cfm that Eagle Picher Technologies, LLC, which filed for bankruptcy protection in 2005, has settled a retaliation and termination lawsuit in which EEOC attorneys alleged that an employee was terminated in 2004 because of her complaints of sex discrimination and her participation in a 2003 discrimination lawsuit filed by the EEOC.  According to the EEOC Press Release, the company’s bankruptcy trustee settled the discrimination case for over $35,000.00.  In this regard, the EEOC enforces federal laws prohibiting employment discrimination, including retaliation for complaining about sex discrimination.  Information about the EEOC and the federal laws enforced by the federal agency is available at www.eeoc.gov .