ADVISORY/African-American Agents File Race Discrimination Suit Against Secret Service.News/Assignment Editors ADVISORY...for Thursday (Feb. 24) --BUSINESS WIRE--
What: Press conference to announce the filing of a major class
action racial discrimination suit with the Equal Employment
Opportunity Commission against the United States Secret
Service on behalf of African-American Secret Service Agents.
Three agents involved in filing the complaint will appear at
the press conference. Their assignments for the agency have
included protecting the president, the vice president and
members of the first family including Chelsea Clinton.
When: 9:30 a.m., Thursday, Feb. 24, 2000
Where: National Press Club, Hollman Lounge
529 14th Street, NW
Washington, D.C.
202/662-7500
Who: Special Agent Reginald G. Moore
Special Agent John E. Turner
Special Agent G. Yvette Summerour
Co-lead Counsel for plaintiffs: David J. Shaffer, 202/508-4135
John P. Relman, 202/728-1888
-0- In Brief: A group of African-American United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. Secret Service Agents filed a class-action complaint late Wednesday afternoon with the EEOC EEOC abbr. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission EEOC n abbr (US) (= Equal Employment Opportunities Commission) → comisión que investiga discriminación racial o sexual en el empleo alleging an agency-wide pattern of racial discrimination in hiring, testing, promotions, performance evaluations Performance evaluation The assessment of a manager's results, which involves, first, determining whether the money manager added value by outperforming the established benchmark (performance measurement) and, second, determining how the money manager achieved the calculated return , assignments, discipline and awards dating back to at least 1987. The complaint also alleges that there is a severe and pervasive pervasive, adj indicates that a condition permeates the entire development of the individual. atmosphere of racial harassment Ask a Lawyer Question Country: United States of America State: Nevada I recently moved to nev.from abut have been going back to ca. every 2 to 3 weeks for med. and intimidation toward African-Americans within the Secret Service. The complaint asks that the EEOC order the agency to take immediate affirmative AFFIRMATIVE. Averring a fact to be true; that which is opposed to negative. (q.v.) 2. It is a general rule of evidence that the affirmative of the issue must be proved. Bull. N. P. 298 ; Peake, Ev. 2. 3. steps as necessary to remedy the problem and prevent future discrimination and to award compensatory damages A sum of money awarded in a civil action by a court to indemnify a person for the particular loss, detriment, or injury suffered as a result of the unlawful conduct of another. for each plaintiff up to $300,000. A copy of the complaint and various exhibits will be available at the press conference. |
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