U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
New York District Office
| Location: | 33 Whitehall Street, 5th Floor New York, NY 10004 Phone: 1-800-669-4000 |
| Phone: | 1-800-669-4000 |
| Fax: | 212-336-3790 |
| TTY: | 1-800-669-6820 |
| Director: | Kevin J. Berry |
| Regional Attorney: | Elizabeth Grossman |
| Office Hours: | The New York District Office is open Monday-Friday from 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Intake hours are Monday - Friday, from 9:00am to 3:00 pm. We encourage you to call our 800 number listed above for information, and pre-screening by an intake information representative before you visit our office. U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Website EEOC: NYC wronged Arabic-language principalThe Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has ruled that the New York City Education Department discriminated against the founding principal of an Arabic-language school who lost her job after she made controversial remarks about the word "intifada." The Associated Press NEW YORK — The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has ruled that the New York City Education Department discriminated against the founding principal of an Arabic-language school who lost her job after she made controversial remarks about the word "intifada." Debbie Almontaser's supporters released a copy of the ruling on Friday. In it, the EEOC says the Education Department "succumbed to the very bias that creation of the school was intended to dispel." Representatives for the Education Department did not immediately return a call seeking comment. Almontaser wants more than $300,000 in compensation for court costs, lost wages and pain and suffering. She also wants to be reinstated to her old job. The EEOC has asked both parties to negotiate a settlement. Intifada is a term commonly used to refer to the Palestinian uprising against Israel. |
