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Welcome to the EEOC's Virtual Newsroom, which offers a wide range of information and materials on the Commission's history, functions, procedures, programs, actions and staff, on the statutes we enforce, and on related research, data and statistics. We encourage everyone to browse and search through our continually updated Press Kit, which provides extensive background and context for virtually any question.

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EEOC and HonorHealth Resolve Disability Discrimination Lawsuit

PHOENIX, Ariz. – Scottsdale Healthcare Hospitals, doing business as HonorHealth, which provides medical care at multiple hospitals and medical facilities in the Phoenix area, and the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) have resolved a disability discrimination lawsuit filed in 2020 by the EEOC, the federal agency announced today. The EEOC sued HonorHealth alleging that HonorHealth failed to provide reasonable accommodations to employees with disabilities, including failing to provide reassignment. (EEOC v. Scottsdale Healthcare Hospitals

September 18, 2023

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EEOC Sues Walmart for Disability Discrimination

NEW YORK – A Walmart Supercenter in Farmingdale, New York violated federal law by failing to continue the longstanding accommodations of an employee with a disability after a change in store management and fired her for resulting infractions, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.

According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, in or around January 2020, new managers at the Farmingdale Supercenter revoked longstanding accommodations that had allowed the

September 18, 2023

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EEOC Sues Maryland Hotel Lodge for Pregnancy and Disability Discrimination

BALTIMORE – Savage River Lodge, LLC, and Little Crossings, LLC, doing business as Fronterra Resources, violated federal law when it discriminated against an employee because of her disabilities, including pregnancy-related disabilities, and retaliated against her, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit announced today.  

According to EEOC’s lawsuit, the guest services representative, who worked for Savage River Lodge in Frostburg, Maryland, was disabled and pregnant when Savage River Lodge failed

September 18, 2023

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EEOC Sues Len Stoler, Inc. for Disability Discrimination

BALTIMORE – A Baltimore-area car dealership violated federal law by demoting, and later discharging, an employee because of her disabilities, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.

The EEOC filed suit against Len Stoler, Inc.,  a Baltimore-area car dealership group, asserting claims that Len Stoler violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). According to the lawsuit, Len Stoler Lexus in Towson, Maryland, employed a service advisor who sustained traumatic

September 15, 2023

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Chipotle to Pay $400,000 to Settle EEOC Sexual Harassment Lawsuit

SAMMAMISH, Wash. — Chipotle has agreed to pay $400,000 to three former crew members at its Sammamish, Washington, restaurant location, and will provide other relief to resolve a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.

According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, Chipotle permitted the three young crew members, including one who was only 17 years old at the time, to be harassed by their 29-year old

September 14, 2023

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EEOC Sues Bennett Enterprises / Alphie’s Sports Eatery for Race and Disability Discrimination and Retaliation

CLEVELAND – An Ohio restaurant owner-operator violated federal civil rights laws when it discriminated against an employee because of race and disability and retaliated against her, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit announced today.

According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, the server, who is a biracial woman with a diagnosis of depression and anxiety, worked for Bennett Enterprises at its Ralphie’s Sports Eatery location in Kenton, Ohio. The EEOC alleges that

September 14, 2023

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California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation Settles EEOC Charge

FRESNO, Calif. – The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) has settled a federal charge of disability discrimination and retaliation filed with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.

According to the EEOC, the Board of Parole Hearings (BPH), located in the Hugh Burns State Building, a department under the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, denied a reasonable accom­modation to an employee for continued telework without engaging in

September 14, 2023

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EEOC and U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division Announce Partnership

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) announced today that they signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to enhance and maximize the enforcement of federal laws and regulations.

The MOU formalizes and increases coordination between the agencies through information sharing, joint investigations, training, and outreach. The document outlines procedures to be followed by both the EEOC and WHD as they together elevate

September 14, 2023

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EEOC Sues Kane’s Furniture for Sex Discrimination

PINELLAS PARK, Fla. – Kanes Furniture, LLC, doing business as Kane’s Furniture, which operates 17 furniture stores throughout Florida, violated federal law when it refused to hire female applicants for delivery driver, delivery assistant, and warehouse associate positions, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced in a lawsuit filed today.

According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, Kane’s chief executive officer instructed other company personnel not to hire women as delivery drivers or warehouse associates. Consistent

September 13, 2023

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EEOC Sues Security Engineers, Inc. for Sex Discrimination

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Security Engineers, Inc., a Birmingham, Alabama-based company specializing in contract security services which operates in at least 14 states, violated federal law when it denied female applicants employment and job assignments because of their sex, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit announced today.

The EEOC charged that since at least March 1, 2017, Security Engineers has discriminated against a nationwide class of qualified female applicants by refusing

September 13, 2023

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EEOC Sues TCI of Alabama for Retaliation

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Delaware-based TCI of Alabama, LLC, a recycler of large items such as transformers and electrical equipment which operates a single plant located in Pell City, Alabama, violated federal law by firing an employee for participating in an internal investigation of alleged sex discrimination, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.

According to the EEOC’s suit, after a female job applicant filed a charge of discrimination with

September 13, 2023

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EEOC Sues Walmart for Disability Discrimination

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Walmart, Inc. and Walmart Stores Arkansas, LLC, a multi­national retailer, violated federal law when it subjected a nationwide class of employees with disabilities to unlawful testing, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today. 

According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, in 2015, Walmart collaborated with a third-party entity to create the “Pathways Training Program,” including a test called the “Pathways Graduation Assessment.” By January 2017, Walmart

September 13, 2023

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EEOC Issues Federal Workforce Reports Focused on Workers With History of Arrest or Conviction

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today released two companion reports examining the federal employment of workers with arrest or conviction records. The EEOC developed these reports in support of President Biden’s Executive Order 14035, which calls for the expansion of federal employment opportunities for individuals with arrest or conviction records and requires the evaluation of barriers to federal employment faced by these individuals. These reports show that federal agencies are

September 12, 2023

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Enterprise Sued by EEOC for Age Discrimination in Florida

MIAMI – Enterprise Leasing Company of Florida, LLC, which operates National, Enterprise and Alamo car rentals across most of Florida, violated federal law by intentionally failing to hire older workers based on their age for management trainee positions from January 2019 to present, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.

According to the EEOC’s suit, Enterprise recruits management trainees on college campuses and targets its interview questions at college

September 11, 2023

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iTutorGroup to Pay $365,000 to Settle EEOC Discriminatory Hiring Suit

NEW YORK – iTutorGroup, three integrated companies providing English-language tutoring services to students in China, will pay $365,000 and furnish other relief to settle an employment discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.

iTutorGroup, composed of iTutorGroup, Inc.; Shanghai Ping’An Intelligent Education Technology Co., Ltd.; and Tutor Group Limited hired tutors based in the United States to provide online tutoring from their homes or other remote

September 11, 2023

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EEOC Sues Vicars Powersports for Sex Discrimination

ST. LOUIS – Vicars Powersports, a McAlester, Oklahoma retailer of ATVs, UTVs, dirt bikes, motorcycles and personal watercraft, violated federal law when it fired a female manager because she is a woman, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.

According to the suit, prior to April 2020, a female employee at Vicars Powersports was performing both finance manager and sales manager duties. She was the only woman working in

September 8, 2023

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Walmart Refused to Provide Qualified Interpreters for Deaf Employees, EEOC Charges in Suit

ST. LOUIS – Multinational retailer Walmart violated federal law when it failed to provide effective means of communication to two employees with disabilities, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.

According to the EEOC, the two employees were hired by Walmart as overnight stockers at a store in Olathe, Kansas. The employees, both of whom are deaf, required an interpreter for communica­tion during key times, such as orientation, training

September 8, 2023

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EEOC Sues Prestigious Placement & Spinnaker Management Group for Sexual Harassment and Retaliation

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Prestigious Placement and Prosero d/b/a Spinnaker Management Group, operating as joint employers, violated federal civil rights law when they engaged in discrimination by subjecting female employees to a sexually hostile work environment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.

According to the EEOC’s suit, beginning in at least February 2021, a male team lead routinely subjected female employees to inappropriate sexual comments and text messages. When

September 7, 2023

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EEOC Sues Verizon Maryland, LLC for Disability Discrimination

BALTIMORE – Verizon Maryland, LLC, a leading telecommunications company, violated federal law when it refused to allow a disabled employee to compete for vacant positions within the company to find work compatible with his disability, forcing him to quit, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today. 

According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, a management employee who suffered from hypertension asked his manager to permit a move to a field position or to an alternate

September 6, 2023

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Balfour Beatty Sued by EEOC Over Sex Harassment at Construction Worksite

RALEIGH, N.C. – Balfour Beatty Infrastructure, Inc., a highway construction company incorporated in Delaware and doing business in Craven County, North Carolina, violated federal law when it subjected a female truck driver to severe and pervasive sexual harassment, a hostile environment based on sex, and retaliation, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.

The EEOC suit alleges that, for over a year, the victim was subjected to harassment by

September 6, 2023

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Hooters of Louisiana to Pay $650,000 to Resolve EEOC Race and Retaliation Lawsuit

NEW ORLEANS – Hooters of Louisiana, LLC and associated companies (“Hooters”) have agreed to pay former African American employees $650,000 to settle a race and retaliation lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.

According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, Hooters subjected African American employees at a Metairie-located Hooters restaurant to a workplace environment of offensive and demeaning remarks based on their race since at least 2017. Hooters also did

September 5, 2023

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Jury Awards Over $36 Million in EEOC Disability Discrimination Case Against Werner Trucking

ST. LOUIS – An eight-person jury in Omaha, Nebraska returned a verdict of $36,075,000 in favor of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) on disability discrimination claims against Drivers Management, LLC and Werner Enterprises, Inc., the federal agency announced today. The jury awarded Robinson $75,000 in compensatory damages and $36,000,000 in punitive damages after deliberating for less than two hours following a four-day trial, finding that Drivers Management and Werner’s conduct violates the Americans with Disabilities

September 1, 2023

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Eden Foods to Pay Over $182,500 to Settle EEOC Sexual Harassment Lawsuit

DETROIT, MI – Eden Foods, Inc., will pay more than $182,500 to settle a sex discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) to obtain relief for former employees at the natural foods company’s Clinton, Michigan headquarters, the federal agency announced today.

According to the EEOC lawsuit, Eden’s male owner and president touched multiple female employees inappropriately on their backs, shoulders and legs, sometimes sitting with his leg pressed up against a

September 1, 2023

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Sinclair Broadcast Group to Pay $85,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Suit

BALTIMORE – Sinclair Broadcast Group will pay $85,000 and provide other relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.

A help desk technician who was diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder worked for Sinclair Broadcast Group at an office located in Cockeysville, Maryland. After Sinclair Broadcast Group learned of the help desk technician’s mental impairment, the company suspended and fired her, the EEOC said

August 31, 2023