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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 Sues DoodyCalls For Pregnancy and Disability Discrimination

Charlottesville, Va.-based DoodyCalls, a leading pet waste removal company, violated federal law when it fired a pregnant worker because of her pregnancy and disability, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it announced today.
September 19, 2019

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Miner's Gems Sued by EEOC for Age Discrimination

SAI Investments LLC, a jewelry retailer which does business as Miner's Gems, violated federal law when it refused to hire a 57-year old applicant with experience as a sales associate at one of its Alaska stores but chose instead to hire less experienced applicants who were younger, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit announced today.
September 18, 2019

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Exide Technologies to Pay $45,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit

Exide Technologies, a global corporation headquartered in Milton, Ga., that manufactures, distributes and sells stored energy components, will pay $45,000 and provide other relief to settle a federal disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Oppor­tunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. The EEOC charged that the company violated federal law when it rescinded its job offer to an applicant after it learned that he suffered from a medical condition.
September 18, 2019

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Marquez Brothers to Pay $2 Million to Settle EEOC Race Discrimination Suit

Marquez Brothers International, Inc. and its affiliates will pay $2 million and furnish other relief to settle a race discrimination suit filed by the U.S. Equal Employ­ment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today. The EEOC had charged the company refused to hire non-Hispanic applicants for unskilled positions.
September 18, 2019

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UPS  to Pay $2.25 Million to Settle EEOC Pregnancy Discrimination Charge

United Parcel Service, Inc., the world's largest package delivery company, will pay $2.25 million and clarify its pregnancy accommodation policies to resolve a pregnancy discrimination charge that was investigated by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.
September 17, 2019

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EEOC Sues Desert Truss and Buttrum Construction for Sexual Harassment and Retaliation

Desert Truss, Inc., an Arizona-based construction supplies manufacturer, and Buttrum Construction, Inc., a home building company with operations based in New Braunfels, Texas, violated federal law when they subjected a female employee to flagrant sexual harassment and retaliated against her for complaining, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
September 17, 2019

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McLeod Health to Pay $133,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Lawsuit

McLeod Health, Inc., a Florence, S.C.-based regional health care organization that operates several medical facilities throughout South Carolina, will pay $133,000 and provide other relief to settle a disability dis­crimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.
September 16, 2019

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EEOC Sues CACI International and CACI Secured Transformations for Disability Discrimination

Arlington, Va.-based information technology company CACI International and its wholly owned Maryland subsidiary, CACI Secured Transform­ations, violated federal law when they refused to provide a reasonable accommodation to a systems administrator and fired her because of her disability, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commis­sion (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it announced today.
September 13, 2019

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EEOC Sues Sactacular Holdings, LLC d/b/a Adam & Eve for Sex Discrimination

Sactacular Holdings, LLC d/b/a Adam & Eve, a North Carolina limited liability company headquartered in Raleigh, N.C., violated federal law when it refused to hire Christopher Kilby and other similarly situated male applicants based on their sex, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed yesterday.
September 12, 2019

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EEOC Sues Colorado Excavating for Disability Discrimination

Gollnick Construction, Inc., which does business as Colorado Excavating, violated federal law when it fired an employee because she had a seizure, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed yesterday.
September 12, 2019

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EEOC Sues Waterway Gas & Wash Company for Disability Discrimination

Waterway Gas and Wash Company, a national provider of car wash services, violated federal law when it fired an employee because he had a seizure, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed yesterday.
September 12, 2019

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EEOC Files Two Lawsuits for Employees with Epilepsy

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed two lawsuits yesterday charging two separate employers with disability discrimination after they fired employees who had seizures at work. Such alleged conduct violates the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), which prohibits employers from making employment decisions based on disability and from retaliating against individuals who request accommodation or oppose disability-based discrimination. These cases demonstrate the agency's commitment to using its enforcement powers, as necessary, to address discrimination against individuals with disabilities.
September 12, 2019

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Barenbrug USA Reaches Agreement with EEOC

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and Oregon-headquartered grass seed company Barenbrug USA have reached a voluntary conciliation agreement to resolve allegations of discrimination raised by a former employee, the federal agency said today.
September 12, 2019

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EEOC Sues Lindsay Automotive Group and Lindsay Ford for Race, National Origin And Sexual Harassment

Lindsay Cadillac Co. Inc., a Delaware corporation doing business as Lindsay Automotive Group, and Lindsay Ford, a Maryland corporation, which operate as an integrated enterprise, violated federal law when a male general manager created a hostile work environment that compelled a sales consultant to quit, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it announced today.
September 11, 2019

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Lexington Treatment / Treatment Centers LLC to Pay $110,000 to Settle EEOC Racial Harassment Lawsuit

Treatment Centers, LLC, doing business as Lexington Treatment Associates, a Delaware-based limited liability company that owns and operates methadone clinics in North Carolina, will pay a total of $110,000 and provide other relief to settle a racial harassment lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today. The EEOC had charged that the company violated federal law when it subjected three black employees at its Lexington, N.C., facility to a racially hostile work environment.
September 11, 2019

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EEOC Sues Norman Car Dealership for Sex Discrimination

Landers Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram of Norman, Okla., violated federal law when it refused to hire a female salesperson, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today. 
September 11, 2019

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EEOC Sues Allstate Beverage for Disability Discrimination

Allstate Beverage Company, LLC, a Montgomery, Ala., beverage distributor, violated federal law when it fired an employee with a disabling heart condition instead of providing him with reasonable accommodation of his disability, the U.S. Equal Employment Oppor­tunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit announced today.
September 10, 2019

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Connections CSP Will Pay $550,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit

Connections CSP, Inc., a Delaware corporation that provides services in Delaware's correctional facilities and other state institutions, will pay $550,000 and furnish signif­icant equitable relief to resolve a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.
September 10, 2019

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Oncor to Pay $50,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit

Oncor Electric Delivery Company, LLC, a Dallas-based electric utility company, will pay $50,000 and furnish other relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Oppor­tunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.
September 10, 2019

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EEOC Sues Union Pacific Railroad for Disability Discrimination

Union Pacific Railroad Company is violating federal law by refusing to return an employee who once had a brain tumor to work as a custodian, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
September 9, 2019

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EEOC Sues KU Medical Center for Firing Whistleblower Who Exposed Age Discrimination

The University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC) violated federal law when it discharged a manager who alerted officials that his department head instructed staff to give hiring preference to millennials over older applicants, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit today.
September 6, 2019

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Carefree of Colorado Sued by EEOC for Disability Discrimination

Carefree of Colorado, which manufactures and sells RV awnings and is located in Broomfield, Colorado, violated federal law when it refused to hire a candidate because of her disability, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed yesterday.
September 6, 2019