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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 El Sombrero for Sex Harassment and Retaliation

El Sombrero Restaurant with locations in Vicksburg and Byram, Miss. created a sexually hostile work environment and retaliated against female employees who complained, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commi¬ssion (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
October 1, 2019

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EEOC Sues Davis Automotive Group / BMW Cleveland for Age Discrimination

Davis Automotive Group, Inc., doing business as BMW Cleveland, an automobile dealership located in Solon, Ohio, violated federal law by intentionally subjecting older workers to age discrimination, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed on September 27, 2019.
September 30, 2019

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EEOC Sues Sunridge Nurseries for Retaliation

Sunridge Nurseries, Inc., a Bakersfield-based company specializing in grape stock, violated federal law by refusing to rehire a class of workers after they filed complaints about receiving unequal treatment compared to non-Filipino employees, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced in a lawsuit filed today.
September 30, 2019

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Hydro Extrusions USA Settles EEOC Age Discrimination Case

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and Hydro Extrusion USA, LLC (www.Hydro.com), an Illinois-based aluminum fabricator with approximately 20 plants throughout North America, have reached a voluntary conciliation agreement to resolve allegations of age discrimination raised by a former employee at its South Dakota plant, the federal agency said today.
September 30, 2019

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EEOC Sues American Addiction Centers for Pregnancy Discrimination

Dallas-based Greenhouse Outpatient Center and its parent company, American Addiction Centers, violated federal law when they fired a Behavioral Health Technician after she requested an extra 30 days of leave to recover from childbirth by cesarean section, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today. 
September 27, 2019

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EEOC Sues Walmart for Sexual Harassment

Wal-Mart Stores East, LP (Walmart) violated federal law when it allowed a male employee at its Geneva, N.Y. Walmart Supercenter to sexually harass a female co-worker for years, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
September 27, 2019

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EEOC Sues Enlivant / Assisted Living Concepts  For Disability Discrimination

Assisted Living Concepts, LLC d/b/a Enlivant and North Brook Place, a national owner and operator of senior living facilities, violated federal law by failing or refusing to make a reasonable accommodation to an employee with a disability resulting in her termination, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.
September 27, 2019

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EEOC Sues Convenience Store for Refusing to Hire Clerk with Tourette's Syndrome

Home Service Oil Company, doing business as Express Mart, violated federal law when its Cedar Hill, Mo., convenience store manager refused to hire an applicant for a part-time store clerk position due to his disability, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit today.
September 26, 2019

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Kansas City Wedding Venue Settles Retaliation Lawsuit Brought by the EEOC

28 Event Space, a wedding venue in the popular Crossroads District of Kansas City, Mo., has agreed to compensate a former part-time employee who the EEOC says was subjected to a long campaign of intimidation and threats by the owner, and to provide other relief to settle a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).
September 26, 2019

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EEOC Sues Pirtek USA for Disability Discrimination

Pirtek USA LLC, a fluid power system company based in Rockledge, Fla., violated federal law by firing an employee because of a perceived disability, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced in a lawsuit filed today.
September 26, 2019

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EEOC Sues Black Forest Décor for Disability Discrimination

Black Forest Décor, LLC violated federal law when it forced a worker with a disability at its Enid, Okla., warehouse to take unpaid leave, despite her ability and willingness to work, and then fired her for exercising the very leave it forced her to take, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
September 26, 2019