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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 Bath & Body Works, LLC For  Disability Discrimination

Bath & Body Works, LLC, a national retail chain selling bath and beauty products violated federal law by refusing to consider a reasonable accommodation requested by an employee with a disability, and then constructively discharging her because of her disability, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
September 26, 2018

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Anna's Care, Inc Sued by EEOC For Sexual Harassment and Retaliation

Anna's Care, Inc. (Anna's Care), a mental health provider based in Jacksonville, N.C., violated federal law when it subjected female employees to a sexually hostile work environment, and fired one of the women when she complained, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
September 26, 2018

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EEOC Sues Norfolk Southern For  Age Discrimination

Norfolk Southern Corporation, which operates a 20,000-mile freight railroad system in the eastern United States, violated federal law when it denied employment opportunities to qualified job applicants because of their age, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
September 26, 2018

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EEOC Sues Red Bird Machinery Repair for Retaliation

An employment agency based in Eldorado, Ill., violated civil rights law by retaliating against an employee for filing a discrimination charge, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed in Illinois today.
September 26, 2018

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EEOC Sues Imperial Trading for Failing to Accommodate Disabled Employees

Imperial Trading Company, LLC, a wholesale distributor which supplies convenience stores in the Southeast, violated federal law by refusing to provide reasonable accommodations for disabled employees and instead fired them, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("EEOC") alleged in a lawsuit filed today.
September 26, 2018

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EEOC Sues Austal USA For Disability Discrimination

Austal USA, LLC, a global designer and manufacturer of defense and commercial ships headquartered in Mobile, Ala., violated federal law when it applied its attendance policy to terminate a long-term employee who required intermittent leave to address complications of his diabetes, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit announced today.
September 25, 2018

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Life Care Centers of America Sued by EEOC For Pregnancy Discrimination

Nationwide geriatric care giant Life Care Centers of America, Inc. and its affiliate, South Hill Operations, LLC, doing business as "Life Care Center of South Hill," violated federal law when it denied light duty to a pregnant employee and then in effect fired her, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
September 25, 2018

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EEOC Sues Nix Hospitals System, LLC D/B/A Nix Healthcare System Services For  Pregnancy Discrimination

Nix Hospitals System, LLC d/b/a Nix Healthcare System ("Nix Hospital"), a provider of comprehensive medical services, including a full-service hospital and various medical facilities in San Antonio, discriminated on the basis of pregnancy when it fired an employee after denying her request for light duty accommodation for her pregnancy-related medical restrictions, but allowed such accommodation for nonpregnant employees similar in abilities or inabilities to work,  the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) alleged in a lawsuit filed today. 
September 25, 2018

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EEOC Sues Blackwater Protection & Detective Agency for Sexual Harassment and Retaliation

Blackwater Protection & Detective Agency, LLC, violated federal law by subjecting a female employee to sexual harassment and retaliatory termination, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed yesterday. Miami-based Blackwater provides security services such as security officers, bodyguard services, private investigations, and security monitoring systems.
September 25, 2018

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Cooking Round the World Sued by EEOC For Disability Discrimination

Educational after-school camp Cooking Round the World (CRTW) violated federal law when it relieved an employee of her duties after she tested positive for latent tuberculosis, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
September 25, 2018

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EEOC Sues Dollar General for Sexual Harassment

Dollar General violated federal law when it subjected a store manager to a sexually hostile work environment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it announced today.
September 25, 2018

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EEOC Sues Operators of La Cantera Resort for National Origin Discrimination And Retaliation

The operators of the La Cantera Resort and Spa in San Antonio violated federal law by subjecting Hispanic banquet staff to a hostile work environment based on national origin and retaliated against its workers who opposed a restrictive language policy, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.  La Cantera's operators are DH San Antonio Management, LLC and Destination Hotels and Resorts, LLC, collectively known as Destination.
September 24, 2018

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EEOC Sues Riddle Painting and Coatings For  Racial and Sexual Harassment

Riddle Painting and Coatings, an Arizona industrial and commercial painting company, violated federal law when it subjected employees to a hostile work environment based on race and sex, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed on Friday.
September 24, 2018

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Furniture Retailer Rooms to Go Adopts Revised Criminal Background Check Procedures In Cooperation With The EEOC

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and Rooms To Go, a larger furniture retailer, have reached a voluntary conciliation agreement to resolve allegations of race discrimination raised by an unsuccessful black applicant whose offer of employment was rescinded as a result of Rooms To Go's background check policies, the federal agency announced today.  The agreement reflects the company's implementation of revised policies and practices to ensure that its pre-employment screenings comply with Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended (Title VII).
September 24, 2018

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Community Care Health Network Sued by EEOC For Pregnancy Discrimination

Community Care Health Network, Inc., doing business as Matrix Medical Network in Scottsdale, Ariz., violated federal law by rescinding a job offer to Patricia Pogue after it discovered that she was pregnant, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed on Friday.
September 24, 2018

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EEOC Sues Pilgrim's Pride for Disability Discrimination

Pilgrim's Pride Corporation (Pilgrim's), a leading provider of retail poultry products, violated federal law when it terminated an employee with a disabling heart condition who took leave for medical treatment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit announced today.
September 24, 2018

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Target Sued by EEOC For Disability Discrimination

National retailer Target Corporation violated federal law when it failed to interview a qualified job applicant because he is deaf, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed recently.
September 24, 2018

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EEOC Sues Wal - Mart For Disability Discrimination

Wal-Mart Stores Texas, LLC violated federal law when they interviewed a female applicant who is a congenital amputee but refused to refer her for hiring because they assumed she could not perform the job duties, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) alleged in a lawsuit filed today.
September 24, 2018

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The Glenridge On Palmer Ranch Sued by EEOC For Pregnancy Discrimination

The Glenridge on Palmer Ranch, an upscale retirement community in Sarasota, Fla., violated federal law by refusing to hire and promote a woman because of her potential to become pregnant, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed Friday.
September 24, 2018

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EEOC Sues Crossmark For Disability Discrimination

Crossmark, Inc., a Plano, Texas-based sales and marketing services company that provides food demonstrators to Walmart and Sam's Clubs, violated federal law by discriminating against disabled employees, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today. The suit claims that Crossmark's failure to accommodate a nationwide class of qualified disabled workers who needed to use a stool violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
September 24, 2018