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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 Walmart For Religious Discrimination

Walmart Inc. and Walmart Stores East, LP violated federal law when they refused a Christian employee's request not to work from sundown Fridays to sundown Saturdays so he could observe the Sabbath as his religion requires, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
September 27, 2018

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EEOC Sues Kaydon Corporation  For Disability Discrimination

Kaydon Corporation, a Delaware corporation headquartered in Muskegon, Mich., violated federal law when it denied an employee of its Sumter, S.C., plant leave following a heart attack and then discharged him, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today. Kaydon's Sumter plant manufactures ball bearings for use in medical systems, industrial machinery, semiconductors and aerospace/defense markets.
September 27, 2018

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EEOC Sues RockAuto For Age Discrimination

RockAuto, LLC, a Madison, Wis.-headquartered internet-based auto parts seller, violated federal law when it refused to hire a job applicant because of his age, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed yesterday.
September 26, 2018

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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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Atlas Electrical Construction Sued by EEOC For  Sex-Based Harassment and Retaliation

Atlas Electrical Construction Inc.("Atlas"), a New Mexico electrical contracting company, violated federal law by permitting a male supervisor to subject male employees to a sexually hostile work environment. The company also retaliated against an employee who complained internally and subsequently filed an EEOC charge, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("EEOC") charged in a lawsuit filed yesterday.
September 26, 2018

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EEOC Sues LAZ Parking for National Origin Discrimination

LAZ Parking, the second largest parking company in the United States, violated federal law when it terminated three long-time employees based on their national origin, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it announced today. 
September 26, 2018

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Alaskan Gold Mine Sued by EEOC For  Sex Discrimination and Retaliation

Alaska-based Sumitomo Metal Mining Pogo, LLC, violated federal law when it failed to promote a qualified employee because of her sex and instead retaliated against her, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
September 26, 2018

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Mediacom Communications Sued by EEOC for Sexual Harassment

Mediacom Communications Corp., a nationwide provider of telecommunications services, violated federal law by subjecting female workers to a sexually hostile work environment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) alleged in a lawsuit filed today.
September 26, 2018

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EEOC Sues Titus-Will Ford For  Disability Discrimination

Titus-Will Ford, a Tacoma car dealership, violated federal law when it fired an employee immediately after he was diagnosed with a brain tumor, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
September 26, 2018

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EEOC Sues USA Parking System For  Disability Discrimination

USA Parking System, Inc., a parking services company primarily in the hospitality industry, violated federal law by failing to hire a qualified valet attendant because of his disability, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
September 26, 2018

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EEOC Sues Spencer Gifts for Disability Discrimination

Spencer Gifts, LLC (Spencer), a Delaware corporation that operates novelty gift stores throughout the United States and Canada, violated federal law when it denied extended disability leave to one of its employees and then fired her, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
September 26, 2018

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EEOC Sues Court One / Recreational Ventures for Race Harassment and Retaliation

Recreational Ventures, Inc. doing business as Court One, a North Carolina corporation that builds tennis courts and other recreational court surfaces, violated federal law when it subjected a black employee to a racially hostile work environment and then fired him when he tried to complain about the harassment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
September 26, 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 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