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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 Prestige Care / Prestige Senior Living  For Disability Discrimination

Prestige Care, Inc., Prestige Senior Living, LLC and their affiliates violated federal law when they refused to provide accommodations for employees with disabilities, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today. The EEOC further alleges that the named companies engaged in the practice of denying light duty and leave as an accommodation to employees with disabilities.
September 29, 2017

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EEOC Sues Halo Unlimited for Disability Discrimination

Halo Unlimited, Inc., dba Infant Hearing Screening Specialists, a Corona, Calif.-based company, violated federal law when it denied an accommodation to a pregnant employee with a disability, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), announced in a lawsuit filed today.
September 29, 2017

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New 'Digest of EEO Law' Issued by EEOC

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced the latest edition of its federal sector Digest of Equal Employment Opportunity Law (EEO Digest), which is available on the EEOC's website.
September 29, 2017

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EEOC Sues Triton Management for Disability Discrimination

Triton Management, LLC, a Carlsbad, Calif.-based company, violated federal law when it failed to accommodate an employee with a disability and instead fired her, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), announced in a lawsuit filed today.
September 29, 2017

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Floyd's Equipment Sued for Racial Harassment and Retaliation

A Sikeston, Mo., contractor violated federal law when it subjected an employee to racial harassment and then retaliated against him when he complained about the mistreatment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a discrimination lawsuit filed today in federal court.
September 28, 2017

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R Wings R Wild / Buffalo Wild Wings  Sued By EEOC For Sex Discrimination

R Wings R Wild, LLC, dba Buffalo Wild Wings in Little Rock, Ark., violated federal law when it refused to hire a qualified male applicant and qualified males as a class for bartender positions because the company wanted female bartenders instead, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
September 28, 2017

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Whole Foods Market Sued by EEOC for Disability Discrimination

"America's Healthiest Grocery Store," Whole Foods Market Group, Inc. dba Whole Foods Market, headquartered in Austin, Texas, denied a reasonable accommodation to a cashier with polycystic kidney disease and then fired her because of her disability, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
September 28, 2017

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EEOC Sues Pape Material Handling for Widespread National Origin Harassment

Pape Material Handling, Inc., a nationwide company that sells, rents, and services forklift products, violated federal law when it allowed employees to engage in widespread national origin and race harassment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced in a lawsuit filed today.
September 28, 2017

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Versant Supply Chain and AT&T Engaged in Religious Discrimination, EEOC Charges

Versant Supply Chain, Inc., a logistics company based in Memphis, and AT&T Services, Inc., a Dallas-based communications, media and entertainment, and technology company, violated federal law by promulgating and enforcing dress code policies, which interfere with employees' religious rights, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
September 28, 2017

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EEOC Sues Cummins, Inc. For Pay Discrimination

Cummins, Inc., a diesel engine manufacturer which operates a call center located in Nashville, violated federal sex discrimination law when it paid a female in a benefits enrollment position less than a male colleague doing the same work, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced in a lawsuit filed yesterday.
September 27, 2017

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EEOC Sues Autonation For Sex Discrimination

AutoNation, one of the nation's largest car dealerships, violated federal law by discriminating against a female assistant parts manager at its Coral Gables location when it failed to promote her to a vacant parts manager position because of her sex, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit today.
September 27, 2017

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EEOC Sues Publix Super Markets  For Religious Discrimination

Florida-based grocer Publix Super Markets, Inc. violated federal law by refusing to accommodate an employee with dreadlocks he wore in accordance with his sincerely held religious belief in Rastafarianism, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed yesterday.
September 27, 2017

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EEOC Sues ACF And BJ's For Sex Harassment, Retaliation

Atlantic Capes Fisheries, Inc. (ACF) and BJ's Service Company, Inc. violated federal law by maintaining and failing to remedy a hostile work environment where female workers were subject to ongoing sexual harassment at the Atlantic Capes Fisheries seafood processing plant in Fall River, Mass., the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
September 27, 2017

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EEOC Sues Ichiban Japanese Steakhouse  For Pregnancy Discrimination

Jackson, Mich., hibachi-style restaurant Ichiban Japanese Restaurant, LLC, dba Ichiban Japanese Steakhouse, violated federal law when it fired an employee because she was pregnant, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.
September 27, 2017