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+EEOC Sues Family Dollar Stores of North Carolina for Pregnancy Discrimination in Alleged Violation of PWFA
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+GREENVILLE, N.C. — Family Dollar Stores of North Carolina, LLC, a Matthews, North Carolina-headquartered retailer with a store in Greenville, violated federal law by refusing to provide a reasonable accommodation for an employee’s pregnancy-related limitations and then firing her, according to a lawsuit announced today by U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).
+According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, on Dec. 31, 2024, on her day off, a customer service representative experienced pregnancy-related medical issues, including vaginal
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+August 31, 2026
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+Press release
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+American Airlines to Pay $200,000 in EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit Following Termination of Blind Employee
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+FORT WORTH, Texas — American Airlines, Inc., a domestic and international air carrier headquartered in Texas, will pay $200,000 to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.
+According to the EEOC’S lawsuit, American Airlines failed to provide a reasonable accommodation to an employee at its Fort Worth location after she developed cortical blindness. The lawsuit alleged that the employee requested to use screen
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+August 28, 2026
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+Press release
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 EEOC Sues Gate Gourmet for Sexual Harassment
 
 DENVER — Gate Gourmet, a global airline catering company headquartered in Reston, Virginia, violated federal law when it subjected a female employee to sexual harassment and a hostile work environment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit announced today.
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-American Airlines to Pay $200,000 in EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit Following Termination of Blind Employee
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-FORT WORTH, Texas — American Airlines, Inc., a domestic and international air carrier headquartered in Texas, will pay $200,000 to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.
-According to the EEOC’S lawsuit, American Airlines failed to provide a reasonable accommodation to an employee at its Fort Worth location after she developed cortical blindness. The lawsuit alleged that the employee requested to use screen
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-August 28, 2026
+Apple to Pay $150,000 in EEOC Religious Discrimination Suit
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+WASHINGTON — Computer giant Apple Inc. will pay $150,000 and update its religious observance policy, among other reforms, to settle a religious discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.
+According to the EEOC’s suit, Apple failed to accommodate a Reston, Virginia employee’s need to be off from Friday sundown through sundown on Saturday in observance of the Jewish Sabbath. Apple rejected the employee’s request because it
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+August 27, 2026
 
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-Apple to Pay $150,000 in EEOC Religious Discrimination Suit
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-WASHINGTON — Computer giant Apple Inc. will pay $150,000 and update its religious observance policy, among other reforms, to settle a religious discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.
-According to the EEOC’s suit, Apple failed to accommodate a Reston, Virginia employee’s need to be off from Friday sundown through sundown on Saturday in observance of the Jewish Sabbath. Apple rejected the employee’s request because it
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-August 27, 2026
+EEOC Adopts Updated Strategic Plan Through Fiscal Year 2030
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+WASHINGTON — Today the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced an updated
+Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2026-2030
+, effective immediately.
+The plan provides a comprehensive framework for the agency’s operations, charting a clear and ambitious path toward fulfilling the EEOC’s mission to prevent and remedy unlawful employment discrimination and advance equal employment opportunity for all. By setting strategic priorities and aligning resources, the plan empowers the agency to respond decisively to evolving challenges
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+August 26, 2026
 
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-EEOC Adopts Updated Strategic Plan Through Fiscal Year 2030
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-WASHINGTON — Today the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced an updated
-Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2026-2030
-, effective immediately.
-The plan provides a comprehensive framework for the agency’s operations, charting a clear and ambitious path toward fulfilling the EEOC’s mission to prevent and remedy unlawful employment discrimination and advance equal employment opportunity for all. By setting strategic priorities and aligning resources, the plan empowers the agency to respond decisively to evolving challenges
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-August 26, 2026
+Cheerwine to Pay $36,000 in EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit Over Agility Test Requirement
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+GREENSBORO, N.C. — Piedmont Cheerwine Bottling Company, a North Carolina-based soft drink company with a facility in Colfax, North Carolina, will pay $36,000 to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.
+According to the lawsuit, a former Cheerwine employee took medication for her multiple sclerosis. The medication caused the cartilage in her hip to deteriorate, which caused her to walk with a limp
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+August 21, 2026
 
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-Cheerwine to Pay $36,000 in EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit Over Agility Test Requirement
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-GREENSBORO, N.C. — Piedmont Cheerwine Bottling Company, a North Carolina-based soft drink company with a facility in Colfax, North Carolina, will pay $36,000 to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.
-According to the lawsuit, a former Cheerwine employee took medication for her multiple sclerosis. The medication caused the cartilage in her hip to deteriorate, which caused her to walk with a limp
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-August 21, 2026
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-Press release
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 EEOC Sues Kenosha Nissan for Retaliation
 
 KENOSHA, Wis. — Car dealership Kenosha Nissan violated federal law when it retaliated against multiple employees for reporting racial harassment and fired one of them, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit announced today.
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+Ground Zero Blues Club to Pay $35,000 in EEOC Sexual Harassment and Retaliation Lawsuit
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+MOBILE, Ala. – Ground Zero Biloxi LLC, operator of the Ground Zero Blues Club, a music venue and restaurant in Biloxi, Mississippi, will pay $35,000 and provide other relief to settle a sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.
+According to the EEOC’s suit, one of the company’s co-owners sexually harassed an assistant manager through repeated sexual comments and unwelcome physical contact. The
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+August 12, 2026
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+Press release
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 EEOC Sues Washington University for Retaliation
 
 ST. LOUIS — Washington University, a private research university in St. Louis, violated federal law when it fired an employee in retaliation for her opposition to race discrimination and filing a discrimination charge with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency alleged in a lawsuit announced today.
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-Ground Zero Blues Club to Pay $35,000 in EEOC Sexual Harassment and Retaliation Lawsuit
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-MOBILE, Ala. – Ground Zero Biloxi LLC, operator of the Ground Zero Blues Club, a music venue and restaurant in Biloxi, Mississippi, will pay $35,000 and provide other relief to settle a sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.
-According to the EEOC’s suit, one of the company’s co-owners sexually harassed an assistant manager through repeated sexual comments and unwelcome physical contact. The
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-August 12, 2026
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-Press release
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 Tennessee Healthcare Management to Pay $200,000 in EEOC Race, National Origin and Age Discrimination Lawsuit
 
 NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee Healthcare Management, Inc. (THM), a provider of administrative, purchasing, technology and human resources services to health care communities, will pay $200,000 and furnish other relief to settle a race, national origin, age discrimination and retaliation lawsuit brought by the U. S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) the federal agency announced today.
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+Sutter Roseville Medical Center Settles EEOC Disability Discrimination Charge for $200,000
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+ROSEVILLE, Calif. — Sutter Roseville Medical Center, part of the Sutter Health network of hospitals, clinics and specialty care facilities, agreed to provide $200,000 in back pay and compensatory damages along with other injunctive relief to resolve a disability discrimination investigation by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.
+According to the EEOC, in April 2023, a staff nurse formerly employed by Sutter Roseville filed a charge of discrimination with
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+July 28, 2026
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+Press release
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 KGI Trading to Pay $265,000 in EEOC Sex Discrimination Lawsuit
 
 ATLANTA — Moon N Sea GA, LLC formerly known as KGI Trading GA, Inc., and related business partners, operating in three states as KGI Trading, agreed to pay $265,000 and furnish other relief to settle a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) sex discrimination lawsuit, the federal agency announced today.
 According to the EEOC’s suit, since July 2022 a class of at least 19 women applied for warehouse associate positions in KGI Trading’s Buford, Georgia
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-July 28, 2026
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-Press release
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-Sutter Roseville Medical Center Settles EEOC Disability Discrimination Charge for $200,000
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-ROSEVILLE, Calif. — Sutter Roseville Medical Center, part of the Sutter Health network of hospitals, clinics and specialty care facilities, agreed to provide $200,000 in back pay and compensatory damages along with other injunctive relief to resolve a disability discrimination investigation by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.
-According to the EEOC, in April 2023, a staff nurse formerly employed by Sutter Roseville filed a charge of discrimination with
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-July 28, 2026
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-Press release
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-EEOC Wins $105,000 Jury Verdict Against Northwest Arkansas Hospitals in Sex Discrimination Suit
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-FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Northwest Arkansas Hospitals, LLC will pay more than $100,000 in compensatory and punitive damages to a former male employee after a jury found in favor of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) in a sex discrimination lawsuit, the federal agency announced today.
-According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, Northwest Arkansas Hospitals, LLC, doing business as Northwest Medical Center-Bentonville, violated federal law when it allowed two doctors to subject a male surgical technician
 
 July 28, 2026