Each month, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) files lawsuits and settles cases covering the federal laws they are responsible for enforcing. These federal laws include:
- Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII)
- The Pregnancy Discrimination Act
- The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act of 2022 (PWFA)
- The Equal Pay Act of 1963 (EPA)
- The Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA)
- Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA)
- Sections 102 and 103 of the Civil Rights Act of 1991
- Sections 501 and 505 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973
- The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (GINA)
Below is a list of lawsuits and settlements by the EEOC in from April 16 to April 30, 2025.
- EEOC Lawsuits
- EEOC Settlements
- Illinois: Alliance Ground International to Pay $70,000 in EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit
- Ohio: Ralphie’s Sports Eatery to Pay $125,000 in EEOC Race, Disability and Retaliation Discrimination Suit
- South Dakota: Mail Hauler Trucking to Pay $45,000 in EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit
- Texas: The Results Companies to Pay $250,000 in EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit
EEOC Lawsuits
No reported lawsuits
EEOC Settlements
Illinois: Alliance Ground International to Pay $70,000 in EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit
Allegations
Disability discrimination; Reasonable discrimination
Laws Involved
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
State
Illinois
Summary
According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, AGI refused to hire a qualified deaf applicant because of his disability and failed to consider any reasonable workplace accommodations. The applicant, who sought a mail agent position at AGI’s O’Hare-area warehouse, had extensive relevant work experience and an excellent work safety record, the EEOC said.
Ohio: Ralphie’s Sports Eatery to Pay $125,000 in EEOC Race, Disability and Retaliation Discrimination Suit
Allegations
Race discrimination; Retaliation
Laws Involved
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act
State
Ohio
Summary
According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, a biracial woman with a diagnosis of depression and anxiety worked for Bennett Enterprises as a server at its Ralphie’s Sports Eatery location in Kenton, Ohio. The former server was subjected to a hostile work environment because of her race, which included her direct supervisor using racial slurs and other derogatory terms. After the restaurant learned of the server’s disability, she was denied a promotion, suspended and then fired. The server filed a discrimination charge with the EEOC alleging race and disability discrimination. Thereafter, Bennett Enterprises refused to hire her at a different Ralphie’s location, telling her that it could not offer her the position because she has an active EEOC claim.
South Dakota: Mail Hauler Trucking to Pay $45,000 in EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit
Allegations
Disability discrimination
Laws Involved
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
State
South Dakota
Summary
The EEOC’s suit charged that Mail Hauler Trucking fired an employee because of his disability and/or because the company regarded him as disabled. The employee has a physical impairment that causes weakness, muscle spasms and stiffness in his legs, and he walks on his toes. He worked as a driver delivering mail between various post offices on a route between Watertown and Corona in northeastern South Dakota. The employee was never disciplined for performance during his employment. However, the company fired him despite his ability to perform the essential functions of the job, the EEOC said.
Texas: The Results Companies to Pay $250,000 in EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit
Allegations
Disability discrimination; Reasonable discrimination
Laws Involved
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
State
Texas
Summary
According to the EEOC’s suit, The Results Companies hired an employee who is blind as a telephonic customer service representative to work from its call center in Wichita Falls, Texas. After accepting the position, the employee requested to use screen reader software as a reasonable accommodation so that she could review written material on her computer screen. Screen readers convert text and other information on computers into synthesized speech.
The lawsuit charged that the company did not take reasonable steps to facilitate the employee’s use of screen reader software, refused the employee’s suggestion that the company contact her vocational counselor and the publisher of her screen reader software to request technical assistance, and then fired her because she required the reasonable accommodation.
