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 September 15 to 30, 2025.
- EEOC Lawsuits
- Alabama: EEOC Sues Cosmos for Pregnancy Discrimination
- Alabama: EEOC Sues Bollinger Shipyards for Disability Discrimination
- Alabama: EEOC Sues WorkSmart Staffing for Sex Discrimination
- California: EEOC Sues Barnes & Noble College Booksellers for Disability Discrimination
- Colorado: EEOC Sues Talecris Plasma Resources and Grifols for Disability Discrimination
- Colorado: EEOC Sues Montrose Regional Health for Age Discrimination and Retaliation (Second Time)
- DC: EEOC Sues DC Water Authority for Age Discrimination
- Florida: EEOC Sues Fluent Servicing for Disability Discrimination
- Florida: EEOC Sues iPro Dental for Pregnancy Discrimination
- Georgia: EEOC Sues C&M Defense Group for Sexual Harassment and Retaliation
- Georgia: EEOC Sues Large Seafood Wholesaler for Sex Discrimination
- Illinois: EEOC Sues Two Businesses Operating in the Chicago Area Under the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
- Illinois: Jewel-Osco Agrees to Pay $1.95 Million to Resolve EEOC Disability Investigation
- Louisiana: EEOC Sues FedEx for Sexual Harassment and Sex Discrimination
- Louisiana: EEOC Sues Coca-Cola Bottling Company United for Disability Discrimination
- Massachusetts: EEOC Sues Option Care Health, Inc. for Pregnancy Discrimination
- Michigan: EEOC Sues Autokiniton for Sex, Disability, and Age Discrimination
- Nevada: Boart Longyear to Pay $177,500 for EEOC Race Discrimination Charge
- New York: EEOC Sues A.W. Farrell & Son, Inc. for Constructive Discharge Due to Sexual Harassment
- New York: EEOC Sues Delta Air Lines for Pregnancy Discrimination
- Oklahoma: EEOC Sues Yellowhouse Machinery for Disability Discrimination
- Texas: EEOC Sues Peak Performers for Disability Discrimination
- Texas: EEOC Sues Digital Intelligence Systems for Disability Discrimination
- Texas: EEOC Sues American Airlines for Disability Discrimination
- Texas: EEOC Sues Gamer Logistics for Age Discrimination
- Virginia: EEOC Sues Apple for Religious Discrimination and Retaliation
- Wisconsin: EEOC Sues Walmart for Disability Discrimination
- EEOC Settlements
- Florida: Elon Property Management to Pay $200,000 in EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit
- Georgia: Action Insulation to Pay $40,000 in EEOC Sexual Harassment Lawsuit
- Illinois: Jewel-Osco Agrees to Pay $1.95 Million to Resolve EEOC Disability Investigation
- Tennessee: UT-Battelle to Pay Over $2.8 Million to Settle EEOC COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate-Related Religious Discrimination Charges
- Virginia: EEOC Sues Moore Comfort Home Care, LLC for Sexual Harassment
EEOC Lawsuits
Alabama: EEOC Sues Cosmos for Pregnancy Discrimination
Allegations
Pregnancy discrimination
Laws Involved
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act; Pregnancy Discrimination Act
State
Alabama
Summary
The EEOC’s suit charged that in November 2023, the server told her colleagues about her pregnancy shortly after she started working at the restaurant. The next day, after Cosmos managers heard about her pregnancy, she was fired.
Alabama: EEOC Sues Bollinger Shipyards for Disability Discrimination
Allegations
Disability discrimination; Reasonable accommodation
Laws Involved
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
State
Alabama
Summary
The EEOC filed a lawsuit against Bollinger Shipyards, LLC, alleging the company violated the ADA by placing an employee on involuntary indefinite unpaid leave due to her lawful use of prescription medication to treat opioid dependency. The EEOC seeks back pay, front pay, compensatory and punitive damages, and injunctive relief to prevent future discrimination.
Alabama: EEOC Sues WorkSmart Staffing for Sex Discrimination
Allegations
Sex discrimination; Sexual harassment; Retaliation
Laws Involved
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
State
Alabama
Summary
The EEOC has filed a lawsuit against WorkSmart Staffing, alleging that the company violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 by failing to hire or refer female applicants for laborer positions based on their sex. The lawsuit seeks appropriate relief for the affected individuals and aims to ensure compliance with federal employment laws in the future.
California: EEOC Sues Barnes & Noble College Booksellers for Disability Discrimination
Allegations
Disability discrimination; Reasonable accommodation
Laws Involved
Americans with Disabilities Act
State
California
Summary
The EEOC’s suit charged that in November 2023, the server told her colleagues about her pregnancy shortly after she started working at the restaurant. The next day, after Cosmos managers heard about her pregnancy, she was fired.
Colorado: EEOC Sues Talecris Plasma Resources and Grifols for Disability Discrimination
Allegations
Disability discrimination; Reasonable accommodation
Laws Involved
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
State
Colorado
Summary
The EEOC has filed a lawsuit against Talecris Plasma Resources and Grifols, alleging violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) due to the company’s failure to provide reasonable accommodation for a nurse applicant’s disability. The lawsuit seeks appropriate relief for the affected individual and aims to ensure compliance with federal employment laws in the future.
Colorado: EEOC Sues Montrose Regional Health for Age Discrimination and Retaliation (Second Time)
Allegations
Age discrimination; Retaliation
Laws Involved
Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
State
Colorado
Summary
The EEOC has filed a second lawsuit against Montrose Regional Health, alleging violations of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act and Title VII due to systemic age discrimination and retaliation against older employees. The lawsuit seeks appropriate relief for the affected individuals and aims to ensure compliance with federal employment laws in the future.
DC: EEOC Sues DC Water Authority for Age Discrimination
Allegations
Age discrimination
Laws Involved
Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA)
State
District of Columbia
Summary
According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, DC Water terminated Courtney Titus and other high-performing and experienced older workers in his department in September 2023. DC Water then replaced Titus and his terminated colleagues with substantially younger and less qualified candidates. Titus, like his older colleagues, had never received a performance counseling or warning prior to his termination, and DC Water ignored its own progressive discipline policy when it terminated the older workers without providing notice of and an opportunity to correct alleged performance issues.
Florida: EEOC Sues Fluent Servicing for Disability Discrimination
Allegations
Disability discrimination; Reasonable accommodation
Laws Involved
Americans with Disabilities Act
State
Florida
Summary
According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, the employee had a seizure at work and called out sick for a handful of days. Fluent then instructed the employee to obtain a doctor’s note before she could return to work. The employee provided the note, which included a request for a reasonable accommodation. Instead of discussing the reasonable accommodation with the employee, however, the company immediately terminated her in March 2024, the EEOC said.
Florida: EEOC Sues iPro Dental for Pregnancy Discrimination
Allegations
Pregnancy discrimination
Laws Involved
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act
State
Florida
Summary
According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, iPro Dental hired a woman in January 2023, describing her as “perfect” for the position of office assistant at its Fort Lauderdale location. The company fired her just days later after learning she was pregnant. Prior to her termination, the new employee had not been disciplined for her work performance.
Georgia: EEOC Sues C&M Defense Group for Sexual Harassment and Retaliation
Allegations
Sex discrimination; Sexual harassment; Retaliation
Laws Involved
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act
State
Georgia
Summary
The EEOC charged that a female security officer was subjected to sexual harassment by her immediate supervisor. The abuse included frequent, unwanted sexual comments, sexual advances, and threats of physical violence after the security officer rejected the supervisor’s advances. The suit also asserted that the security officer complained to C&M’s field support manager and to the owner/CEO, but C&M failed to properly remedy the harassment. Instead, the company reassigned the security officer to a job site with hours it knew she could not work, effectively terminating her employment in July 2023.
Georgia: EEOC Sues Large Seafood Wholesaler for Sex Discrimination
Allegations
Sex discrimination; Sexual harassment; Retaliation
Laws Involved
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act
State
Georgia
Summary
According to the EEOC’s suit, a class of women applied for warehouse associate positions in Moon N Sea’s Buford, Georgia facility, but were passed over because they were female. During the application process, female applicants were told the company preferred hiring men for the warehouse positions because men could lift more weight than women. Despite being fully qualified for the positions, female applicants were denied the positions in favor of less qualified male applicants, the EEOC said.
Illinois: EEOC Sues Two Businesses Operating in the Chicago Area Under the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
Allegations
Pregnancy discrimination; Reasonable accommodation
Laws Involved
Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
State
Illinois
Summary
The EEOC charged that North American freight shipping company R&L Carriers’, Matteson, Illinois location discriminated against a truck driver when it forced her to take leave rather than let her continue to work during her pregnancy.
In a second lawsuit, the EEOC alleged that Prairie Green at Fay’s Point, an assisted living facility in Blue Island, Illinois, terminated a pregnant employee after she disclosed her pregnancy and related lifting restriction.
In both lawsuits, the EEOC charged that the employees informed their employers of their pregnancy and requested an accommodation for a 20-pound lifting restriction. Accommodating the restriction would have allowed the employees to continue to work, the EEOC said, but their employers refused.
Illinois: Jewel-Osco Agrees to Pay $1.95 Million to Resolve EEOC Disability Investigation
Allegations
Disability discrimination; Reasonable accommodations
Laws Involved
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
State
Illinois
Summary
Jewel-Osco has agreed to pay $1.95 million to resolve EEOC charges alleging disability discrimination. The settlement includes monetary relief for affected employees and commitments to improve workplace accommodations and training, reinforcing the company’s adherence to the ADA.
Louisiana: EEOC Sues FedEx for Sexual Harassment and Sex Discrimination
Allegations
Sex discrimination; Sexual harassment
Laws Involved
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
State
Louisiana
Summary
The EEOC has filed a lawsuit against FedEx, alleging that the company violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 by subjecting a female administrator to years of sexual harassment and subsequently firing her for refusing to continue working with her harasser. The EEOC seeks appropriate relief for the employee and aims to ensure FedEx complies with federal employment laws in the future.
Louisiana: EEOC Sues Coca-Cola Bottling Company United for Disability Discrimination
Allegations
Disability discrimination; Reasonable accommodations
Laws Involved
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
State
Louisiana
Summary
The EEOC has filed a lawsuit against Coca-Cola Bottling Company United, alleging violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) due to the company’s failure to provide reasonable accommodation for an employee’s disability and subsequent termination based on that disability. The lawsuit seeks appropriate relief for the affected individual and aims to ensure compliance with federal employment laws in the future.
Massachusetts: EEOC Sues Option Care Health, Inc. for Pregnancy Discrimination
Allegations
Pregnancy discrimination; Reasonable accommodations
Laws Involved
Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA)
State
Massachusetts
Summary
The EEOC has filed a lawsuit against Option Care Health, Inc., alleging violations of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) by failing to provide reasonable accommodations for a pregnant employee. The lawsuit seeks appropriate relief for the affected individual and aims to ensure compliance with federal employment laws in the future.
Michigan: EEOC Sues Autokiniton for Sex, Disability, and Age Discrimination
Allegations
Sex discrimination; Disability discrimination; Age discrimination
Laws Involved
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act; Americans with Disabilities Act; Age Discrimination in Employment Act
State
Michigan
Summary
According to the lawsuit, the employee, who had over 30 years’ experience in automotive manufacturing, joined the manufacturer’s apprenticeship program in 2018 as the only female apprentice. She performed successfully, despite enduring sex and disability discrimination. The company perceived the employee as a liability, as she sometimes used a cane due to her disability, the EEOC’s suit said.
In March 2020, Autokiniton laid off its workers due to the pandemic. After the layoff, the company allowed men to resume their apprenticeships. It recalled the female employee, but refused allow her to re-enter the apprenticeship program, denying her a higher wage and opportunities for overtime. Instead, the company allowed three younger men to enter the program in 2022 as new apprentices. The company reinstated her as an apprentice in 2025, but then paid her a lower apprentice rate.
Nevada: Boart Longyear to Pay $177,500 for EEOC Race Discrimination Charge
Allegations
Race discrimination
Laws Involved
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Race Discrimination)
State
Nevada
Summary
Boart Longyear agreed to pay $177,500 to resolve a race discrimination charge filed by the EEOC. The settlement followed an investigation that found supervisors and coworkers at the company’s Elko, Nevada facility harassed a Black employee based on his race, creating a hostile work environment. Despite the employee’s complaints, the company failed to take appropriate action.
New York: EEOC Sues A.W. Farrell & Son, Inc. for Constructive Discharge Due to Sexual Harassment
Allegations
Sex discrimination; Sexual harassment
Laws Involved
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
State
New York
Summary
The EEOC has filed a lawsuit against A.W. Farrell & Son, Inc., alleging violations of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 due to the company’s failure to address sexual harassment, leading to a journeyman roofer’s constructive discharge. The lawsuit seeks appropriate relief for the affected individual and aims to ensure compliance with federal employment laws in the future.
New York: EEOC Sues Delta Air Lines for Pregnancy Discrimination
Allegations
Sex discrimination; Pregnancy discrimination
Laws Involved
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA)
State
New York
Summary
The EEOC has filed a lawsuit against Delta Air Lines, alleging violations of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended by the Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA), due to the company’s rescinding a job offer based on the applicant’s pregnancy. The lawsuit seeks appropriate relief for the affected individual and aims to ensure compliance with federal employment laws in the future.
Oklahoma: EEOC Sues Yellowhouse Machinery for Disability Discrimination
Allegations
Disability discrimination; Reasonable accommodations
Laws Involved
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
State
Oklahoma
Summary
The EEOC has filed a lawsuit against Yellowhouse Machinery, alleging that the company violated the ADA by failing to provide a reasonable accommodation for an employee with chronic migraines. Despite the employee’s request for an accommodation, Yellowhouse did not provide the necessary adjustments, leading to the employee’s resignation. The EEOC seeks appropriate relief for the employee and aims to ensure Yellowhouse complies with the ADA in the future.
Texas: EEOC Sues Peak Performers for Disability Discrimination
Allegations
Disability discrimination; Reasonable accommodations
Laws Involved
Americans with Disabilities Act
State
Texas
Summary
According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, following a suicide attempt resulting from mental health conditions, an executive assistant with a disability requested approximately four to six weeks of unpaid leave to receive outpatient medical treatment. The EEOC’s lawsuit alleged that even though executives at Peak Performers knew the executive assistant asked for time off to seek treatment for mental health-related disabilities, the company denied her brief, unpaid leave request and instead fired her in April 2024. Ultimately, the executive assistant completed her treatment and would have been able to return to her job within three weeks, the EEOC’s suit said.
Texas: EEOC Sues Digital Intelligence Systems for Disability Discrimination
Allegations
Disability discrimination; Reasonable accommodations
Laws Involved
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
State
Texas
Summary
The EEOC filed a lawsuit against Digital Intelligence Systems, LLC (DISYS) in the Southern District of Texas, alleging the company violated the ADA by failing to engage with a qualified candidate due to their disability. The EEOC seeks back pay, front pay, compensatory and punitive damages, and injunctive relief to prevent future discrimination.
Texas: EEOC Sues American Airlines for Disability Discrimination
Allegations
Disability discrimination; Reasonable accommodations
Laws Involved
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
State
Texas
Summary
The EEOC has filed a lawsuit against American Airlines, alleging that the company violated the ADA by refusing to provide a reasonable accommodation to a blind reservations representative and subsequently firing her. The EEOC seeks appropriate relief for the employee and aims to ensure American Airlines complies with federal employment laws in the future.
Texas: EEOC Sues Gamer Logistics for Age Discrimination
Allegations
Age discrimination
Laws Involved
Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA)
State
Texas
Summary
The EEOC has filed a lawsuit against Gamer Logistics, alleging violations of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) by firing a 69-year-old driver and refusing to hire a 68-year-old applicant based on age. The lawsuit seeks appropriate relief for the affected individuals and aims to ensure compliance with federal employment laws in the future.
Virginia: EEOC Sues Apple for Religious Discrimination and Retaliation
Allegations
Religious discrimination; Reasonable accommodations; Retaliation
Laws Involved
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
State
Virginia
Summary
The EEOC has filed a lawsuit against Apple, Inc., alleging that the company violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 by failing to accommodate a long-time employee’s religious practices and subsequently firing him due to his religion and in retaliation for his complaints. The lawsuit seeks appropriate relief for the employee and aims to ensure compliance with federal employment laws in the future.
Wisconsin: EEOC Sues Walmart for Disability Discrimination
Allegations
Disability discrimination; Reasonable accommodations
Laws Involved
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
State
Wisconsin
Summary
The EEOC has filed a lawsuit against Walmart, alleging that the company violated the ADA by failing to provide a reasonable accommodation for an employee with an intellectual disability. Instead of accommodating the employee, Walmart tolerated harassment and placed the employee on unpaid leave, preventing her from returning to work. The EEOC seeks appropriate relief for the employee and aims to ensure Walmart complies with the ADA in the future.
EEOC Settlements
Florida: Elon Property Management to Pay $200,000 in EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit
Allegations
Disability discrimination; Reasonable accommodations
Laws Involved
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
State
Florida
Summary
Elon Property Management agreed to pay $200,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by the EEOC, which alleged that the company retaliated against a district manager for taking medical leave and enforced discriminatory policies against employees with disabilities. The settlement aims to resolve the claims and ensure compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Georgia: Action Insulation to Pay $40,000 in EEOC Sexual Harassment Lawsuit
Allegations
Sex discrimination; Sexual harassment
Laws Involved
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act
State
Georgia
Summary
The EEOC suit said Action Insulation’s owner subjected a female office manager to sexual harassment, including by making unwanted sexual comments and jokes, showing her lewd photographs, slapping her buttocks, pulling her hair, and touching her in an unwanted manner. The agency said the office manager resisted the owner’s advances and complained twice to her supervisor, but the company failed to take any action to stop the harassment. According to the suit, the office manager was left with no choice but to resign after the harassment escalated to physical assault.
Illinois: Jewel-Osco Agrees to Pay $1.95 Million to Resolve EEOC Disability Investigation
Allegations
Disability discrimination; Reasonable accommodations
Laws Involved
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
State
Illinois
Summary
Jewel-Osco has agreed to pay $1.95 million to resolve EEOC charges alleging disability discrimination. The settlement includes monetary relief for affected employees and commitments to improve workplace accommodations and training, reinforcing the company’s adherence to the ADA.
Tennessee: UT-Battelle to Pay Over $2.8 Million to Settle EEOC COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate-Related Religious Discrimination Charges
Allegations
Religious discrimination; Reasonable accommodations
Laws Involved
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
State
Tennessee
Summary
UT-Battelle, LLC has agreed to pay over $2.8 million to settle a lawsuit filed by the EEOC, which alleged that the company discriminated against a class of employees by denying them religious accommodations related to its COVID-19 vaccine mandate. The settlement includes back pay, compensatory damages, and policy revisions to ensure future compliance with Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
Virginia: EEOC Sues Moore Comfort Home Care, LLC for Sexual Harassment
Allegations
Sex discrimination; Sexual harassment
Laws Involved
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act
State
Virginia
Summary
According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, one of the company’s owners subjected at least three female employees to sexual harassment between 2021 and 2023, making unwanted sexually suggestive comments, engaging in unwanted sexual touching, and making unwanted sexual advances. The suit said that the female employees resisted the owner’s advances and at least two employees complained about the harassment to another owner of the company and at least one was forced to resign because of the intolerable working conditions.