Commission Votes: August 2026

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Date of Final Vote	Document Type	Matter	Statute, Issues, and Bases Involved	Commissioner Vote	Result	Document Link
8/5/2026	Recommendation to Participate as Amicus Curiae	Eisenberg v. New York City Department of Education	ADEA Age Retaliation	Lucas: Approve Kotagal: Approve Panuccio: Approve	Approved (3-0)	Eisenberg v. New York City Department of Education
8/5/2026	Federal Sector Appellate Decision	Maximo C. et al. v. NASA, EEOC Appeal No. 2023000464	Title VII Race Performance Evaluation	Lucas: Approve Kotagal: Disapprove Panuccio: Approve	Approved (2-1)	Maximo C. et al. v. NASA, EEOC Appeal No. 2023000464
8/5/2026	Federal Sector Appellate Decision	Velva B. et al. v. U.S. Postal Serv., EEOC Request No. 2026003392	Rehab Act Disability Terms/ Conditions Prohibited Medical Inquiry/Exam Reasonable Accommodation Breach of Confidentiality	Lucas: Approve Kotagal: Disapprove Panuccio: Approve	Approved (2-1)	Velva B. et al. v. U.S. Postal Serv., EEOC Request No. 2026003392
8/5/2026	Federal Sector Appellate Decision	Franchesca V. et al. v. Dept. of State, EEOC Appeal No. 2022003953	Rehabilitation Act Disability Reasonable Accommodation Medical Exam/ Fitness for Duty Evaluation	Lucas: Approve Kotagal: Disapprove Panuccio: Approve	Approved (2-1)	Franchesca V. et al. v. Dept. of State, EEOC Appeal No. 2022003953
8/6/2026	Litigation Recommendation - Case Presented to Commission Pursuant to Paragraph 3 of Resolution	EEOC v. Rohr-Kenosha Motors Inc. d/b/a Kenosha Nissan	Title VII Retaliation Race Discharge Discipline Constructive Discharge Class	Lucas: Approve Kotagal: Approve Panuccio: Approve	Approved (3-0)	EEOC v. Rohr-Kenosha Motors Inc. d/b/a Kenosha Nissan
8/6/2026	Recommendation to Participate as Amicus Curiae	Cecen v. Southwest Airlines Co	Title VII Retaliation	Lucas: Approve Kotagal: Approve Panuccio: Approve	Approved (3-0)	Cecen v. Southwest Airlines Co.
8/7/2026	Litigation Recommendation - Case Presented to Commission Pursuant to Paragraph 3 of Resolution	U.S. EEOC v. MedStar Health Inc., et al.	ADA Disability Hiring Prohibited Medical Inquiry/Exam Reasonable Accommodation Individual	Lucas: Approve Kotagal: Approve Panuccio: Approve	Approved (3-0)	U.S. EEOC v. MedStar Health Inc., et al.
8/7/2026	Federal Sector Appellate Decision	Chara S. v. DOJ, BOP, EEOC Appeal No. 2024005027	Title VII Retaliation Race Harassment	Lucas: Approve Kotagal: Disapprove Panuccio: Approve	Approved (2-1)	Chara S. v. DOJ, BOP, EEOC Appeal No. 2024005027
8/10/2026	Recommendation to Participate as Amicus Curiae	Bergin v. New York State Unified Court System	Title VII Religion	Lucas: Approve Kotagal: Approve Panuccio: Approve	Approved (3-0)	Bergin v. New York State Unified Court System
8/10/2026	Litigation Recommendation - Case Presented to Commission Pursuant to Paragraph 3 of Resolution	EEOC v. The Washington University	Title VII Retaliation Discharge Individual	Lucas: Approve Kotagal: Approve Panuccio: Approve	Approved (3-0)	EEOC v. The Washington University
8/12/2026	Litigation Recommendation - Case Presented to Commission Pursuant to Paragraph 3 of Resolution	EEOC v. Gate Gourmet	Title VII Sex Sexual Harassment Individual	Lucas: Approve Kotagal: Approve Panuccio: Approve	Approved (3-0)	EEOC v. Gate Gourmet
8/19/2026	Litigation Recommendation - Case Presented to Commission Pursuant to Paragraph 3 of Resolution	EEOC v. Dentsu International Americas, LLC	Title VII PWFA Sex Pregnancy Promotion Individual	Lucas: Approve Kotagal: Approve Panuccio: Approve	Approved (3-0)	EEOC v. Dentsu International Americas, LLC
8/19/2026	Litigation Recommendation - Case Presented to Commission Pursuant to Paragraph 3 of Resolution	EEOC v. National Food Enterprises, Inc., et al.	Title VII Religion Hiring Failure to Accommodate Individual	Lucas: Approve Kotagal: Approve Panuccio: Approve	Approved (3-0)	EEOC v. National Food Enterprises, Inc., et al.
8/19/2026	Litigation Recommendation - Case Presented to Commission Pursuant to Paragraph 3 of Resolution	EEOC v. Family Dollar Stores of North Carolina, LLC.	PWFA Title VII Pregnancy Sex Reasonable Accommodation Interference with Rights Discharge Individual	Lucas: Approve Kotagal: Approve Panuccio: Approve	Approved (3-0)	EEOC v. Family Dollar Stores of North Carolina, LLC.
8/25/2026	Non-Litigation Recommendation	Request for Commission Approval for the Obligation of Funds for FY 2026 Information Technology (IT) Acquisitions		Lucas: Approve Kotagal: Approve Panuccio: Approve	Approved (3-0)
8/25/2026	Recommendation to Participate as Amicus Curiae	Butler v. FedEx Supply Chain, Inc.	ADA Disability	Lucas: Approve Kotagal: Approve Panuccio: Approve	Approved (3-0)	Butler v. FedEx Supply Chain, Inc.
8/25/2026	Litigation Recommendation - Case Presented to Commission Pursuant to Paragraph 3 of Resolution	Litigation Recommendation	PWFA Retaliation Pregnancy Reasonable Accommodation Transfer Discharge Promotion Discipline Suspension Class	Lucas: Approve Kotagal: Approve Panuccio: Approve	Approved (3-0)
8/25/2026	Non-Litigation Recommendation	Request for Commission Approval for the EEOC Strategic Plan 2026-2030		Lucas: Approve Kotagal: Disapprove Panuccio: Approve	Approved (2-1)	EEOC Adopts Updated Strategic Plan Through Fiscal Year 2030
8/26/2026	Non-Litigation Recommendation	Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to Revise 29 CFR Part 1614 and Implementation of Reporting Requirements		Lucas: Approve Kotagal: Disapprove Panuccio: Approve	Approved (2-1)	Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to Revise 29 CFR Part 1614 and Implementation of Reporting Requirements
8/26/2026	Recommendation to Participate as Amicus Curiae	Amicus Brief	Title VII Race Harassment	Lucas: Approve Kotagal: Approve Panuccio: Approve	Approved (3-0)
8/27/2026	Recommendation to Participate as Amicus Curiae	Carlton v. National Debt Relief LLC	Title VII Sex Harassment	Lucas: Approve Kotagal: Approve Panuccio: Approve	Approved (3-0)	Carlton v. National Debt Relief LLC
8/27/2026	Litigation Recommendation - Case Presented to Commission Pursuant to Paragraph 3 of Resolution	Litigation Recommendation	Title VII Retaliation Religion Discharge Reasonable Accommodation Individual	Lucas: Approve Kotagal: Approve Panuccio: Approve	Approved (3-0)
8/27/2026	Litigation Recommendation - Case Presented to Commission Pursuant to Paragraph 3 of Resolution	EEOC v. Hunt Forest Products, L.L.C.	ADA Disability Prohibited Medical Inquiry/Exam Discharge Qualification Standard Individual	Lucas: Approve Kotagal: Approve Panuccio: Approve	Approved (3-0)	EEOC v. Hunt Forest Products, L.L.C.
8/28/2026	Litigation Recommendation - Case Presented to Commission Pursuant to Paragraph 3 of Resolution	EEOC v. Blue Bell Creameries, LLC	Title VII Religion Retaliation Discharge Individual	Lucas: Approve Kotagal: Approve Panuccio: Approve	Approved (3-0)	EEOC v. Blue Bell Creameries, LLC
8/31/2026	Litigation Recommendation - Case Presented to Commission Pursuant to Paragraph 2 of Resolution	Litigation Recommendation	ADEA Age Constructive Discharge Wages/ Compensation Class	Lucas: Approve Kotagal: Approve Panuccio: Approve	Approved (3-0)
8/31/2026	Subpoena Determination	Determination on the Petition to Modify or Revoke Subpoena		Lucas: Approve Kotagal: Disapprove Panuccio: Approve	Approved (2-1)