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Commission Votes: February 2026

Please note that some items posted here are edited to ensure compliance with the EEOC's statutory confidentiality requirements. Items that have been updated since they were originally posted are highlighted and will remain highlighted until the next month’s posting. 
 

Date of Final Vote Document Type Matter Statute, Issues, and Bases InvolvedCommissioner Vote Result Document Link 
2/3/2026Non-Litigation RecommendationRetirement Resolution Lucas: Approve 

Kotagal: Approve 

Panuccio: Approve		Approved (3-0) 
2/5/2026Recommendation to Participate as Amicus CuriaeCartee-Haring v. Central Bucks School DistrictEPA  

Sex 
 		Lucas: Approve 

Kotagal: Approve 

Panuccio: Approve		Approved (3-0)Cartee-Haring v. Central Bucks School District
2/5/2026Litigation Recommendation - Case Presented to Commission Pursuant to Paragraph 3 of ResolutionEEOC v. Mid-Michigan Home Health & Hospice LLCTitle VII 
 
Retaliation 
 
Race 
 
Assignment  

Terms/ Conditions 
 
Job Classification
  
Discharge  

Individual 
 		Lucas: Approve 

Kotagal: Approve
 
Panuccio: Approve 
 		Approved (3-0)EEOC v. Mid-Michigan Home Health & Hospice LLC
2/5/2026Subpoena DeterminationDetermination on the Petition to Modify or Revoke Subpoena Lucas: Approve 

Kotagal: Approve
 
Panuccio: Approve 
  
 		Approved (3-0) 
2/9/2026Litigation Recommendation - Case Presented to Commission Pursuant to Paragraph 3 of ResolutionEEOC v. Diamond Jim’s and Mrs. Donna’s Ole Farm Beef House, LLC and Diamond Jim’s & Mrs. Donna’s of Northport, LLCADA  

Disability  

Discharge 
 
Individual 
 		Lucas: Approve 

Kotagal: Approve
 
Panuccio: Approve 
 		Approved (3-0)EEOC v. Diamond Jim’s and Mrs. Donna’s Ole Farm Beef House, LLC and Diamond Jim’s & Mrs. Donna’s of Northport, LLC
2/9/2026Subpoena DeterminationDetermination on the Petition to Modify or Revoke Subpoena Lucas: Approve 

Kotagal: Approve 
  
Panuccio: Approve 
 		Approved (3-0) 
2/11/2026Non-Litigation RecommendationRetirement Resolution Lucas: Approve 

Kotagal: Approve
 
Panuccio: Approve 
 		Approved (3-0) 
2/11/2026Litigation Recommendation - Case Presented to Commission Pursuant to Paragraph 2 of ResolutionEEOC v. Coca-Cola Beverages Northeast, Inc.Title VII  

Sex  

Benefits  

Terms/ Conditions  

Class 
 		Lucas: Approve 

Kotagal: Disapprove 

Panuccio: Approve 
 		Approved (2-1)EEOC v. Coca-Cola Beverages Northeast, Inc.
2/11/2026Subpoena DeterminationDetermination on the Petition to Modify or Revoke Subpoena Lucas: Approve 

Kotagal: Approve
 
Panuccio: Approve 
 		Approved (3-0) 
2/11/2026Subpoena DeterminationDetermination on the Petition to Modify or Revoke Subpoena Lucas: Approve 

Kotagal: Approve
 
Panuccio: Approve 
 		Approved (3-0) 
2/17/2026Recommendation to Participate as Amicus CuriaeGhumman v. Boeing Intelligence Analytics, Inc.Title VII  

Race  

Color 
 		Lucas: Approve 

Kotagal: Approve
 
Panuccio: Approve 
 		Approved (3-0)Ghumman v. Boeing Intelligence Analytics, Inc.
2/18/2026Non-Litigation RecommendationRequest for a Closed Commission Meeting Lucas: Approve 

Kotagal: Approve 

Panuccio: Approve 
 		Approved (3-0)Request for a Closed Commission Meeting
2/19/2026Recommendation to Participate as Amicus CuriaeO'Neill v. Trustees of the University of PennsylvaniaTitle VII  

Sex  

Harassment   
 		Lucas: Approve
 
Kotagal: Approve
 
Panuccio: Approve 
 		Approved (3-0)O'Neill v. Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania
2/23/2026Non-Litigation RecommendationRetirement Resolution Lucas: Approve
 
Kotagal: Approve
 
Panuccio: Approve 
 		Approved (3-0) 
2/23/2026Litigation Recommendation - Case Presented to Commission Pursuant to Paragraph 3 of ResolutionEEOC v. Roundy’s Supermarkets, Inc.PWFA  

ADA   

Pregnancy 

Pregnancy 
Related Conditions 

Discharge 

Suspension  

Reasonable Accommodation
  
Prohibited Medical Inquiry/Exam  

Individual 
 		Lucas: Approve 

Kotagal: Approve
 
Panuccio: Approve 
 		Approved (3-0)EEOC v. Roundy’s Supermarkets, Inc.
2/24/2026Litigation Recommendation - Case Presented to Commission Pursuant to Paragraph 3 of ResolutionLitigation RecommendationTitle VII  

Religion  

Discharge  

Reasonable Accommodation  

Individual  
 		Lucas: Approve 

Kotagal: Disapprove 

Panuccio: Approve 
 		Approved (2-1) 
2/25/2026Litigation Recommendation - Case Presented to Commission Pursuant to Paragraph 3 of ResolutionLitigation RecommendationADA  

Disability  

Hiring  

Reasonable Accommodation
  
Individual 
 		Lucas: Approve
 
Kotagal: Approve
 
Panuccio: Approve 
 		Approved (3-0) 
2/26/2026Federal Sector Appellate DecisionSelina S. v. Department of the Army, EEOC Appeal No. 2025003976Title VII  

Sex  

Other 
 		Lucas: Approve
 
Kotagal: Disapprove 

Panuccio: Approve 
 		Approved (2-1)Selina S. v. Department of the Army, EEOC Appeal No. 2025003976
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