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MILWAUKEE – United Pride Dairy LLC, a dairy farm in Phillips, Wisconsin, violated federal law when it subjected three employees of Mexican origin to disparate treatment in the terms and conditions of employment, and also subjected a female employee to sexual harassment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit announced today.

According to the EEOC’s suit, United Pride promised three Mexican nationals professional and/or management positions when they were hired and submitted

MILWAUKEE – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity (EEOC) filed an action in federal court today to compel Milwaukee-based financial services provider Northwestern Mutual to produce information about the firm’s diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies and practices, related to the firm’s decision to deny a promotion to one of its compliance officers.

According to the EEOC’s court filing, a Northwestern Mutual employee filed a discrimination charge against the company with the EEOC in March 2025

MILWAUKEE — Walmart Inc. violated federal law when it refused to accommodate an employee who required a job coach due to his intellectual disability and subjected him and a coworker to a hostile work environment based on their disabilities, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit announced today.

According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, in November and December 2021, supervisors harassed two employees with intellectual disabilities who worked as cart pushers at

NORFOLK, Va. – Virginia International Terminals, LLC (VIT), a marine terminal operator headquartered in Norfolk, will pay $20,000 and furnish other relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.

According to the suit, the employee worked at VIT-operated Norfolk International Terminals driving a hustler truck, which moves shipping containers around Norfolk International Terminals at a maximum speed of 20 mph. The driver

NORFOLK, Va. — Franklin, Virginia-based Mid Atlantic Dairy Queen, LLC, doing business as Dairy Queen, entered into conciliation agreements with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) to resolve two sexual harassment charges, the federal agency announced today.

The agreements resolve charges where the EEOC’s investigation found reasonable cause to believe the company violated federal anti-discrimination law by allowing two former employees who worked at the company’s Granby Street location in Norfolk and the Landstown

MILWAUKEE – Kwik Trip Inc., a family-owned gasoline station and convenience store with over 800 locations in the upper Midwest, agreed to resolve a discrimination charge filed with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.

As a result of successful conciliation efforts between the parties, Kwik Trip agreed to provide $35,000 to a former employee and committed to provide additional training on equal employment opportunity, including Americans with Disabilities Act

MILWAUKEE— Crystal Ridge Ski Area, LLC, doing business as The Rock Snowpark, a winter sports park and summer events venue in Franklin, Wisconsin, violated federal law when it terminated a lift operations manager because of his religion, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit announced today.

According to the suit, the Rock Snowpark fired a Christian employee, because of his religious beliefs, in violation of federal law. The EEOC alleges that

SAN JUAN, P.R. – Triple-S Vida, Inc. y Triple-S Management, Corp. (en conjunto, "Triple-S") han acordado pagar $100,000 y proporcionar otros tipos de compensación equitativa para resolver una demanda por discriminación por discapacidad presentada por la Comisión para la Igualdad de Oportunidades en el Empleo (EEOC, por sus siglas en inglés), anunció hoy la agencia federal.

Según la demanda de EEOC, una agente de ventas solicitó la reasignación a un puesto en la oficina como

SAN JUAN, P.R. – Triple-S Vida, Inc. and Triple-S Management, Corp. (together, “Triple S”) have agreed to pay $100,000 and provide other equitable relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.

According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, a traveling sales agent requested reassignment to an in-office position as a reasonable accommodation because her fibromyalgia symptoms limited her ability to drive for extended periods

MILWAUKEE – Lakeside Plastics, Inc., a manufacturing company in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, will pay $60,000 and provide other equitable relief to settle a race discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).

The EEOC’s suit alleged that a black temporary employee worked for Lakeside Plastics, which produces traffic safety products, from June to July 2019 as a production technician. According to the suit, during the course of his employment, the black employee was

NORFOLK, Va. – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has successfully recovered money owed to a victim of discrimination from Value Unlimited, Inc., doing business as ChowCall, a food delivery service in Norfolk, Virginia, and secured the company’s compliance with terms of the conciliation agreement with the EEOC.

According to a lawsuit filed by the EEOC, Value Unlimited failed to fully comply with its obligations under a September 2022 conciliation agreement resolving allegations

NORFOLK, Va. – Virginia International Terminals, LLC (VIT), a marine terminal operator headquartered in Norfolk, Virginia, violated federal law by refusing to allow an employee to return to his position following medical treatment for a heart condition, the U.S. Equal Employment Oppor­tunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit announced today. 

According to the EEOC's lawsuit, the employee, who previously worked at Norfolk International Terminals as a hustler truck driver, was hospitalized because of a cardiac

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Farmacias Carimas, una cadena de farmacias de la comunidad violó la ley federal cuando su gerente sometió a una empleada a un ambiente de trabajo sexualmente hostil, obligándola a renunciar, según denunció la Comisión de Igualdad de Oportunidades en el Empleo de Estados Unidos (EEOC) en una demanda presentada hoy.

Según la demanda, el gerente Khalid Yassin, sobrino del dueño de la empresa, Abdullah Yassin, atacó a una empleada antes

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Farmacias Carimas, a retail pharmacy chain, violated federal law when its manager subjected a female employee to a sexually hostile work environment, forcing her to resign, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.

According to the lawsuit, manager Khalid Yassin, nephew of the company’s owner, Abdullah Yassin, attacked a female employee before closing the store at night, and subjected her to unwanted sexual contact

MILWAUKEE – La empresa Fox Valley, un proveedor de servicios de limpieza en el este de Wisconsin, pagará $200,000 y brindará otras ayudas para resolver una demanda por acoso sexual presentada por la Comisión de Igualdad de Oportunidades en el Empleo (EEOC) de EE. UU., anunció hoy la agencia federal.

La EEOC alegó que la Autoridad de Limpieza de Fox Valley sometía habitualmente a trabajadoras a acoso sexual mediante insinuaciones sexuales no deseadas, tocamientos no

MILWAUKEE – The Cleaning Authority-Fox Valley, a cleaning service provider in eastern Wisconsin, will pay $200,000 and furnish other relief to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.

The EEOC alleged that The Cleaning Authority-Fox Valley routinely subjected female workers to sexual harassment through unwanted sexual advances, unwanted touching and sexual comments. The EEOC also alleged a female employee was forced to quit

MILWAUKEE – Charter Communications, LLC, a broadband connectivity company and cable operator also known as Spectrum, will pay $60,000 and provide other relief to settle a disability accommodation lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.

According to the lawsuit, Charter violated federal law when it refused to provide an ongoing schedule accommodation for an employee with a disability. The employee, who could not drive at night due

MILWAUKEE – The Cleaning Authority-Fox Valley, a cleaning service provider in eastern Wisconsin, violated federal law when it subjected female employees to a hostile work environment and terminated their employment in retaliation for opposition to sexual harassment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.

According to the lawsuit, female employees were subjected to harassment, which included inappropriate touching and sex-based derogatory comments. For some, the conduct was so severe

MILWAUKEE – A Waukesha, Wisconsin construction and commercial real estate renovation company will pay $140,000 and furnish other relief to settle a lawsuit for racial harassment and retaliation brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.

The EEOC said Giertsen Company of Wisconsin, doing business as Giertsen Restoration, violated federal law by creating a hostile work environment for African American employees, including the use of racial slurs and racial