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Welcome to the EEOC's Virtual Newsroom, which offers a wide range of information and materials on the Commission's history, functions, procedures, programs, actions and staff, on the statutes we enforce, and on related research, data and statistics. We encourage everyone to browse and search through our continually updated Press Kit, which provides extensive background and context for virtually any question.

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EEOC Sues DSW Shoe Warehouse For Race Discrimination

DSW Shoe Warehouse Inc., a nationwide shoe retailer headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, violated federal law by intentionally subjecting a former assistant manager to racial discrimination, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed on Sept. 26, 2018.
September 27, 2018

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EEOC Sues Christini's Ristorante Italiano For Sexual Harassment and Retaliation

Christini's, Inc., d/b/a Christini's Ristorante Italiano ("Christini's"), an Italian restaurant located in Orlando's famous "Restaurant Row," violated federal law when it subjected a female bartender to sexual harassment and then fired her for opposing the misconduct, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("EEOC") announced in a lawsuit filed today.
September 27, 2018

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Nissin Brake Georgia, Inc., Sued by EEOC For  Race Discrimination and Retaliation

Nissin Brake Georgia, Inc., a manufacturer of brakes and other automobile parts located in Rock Spring, Georgia, unlawfully discriminated against Harlan Breaux, one of its shift supervisors, when it subjected him to harassment based on his race and then discharged him in retaliation for complaining about the racial harassment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.
September 27, 2018

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EEOC Sues IHG Army Hotels For Disability Discrimination

PML Services, LLC, which operates the IHG Army Hotel in Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, violated federal law when it fired an employee for being absent while recovering from a seizure, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
September 27, 2018

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EEOC Sues Kaydon Corporation  For Disability Discrimination

Kaydon Corporation, a Delaware corporation headquartered in Muskegon, Mich., violated federal law when it denied an employee of its Sumter, S.C., plant leave following a heart attack and then discharged him, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today. Kaydon's Sumter plant manufactures ball bearings for use in medical systems, industrial machinery, semiconductors and aerospace/defense markets.
September 27, 2018

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EEOC Sues Sys-Con for Sexual Harassment of Two Female Employees

Sys-Con, LLC, a Montgomery, Alabama-based construction general contractor that also provides facility and building maintenance services, violated federal law when at least two female employees working in the Hyundai plant in Montgomery were subjected to sexual harassment by their Sys-Con supervisor, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed on September 26, 2018.
September 27, 2018

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EEOC Sues Alliance Ground International For  Sexual Harassment and Retaliation

Alliance Ground International, a cargo handling company with operations at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, violated federal law when it failed to address complaints from multiple women about being sexual harassed by a male supervisor, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today. The lawsuit also charged that Alliance Ground unlawfully fired a male employee in retaliation for his complaints on behalf of women whom he observed being harassed.
September 27, 2018

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EEOC Sues Llanerch Country Club For  Age Discrimination

Llanerch Country Club (LCC), in Havertown, Pa., violated federal law by discriminating against a long-term groundskeeper because of his age, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
September 27, 2018

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EEOC Sues Walmart For Religious Discrimination

Walmart Inc. and Walmart Stores East, LP violated federal law when they refused a Christian employee's request not to work from sundown Fridays to sundown Saturdays so he could observe the Sabbath as his religion requires, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
September 27, 2018

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EEOC Sues Credle Enterprises, LLC For  Sexual Harassment

Credle Enterprises, LLC, doing business as McDonald's, violated federal law by subjecting four female employees at a McDonald's franchise in Muleshoe, Texas, to unwelcome physical and verbal sexual harassment at the hands of a general manager and another male employee, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today. 
September 27, 2018

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Alaskan Gold Mine Sued by EEOC For  Sex Discrimination and Retaliation

Alaska-based Sumitomo Metal Mining Pogo, LLC, violated federal law when it failed to promote a qualified employee because of her sex and instead retaliated against her, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
September 26, 2018

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EEOC Sues USA Parking System For  Disability Discrimination

USA Parking System, Inc., a parking services company primarily in the hospitality industry, violated federal law by failing to hire a qualified valet attendant because of his disability, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
September 26, 2018

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Mediacom Communications Sued by EEOC for Sexual Harassment

Mediacom Communications Corp., a nationwide provider of telecommunications services, violated federal law by subjecting female workers to a sexually hostile work environment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) alleged in a lawsuit filed today.
September 26, 2018

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EEOC Sues Imperial Trading for Failing to Accommodate Disabled Employees

Imperial Trading Company, LLC, a wholesale distributor which supplies convenience stores in the Southeast, violated federal law by refusing to provide reasonable accommodations for disabled employees and instead fired them, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("EEOC") alleged in a lawsuit filed today.
September 26, 2018

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EEOC Sues Spencer Gifts for Disability Discrimination

Spencer Gifts, LLC (Spencer), a Delaware corporation that operates novelty gift stores throughout the United States and Canada, violated federal law when it denied extended disability leave to one of its employees and then fired her, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
September 26, 2018

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EEOC Sues Titus-Will Ford For  Disability Discrimination

Titus-Will Ford, a Tacoma car dealership, violated federal law when it fired an employee immediately after he was diagnosed with a brain tumor, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
September 26, 2018

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EEOC Sues Norfolk Southern For  Age Discrimination

Norfolk Southern Corporation, which operates a 20,000-mile freight railroad system in the eastern United States, violated federal law when it denied employment opportunities to qualified job applicants because of their age, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
September 26, 2018

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Anna's Care, Inc Sued by EEOC For Sexual Harassment and Retaliation

Anna's Care, Inc. (Anna's Care), a mental health provider based in Jacksonville, N.C., violated federal law when it subjected female employees to a sexually hostile work environment, and fired one of the women when she complained, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
September 26, 2018

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Atlas Electrical Construction Sued by EEOC For  Sex-Based Harassment and Retaliation

Atlas Electrical Construction Inc.("Atlas"), a New Mexico electrical contracting company, violated federal law by permitting a male supervisor to subject male employees to a sexually hostile work environment. The company also retaliated against an employee who complained internally and subsequently filed an EEOC charge, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("EEOC") charged in a lawsuit filed yesterday.
September 26, 2018