https://www.eeoc.gov/ Press releases and other news from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission en https://www.eeoc.gov/newsroom/eeoc-sues-citycare-health-services-breaching-conciliation-agreement WASHINGTON — CityCare Health Services, Inc., operator of behavioral and mental health clinics in Washington, violated federal law when it failed to comply with the terms of a conciliation agreement with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency said in a lawsuit announced today. Thu, 22 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 EEOC.gov https://www.eeoc.gov/newsroom/eeoc-sues-citycare-health-services-breaching-conciliation-agreement https://www.eeoc.gov/newsroom/eeoc-sues-solera-holdings-disability-discrimination BALTIMORE — Solera Holdings, LLC, a Westlake, Texas-based vehicle lifecycle management company, violated federal law when it denied a blind employee the same job-related support and resources provided to other employees and then fired him, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit announced today. Tue, 20 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 EEOC.gov https://www.eeoc.gov/newsroom/eeoc-sues-solera-holdings-disability-discrimination https://www.eeoc.gov/newsroom/civil-rights-division-and-equal-employment-opportunity-commission-secure-5000000-joint WASHINGTON — The United States Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division, in partnership with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, announced they have secured a $5,000,000 settlement with Maplebear Inc., doing business as Instacart, a San Francisco, California-based online delivery service. The settlement addresses allegations that Instacart discriminated against U.S. Tue, 20 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 EEOC.gov https://www.eeoc.gov/newsroom/civil-rights-division-and-equal-employment-opportunity-commission-secure-5000000-joint https://www.eeoc.gov/newsroom/eeoc-sues-bnsf-railway-disability-discrimination-and-retaliation CHICAGO — BNSF Railway Company violated federal law when it fired an employee because of his disability after he requested a reasonable accommodation, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit announced today. Mon, 19 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 EEOC.gov https://www.eeoc.gov/newsroom/eeoc-sues-bnsf-railway-disability-discrimination-and-retaliation https://www.eeoc.gov/newsroom/il-fornaio-pay-3-million-eeoc-sexual-harassment-suit LOS ANGELES — Il Fornaio (America) LLC, an Italian restaurant chain with 15 locations in California and Nevada, will pay $3,000,000 and provide other relief to settle a sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) on behalf of a class of female employees, the agency announced today. Tue, 13 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 EEOC.gov https://www.eeoc.gov/newsroom/il-fornaio-pay-3-million-eeoc-sexual-harassment-suit https://www.eeoc.gov/newsroom/wagner-equipment-pay-200000-settle-eeoc-disability-and-retaliation-discrimination-suit DENVER — Aurora, Colorado-based Wagner Equipment, an industrial machinery and equipment company, will pay $200,000 and provide other relief to settle a lawsuit for disability discrimination and retaliation filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today. Tue, 13 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 EEOC.gov https://www.eeoc.gov/newsroom/wagner-equipment-pay-200000-settle-eeoc-disability-and-retaliation-discrimination-suit https://www.eeoc.gov/newsroom/san-antonio-car-dealerships-pay-430000-eeoc-sex-discrimination-and-harassment-suit SAN ANTONIO — Benson Enterprises, Inc., the operator of automotive dealerships including Ingram Park Chrysler Jeep Dodge Ram in San Antonio, will pay $430,000 and furnish other relief to settle a sex-based harassment and retaliation lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today. Fri, 09 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 EEOC.gov https://www.eeoc.gov/newsroom/san-antonio-car-dealerships-pay-430000-eeoc-sex-discrimination-and-harassment-suit https://www.eeoc.gov/newsroom/sunrooms-and-more-design-center-pay-150000-eeoc-sexual-harassment-and-retaliation-lawsuit OKLAHOMA CITY –— Sunrooms and More Design Center, LLC, an Edmond, Oklahoma home improvement and design company, will pay $150,000 to three former employees and provide other relief to settle a sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today. Fri, 09 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 EEOC.gov https://www.eeoc.gov/newsroom/sunrooms-and-more-design-center-pay-150000-eeoc-sexual-harassment-and-retaliation-lawsuit https://www.eeoc.gov/newsroom/garden-city-jeep-pay-175000-eeoc-sexual-harassment-lawsuit NEW YORK — VIP Auto Group of Long Island, Inc., and one of the dealerships in its network, Garden City Jeep Chrysler Dodge, LLC, will pay $175,000 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. Fri, 09 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 EEOC.gov https://www.eeoc.gov/newsroom/garden-city-jeep-pay-175000-eeoc-sexual-harassment-lawsuit https://www.eeoc.gov/newsroom/renovation-flooring-and-payfin-enterprises-pay-175000-eeoc-sexual-harassment-and TAMPA, Fla. — Renovation Flooring, LLC and Payfin Enterprises, LLC, located in Miramar Beach, Florida, agreed to pay $175,000 and provide other relief to settle a sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today. Fri, 09 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 EEOC.gov https://www.eeoc.gov/newsroom/renovation-flooring-and-payfin-enterprises-pay-175000-eeoc-sexual-harassment-and https://www.eeoc.gov/newsroom/court-orders-jaco-enterprises-pay-85000-forced-compliance-eeoc-sexual-harassment LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Jaco Enterprises, L.L.C., a transportation company offering services throughout Kentucky, agreed to the entry of a court judgment for $85,000 to resolve a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today. Wed, 07 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 EEOC.gov https://www.eeoc.gov/newsroom/court-orders-jaco-enterprises-pay-85000-forced-compliance-eeoc-sexual-harassment https://www.eeoc.gov/newsroom/warehouse-logistics-company-pay-500000-settle-eeoc-sex-discrimination-charge SPOKANE VALLEY, Wash. — Birchstone Management, a warehousing and logistics management company headquartered in Dallas, Texas, agreed to provide $55,000 to a female job applicant and $445,000 for a class settlement fund following an investigation by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today. Tue, 06 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 EEOC.gov https://www.eeoc.gov/newsroom/warehouse-logistics-company-pay-500000-settle-eeoc-sex-discrimination-charge https://www.eeoc.gov/newsroom/hungry-ghost-coffee-settles-eeoc-religious-discrimination-and-retaliation-suit NEW YORK — Hungry Ghost Tribeca, LLC, doing business as Hungry Ghost Coffee, a New York City café chain, will pay $22,500 and provide other relief to settle a religious discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today. Tue, 06 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 EEOC.gov https://www.eeoc.gov/newsroom/hungry-ghost-coffee-settles-eeoc-religious-discrimination-and-retaliation-suit https://www.eeoc.gov/newsroom/el-dorado-furniture-corporation-pay-13-million-settle-national-origin-discrimination MIAMI — El Dorado Furniture Corporation, a Florida furniture company operating 19 retail stores across the state, agreed to pay $1.3 million to a class of white, black and other non-Hispanic job applicants to resolve a federal hiring discrimination investigation by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today. Mon, 05 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 EEOC.gov https://www.eeoc.gov/newsroom/el-dorado-furniture-corporation-pay-13-million-settle-national-origin-discrimination https://www.eeoc.gov/newsroom/novadoz-pharmaceuticals-pay-116666-resolve-eeoc-charge-alleging-national-origin-and-other NEWARK, N.J. — Piscataway, New Jersey-based Novadoz Pharmaceuticals agreed to pay $116,666 to settle a 2025 charge alleging it denied an assistant manager’s request to work remotely because of her race, her American national origin and her disability, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today. Thu, 01 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 EEOC.gov https://www.eeoc.gov/newsroom/novadoz-pharmaceuticals-pay-116666-resolve-eeoc-charge-alleging-national-origin-and-other https://www.eeoc.gov/newsroom/eeoc-sues-optima-care-fountains-disability-discrimination SECAUCUS, N.J. — Optima Care Secaucus, LLC, doing business as Optima Care Fountains, owner and operator of a skilled nursing home and rehabilitation facility, violated federal law when it revoked a certified nursing assistant’s reasonable accommodations without reason and then fired her based on her disability, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit announced today. Thu, 01 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 EEOC.gov https://www.eeoc.gov/newsroom/eeoc-sues-optima-care-fountains-disability-discrimination https://www.eeoc.gov/newsroom/eeoc-sues-walmart-disability-discrimination-10 FREDERICKSBURG, Va. — Wal-Mart Stores East, LP, the largest operator of discount department stores in the country, violated federal law by failing to provide a reasonable accommodation to a deaf employee at a Fredericksburg Walmart, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit announced today. Thu, 01 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 EEOC.gov https://www.eeoc.gov/newsroom/eeoc-sues-walmart-disability-discrimination-10 https://www.eeoc.gov/newsroom/eeoc-sues-st-louis-arc-pregnancy-discrimination ST. LOUIS — St. Louis Arc, Inc., a nonprofit providing disability support services, violated federal law when it refused to provide a pregnant employee with reasonable accommodations, forced her to take leave, and ultimately terminated her, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit announced today. Wed, 30 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000 EEOC.gov https://www.eeoc.gov/newsroom/eeoc-sues-st-louis-arc-pregnancy-discrimination https://www.eeoc.gov/newsroom/eeoc-sues-bollinger-shipyards-continuing-disability-discrimination BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Bollinger Shipyards, LLC, a provider of marine construction, repair and conversion services employing more than 300 workers at 10 shipyards across the Mississippi and Louisiana coasts, and its subsidiary Bollinger Mississippi Shipbuilder, LLC, violated federal law by rescinding job offers after learning of applicants’ prescription medications, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit announced today. Wed, 30 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000 EEOC.gov https://www.eeoc.gov/newsroom/eeoc-sues-bollinger-shipyards-continuing-disability-discrimination https://www.eeoc.gov/newsroom/atlantic-properties-and-diversified-funding-pay-112000-eeoc-disability-discrimination BOSTON — Atlantic Property Management Corporation and its affiliate, Diversified Funding, Inc., property management companies in Boston, will pay $112,000 and furnish other relief to settle a lawsuit charging disability discrimination and retaliation filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today. Wed, 30 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000 EEOC.gov https://www.eeoc.gov/newsroom/atlantic-properties-and-diversified-funding-pay-112000-eeoc-disability-discrimination