By Grace Elletson

An aviation logistics company has agreed to shell out $55,000 to end a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission suit claiming it required a Christian employee to work on the sabbath in violation of her religious convictions, according to a Wednesday filing in Florida federal court.

By Patrick Hoff

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission asked a New Mexico federal court to force a school district to turn over several years of employee and applicant data, the latest escalation in a Native American bias investigation that the district has criticized as vague and overly broad.

By Grace Elletson

A Chicago strip club agreed to pay $200,000 to resolve a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission suit claiming the business imposed discriminatory appearance standards on Black women and stood by while customers touched dancers inappropriately.

By Grace Elletson

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said it's turning to the Tenth Circuit to challenge a trial court's rejection of a $300,000 settlement with Walmart, a deal that aimed to close a case accusing the company of discriminating against deaf employees.

By Patrick Hoff

A Missouri restaurant can't dodge a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission suit alleging its owner made lewd comments to a female manager and paid her less than a male colleague, a federal judge ruled, rejecting the company's assertion that the manager complained to the agency too late.

By Grace Elletson

Advance Auto Parts agreed to settle a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission harassment suit claiming it failed to take action when Black and LGBTQ+ workers regularly faced slurs on the job, according to a Florida federal court filing.

By Grace Elletson

An Oklahoma federal judge greenlighted an $80,000 settlement Friday that a paper products manufacturer struck with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to resolve the agency's claims that it fired an employee for getting a restraining order against a male co-worker who sexually harassed her.

By Anne Cullen

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission announced Thursday that a South Carolina in-home care facility has brokered a $324,000 deal to resolve the agency's allegations that it bucked four federal civil rights laws by asking new employees for medical information.

By Grace Elletson

A Black transgender former pizza shop employee can move ahead anonymously in a case originally filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission alleging coworkers harassed her over her gender identity, an Illinois federal judge ruled.

By Vin Gurrieri

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and a building maintenance provider received a thumbs-up from a Washington, D.C., federal court Wednesday for a $1.25 million settlement that resolves a 5-year-old suit alleging Hispanic employees were illegally targeted for layoffs.

By Patrick Hoff

A roofing company said an Illinois federal judge should toss a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission lawsuit alleging it ignored a subsidiary executive's racist and sexual comments, arguing the federal agency didn't fulfill its presuit obligations or properly back up its claims.

By Grace Elletson

A Coca-Cola bottler urged a New Hampshire federal judge on Monday to toss a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission suit that claimed an all-female leadership development forum illegally excluded men, arguing the event didn't harm any male workers.

By Anne Cullen

The owners of a fine dining restaurant in Albuquerque, New Mexico, will pay $15,000 to settle a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission lawsuit alleging the general manager consistently sexually harassed a server and fired her for rejecting his advances.

By Patrick Hoff

A Baltimore-area hospital can't defeat a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission lawsuit claiming it unlawfully rescinded a nurse's job offer because she's deaf, with a Maryland federal judge saying a jury needs to weigh whether the medical center made an adequate attempt to accommodate her.

By Patrick Hoff

A security technology manufacturer will pay $100,000 to settle a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission lawsuit alleging it demoted a hearing-impaired worker because she asked for protective equipment, according to a filing Tuesday in Maryland federal court.

By Anne Cullen

A $270,000 settlement that the PepsiCo Beverage Sales brokered to end a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission disability discrimination lawsuit secured court approval on Monday after the parties pared back several terms that a judge had found "unreasonable."

By Patrick Hoff

A Missouri waste management company will pay $200,000 to settle a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission suit claiming it violated federal civil rights law by refusing to hire female drivers, according to a filing Friday in federal court.

By Patrick Hoff

Fifteen Dunkin' franchisees and their management company will pay $250,000 to end a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission lawsuit alleging they forced employees with disabilities and medical restrictions onto unpaid leave, according to a Thursday filing in Massachusetts federal court.

By Patrick Hoff

Educational publisher Pearson is close to settling a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission lawsuit alleging it failed to ensure visually impaired workers could access trainings and view their benefits online, the company told a New Jersey federal court.

By Benjamin Morse

A New York federal court misapplied Second Circuit precedent and overlooked evidence about how a school district set a female superintendent's salary, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said in urging reconsideration of a ruling in an Equal Pay Act suit.