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Time Off, Light Duty Denials Drive EEOC Pregnancy Litigation

By Anne Cullen · October 15, 2026, 4:49 PM EDT

Most of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's latest crop of Pregnant Workers Fairness Act cases stem from employers penalizing workers for pregnancy-related absences or pushing back on their requests to...

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Case Information

Case Title

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. U.S. Steel Corporation

Case Number

0:25-cv-04721

Court

Minnesota

Nature of Suit

Civil Rights: Jobs

Date Filed

December 19, 2025


Case Title

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. BestBet Jacksonville, Inc.

Case Number

3:26-cv-00704

Court

Florida Middle

Nature of Suit

Civil Rights: Jobs

Date Filed

March 31, 2026


Case Title

United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Step2 Company, LLC

Case Number

1:26-cv-01562

Court

Ohio Northern

Nature of Suit

Civil Rights: Jobs

Date Filed

July 08, 2026


Case Title

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. North American Lighting, Inc.

Case Number

3:26-cv-01032

Court

Illinois Southern

Nature of Suit

Civil Rights: Other

Date Filed

August 03, 2026


Case Title

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Family Dollar Stores of North Carolina, LLC

Case Number

4:26-cv-00156

Court

North Carolina Eastern

Nature of Suit

Civil Rights: Jobs

Date Filed

August 28, 2026


Case Title

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. St. Louis Arc, Inc.

Case Number

4:26-cv-01547

Court

Missouri Eastern

Nature of Suit

Civil Rights: Jobs

Date Filed

September 29, 2026


Case Title

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Fred Meyer Stores Inc

Case Number

3:26-cv-06193

Court

Washington Western

Nature of Suit

Civil Rights: Jobs

Date Filed

September 30, 2026