NEWS & ANALYSIS

By Grace Elletson

The Fifth Circuit said an ex-maintenance worker who won his wrongful termination suit against a school district should be reinstated, faulting the lower court for finding that he couldn't be given a job because his previous position had been filled.

By Vin Gurrieri

Several Catholic groups said they will ask the Fifth Circuit to consider whether a lower court safeguarded their religious rights in a ruling finding the EEOC's Pregnant Workers Fairness Act regulations can't mandate accommodations for elective abortions, and the commission settled one of its first PWFA lawsuits for $55,000. Here, Law360 looks at notable EEOC litigation developments from the past week.

By Grace Elletson

The Florida Supreme Court backed the reinstatement Thursday of an ex-Steak 'n Shake worker's disability bias suit claiming he was fired after suffering a back injury, ruling he didn't need to invoke the state's civil rights law in his presuit bias charge to pursue his claims in court.

By Grace Elletson

A mental health organization urged a North Carolina federal judge to ax classwide claims from a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission suit claiming a male supervisor harassed female co-workers with unwanted hugs and sexual comments, arguing the case lacks necessary details about the collective allegations.

By Carolyn Muyskens

A Michigan hospital must face the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's claim that it violated federal disability law by not transferring a nurse who suffers from a metabolic disorder to a less-demanding role, a federal judge ruled Wednesday.

By Patrick Hoff

A Wisconsin winter sports park unlawfully fired a Christian manager who posted Bible passages it perceived as homophobic, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said in complaint Wednesday.

By Patrick Hoff

A container terminal operator in Oakland, California, has agreed to pay $200,000 to resolve a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission investigation into claims that it refused to accommodate a mechanic's disability, the agency said Wednesday.

By Patrick Hoff

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed a spate of new cases as June ended, including suits alleging that an executive asked a worker to enter a sexual contract, a company required an applicant to take an electrocardiogram, and Walmart pushed out a worker returning from COVID-19 leave. Here, Law360 takes a look at seven lawsuits the EEOC filed Monday.

By Patrick Hoff

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission must take to trial most of its lawsuit alleging a pediatric clinic fired an employee because of her anxiety, a Georgia federal judge ruled Friday, saying jurors should weigh the clinic's evidence suggesting it would've been impractical to let her work remotely.

By Patrick Hoff

Educational publisher Pearson Education Inc. violated federal disability law when it failed to ensure visually impaired workers could access trainings and view benefits through online platforms, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission told a New Jersey federal court Friday.

By Patrick Hoff

Omni Hotels abruptly revoked a Chicago-based bellhop's ability to take Sundays off to observe the Sabbath and demoted him to part-time work, both in violation of federal civil rights law, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission alleged in Illinois federal court.

By Grace Elletson

An insulation company's owner sexually harassed an office manager for years by showing her naked pictures of women, spreading rumors about her sex life and touching her inappropriately, according to a suit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

By Patrick Hoff

The Venetian Resort in Las Vegas has agreed to pay $850,000 to resolve a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission lawsuit claiming it refused to accommodate employees' religious beliefs for nearly a decade, according to a filing Thursday in Nevada federal court.

By Amanda Ottaway

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed 20 fewer lawsuits in the five months since the second Trump administration began than it did during the same time period in 2024. Here’s a look at the cases filed so far by Trump's EEOC.

By Grace Elletson

A restaurant franchisee fired an employee after she announced she was pregnant and asked to work from home to manage her pregnancy-related nausea, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said in a suit filed in South Dakota federal court.

By Patrick Hoff

A telemarketing company agreed to pay $85,000 to resolve a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission lawsuit claiming it unlawfully fired a Black employee after falsely accusing her of using profanity during a customer call, according to a filing in Ohio federal court.

By Patrick Hoff

The owner of a Missouri restaurant repeatedly made lewd comments to a female manager, paid her less than a male colleague and punished her when she tried to ignore his advances, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission alleged in federal court.

By Grace Elletson

A gymnastics business will pay a former coach $50,000 to resolve a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission suit claiming the company's co-owner repeatedly propositioned her and other teen workers for sex, according to a Mississippi federal court filing.

By Grace Elletson

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment overlooked an older worker for promotions to more senior lab tech roles solely because of her age, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission told a federal court.

By Patrick Hoff

A New Mexico long-term care facility allowed employees over 40 to be belittled and held to different standards than younger workers, and workers who complained faced termination, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission alleged Wednesday in federal court.