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Each month, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) files lawsuits and settles cases covering the federal laws they are responsible for enforcing. These federal laws include:

Below is a list of lawsuits and settlements by the EEOC in April 2024.


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  1. EEOC Lawsuits in April 2024
  2. EEOC Settlements in April 2024


EEOC Lawsuits in April 2024

Chesterfield Valley Investors for Sexual Harassment

Sex discrimination; Sexual harassment

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964

The EEOC alleges that the chief financial officer and chief operating officer (CFO/COO) of Chesterfield Valley Investors, LLC, doing business as Gateway Classic Cars, sexually harassed a female employee by subjecting the employee to sexual conduct, advances, and requests.


New York Beer Project for Discriminating Against Employees Because of Their Medical Conditions

Disability discrimination

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

The EEOC alleges that New York Beer Project, LLC, unlawfully terminated two bartenders because of their disabilities. One bartender had cancer and the other had a nocturnal seizure, yet both had been cleared to work.


Sureste Property Group for Race Discrimination

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964

The EEOC alleges that Sureste Property Group and its divisions, Sureste Property Services and Sureste Development Group, terminated a Black employee because of his race and subsequently hired a less-qualified white employee.


Sheetz, Inc. For Racially Discriminatory Hiring Practice

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964

The EEOC alleges that Sheetz illegally denying employment to job applicants because their criminal conviction policy disproportionately screened out Black, Native American/Alaska Native, and multiracial applicants.


Sis-Bro, Inc. for Gender Identity Discrimination and Harassment

Sex and gender identity discrimination; Sexual harassment

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964

The EEOC alleges that Sis-Bro, Inc., an Illinois company, for violating Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 by harassing and discriminating against an employee because of their sex and gender identity, which included transitioning. The company did not have an established harassment or discrimination policy and did not take any action to address the harassment when it was reported by an employee’s co-worker. Because of the alleged discriminatory behavior, the employee quit their job.


EEOC Settlements in April 2024

Covenant Woods to Pay $78,000 in EEOC Discrimination Lawsuit

Age discrimination; Disability discrimination

Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA); Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)


Amerigo Italian Restaurant Owner Companies Pay $60,000 in EEOC Discrimination Suit

Sex and sexual orientation discrimination; Retaliation

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964


Barrett Distribution Centers to Pay $60,000 in EEOC Retaliation Suit

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964


Erie Construction to Pay $99,000 to Settle EEOC Sex Discrimination and Retaliation Suit

Sex discrimination; Sexual harassment; Retaliation

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964


Liberty Energy to Pay $265,000 in EEOC Discrimination Lawsuit

Race and national origin discrimination

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964


TA Dedicated to Pay $460,000 in EEOC Sexual Orientation and Retaliation Suit

Sex, sexual orientation, and gender identity discrimination

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964


Savage River Lodge Pays $150,000 in EEOC Discrimination and Retaliation Suit

Disability discrimination; Pregnancy discrimination; Retaliation

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA); Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964


Downtown Grand Hotel & Casino to Pay $720,000 in EEOC Disability Discrimination and Retaliation Lawsuit

Disability discrimination

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)


DHL to Pay $8.7 Million in EEOC Race Discrimination Lawsuit

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964


Red Robin to Pay $600,000 in EEOC Sexual Harassment Lawsuit

Sexual harassment; Harassment

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964


Sprouts Farmers Market Resolves EEOC Discrimination Charge

Sex discrimination; Sexual harassment; Harassment

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964


Vicars Powersports to Pay $75,000 in EEOC Sex Discrimination Lawsuit

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964


Urbana School District No. 116 to Pay $206,301 in EEOC Age Discrimination Lawsuit

Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA)


Cavco Industries, Palm Harbor Homes and Palm Harbor Villages to Pay $135,000 to Settle EEOC Race Discrimination Lawsuit

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964


Gregg Orr Auto to Pay $325,000 to Resolve Disability and Age Discrimination Lawsuit

Disability discrimination

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA); Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA)


Eagle Marine Services to Pay $45,000 in EEOC Disability Lawsuit

Disability discrimination

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)


Jacobson Memorial Hospital to Pay $45,000 in EEOC Retaliation Lawsuit

Race discrimination; Retaliation

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA)


BaronHR to Pay $2.2 Million in EEOC Hiring Discrimination Lawsuit

Race, national origin, sex and disability discrimination

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA)


Olive Garden/GMRI Inc. To Pay $30,000 To Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit

Disability discrimination

Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA)


American Screening to Pay $50,000 to Settle EEOC Race Discrimination Lawsuit

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964


Passages Family Support to Pay $95,000 to Resolve Religious Discrimination Charge

Religion discrimination; Failure to provide reasonable accommodations

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964


Shane’s Rib Shack Franchisees to Pay $56,500 in EEOC Sexual Harassment and Retaliation Lawsuit

Sex discrimination; Sexual harassment; Retaliation

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964

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