January 26, 2026
An Illinois federal judge refused to toss a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission suit alleging a flooring company allowed a gay employee to endure frequent harassment that included co-workers tying him to a chair, ruling the suit had enough detail to stay in court.
June 13, 2024
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in federal courts Thursday accused an Alabama hotel of firing an employee because his style didn't conform to male stereotypes and an Illinois flooring company of failing to stop employees from making homophobic remarks, in violation of federal anti-discrimination law.