EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION v. PIEDMONT CHEERWINE BOTTLING COMPANY

  1. May 15, 2026

    Soda Bottler Strikes Deal To End EEOC Disability Bias Suit

    A North Carolina soft drink bottling company has agreed to settle a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission lawsuit alleging it refused to permanently hire a probationary employee with multiple sclerosis, according to a federal court filing.

  2. September 09, 2025

    Drink Co. Illegally Axed Worker With MS, EEOC Says

    A North Carolina soft drink maker discriminated against a probationary worker with multiple sclerosis when it refused to permanently hire her after she passed a physical agility test and provided a doctor's note clearing her to work, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said.