March 27, 2026
A string of new lawsuits and settlements that the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission recently unveiled underscores the heightened attention the agency is giving to claims of workplace discrimination based on employees' faith and disabilities.
March 25, 2026
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and a breakfast restaurant in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, struck a $25,500 deal to end a sex discrimination suit alleging it fired a server because she was pregnant, according to a federal court filing.
September 16, 2025
A Mississippi breakfast restaurant fired an employee just days after she was hired because it learned she was pregnant, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission alleged in federal court.