May 15, 2026
Restaurant giant Brinker International asked the Eighth Circuit Friday to uphold the dismissal of a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission suit faulting the business for letting a Chili's Grill & Bar cook harass teen workers, arguing it can't be held liable because it shut down the alleged misconduct.
March 13, 2026
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission lodged two opening appellate briefs Thursday, seeking reinstatement of a sexual harassment suit brought on behalf of teenage Chili's workers and a disability discrimination case alleging that long COVID symptoms cost a worker her job. Here, Law360 looks at these and three other cases that the anti-discrimination watchdog wants appeals courts to revive.