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EEOC Suits Show Ramped-Up Focus On Opioid-Related Bias

By Vin Gurrieri · October 10, 2025, 8:36 PM EDT

Four recent U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission lawsuits should serve as a warning to employers that the agency is homing in on discrimination allegations related to past opioid use or ongoing...

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Case Information

Case Title

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. The Carlstar Group LLC

Case Number

3:25-cv-00575

Court

Tennessee Middle

Nature of Suit

Civil Rights: Americans with Disabilities - Employment

Date Filed

May 21, 2025


Case Title

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Bollinger Shipyards, LLC

Case Number

1:25-cv-00288

Court

Mississippi Southern

Nature of Suit

Civil Rights: Americans with Disabilities - Employment

Date Filed

September 25, 2025


Case Title

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Air Evac EMS Inc

Case Number

5:25-cv-01643

Court

Alabama Northern

Nature of Suit

446 Civil Rights: Americans with Disabilities - Other

Date Filed

September 25, 2025


Case Title

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Grifols USA, LLC et al

Case Number

1:25-cv-03066

Court

Colorado

Nature of Suit

Civil Rights: Americans with Disabilities - Employment

Date Filed

September 30, 2025