Here are the Latest EEOC Discrimination Lawsuits

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is always keeping an eye out for signs of religious discrimination in the United States. Some of the lawsuits they file against employers can be quite instructive, and they illustrate when and how this discrimination may occur. Of course, religious discrimination is only one example of a Civil Rights violation – and there are many others that occur regularly in the workplace. That being said, EEOC discrimination lawsuits are particularly notable due to current levels of division in our nation – and they can even involve current political events. 

EEOC Files one of several Discrimination Lawsuits Against Buffalo Wild Wings

In August 2024, it was reported that Buffalo Wild Wings was facing a religious discrimination lawsuit from the EEOC. According to the EEOC, the company failed to hire a specific applicant specifically because of her religion. The candidate was applying for a job as a server, and she stated that she was only able to wear long skirts because of her religious faith. 

According to the lawsuit, this prompted mockery from at least one general manager. This manager allegedly sang while waving her hands in the air, mocking the applicant’s beliefs while asking whether she was Pentecostal. The assistant manager then told the applicant’s family that the company would not hire her because their employees did wear short skirts – stressing that it was a sports bar. 

The bar then went on to hire five other servers who were presumably okay with wearing shorter skirts during their employment. Eventually, the woman filed a religious discrimination lawsuit with help from the EEOC. While the outcome of this lawsuit is not yet clear, it could raise some interesting questions in court. 

EEOC Sues Cinergy Entertainment Group for Retaliation

During the same time period, the EEOC sued a cinema company in Texas for retaliation. According to the EEOC, the company violated the Civil Rights Act of 1964 because it refused to hire an applicant who had previously filed a discrimination charge. Presumably, the company wanted to avoid similar legal consequences. However, their effort to avoid an EEOC lawsuit became a self-fulfilling prophecy – and refusing to hire the applicant based on these fears became a violation in and of itself. 

This highlights how careful employers must be in the modern era. There are many ways to violate the Civil Rights Act that may result in discrimination lawsuits – and some of these violations are far more subtle than others. 

Sheetz Discrimination Lawsuit Plays Surprising Role in US Election

In August of 2024, it was reported that convenience store conglomerate Sheetz was facing a discrimination lawsuit, with multiple sources reporting that it had “weeded out” applicants of specific minority groups. These allegations have yet to be confirmed, but they coincidentally came the same day President Biden visited a Sheetz location in Pennsylvania while he was still campaigning for re-election.

Keep Informed with the Universal Life Church

Each month, various cases test the nature of religious rights in this country. While the basis for many religious rights is the United States Constitution, there are still countless cases that question the exact nature of these rights. The Universal Life Church’s blog is focused on documenting the most noteworthy of these cases in an objective manner that can be easily understood by readers.