U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

WASHINGTON — Under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and other federal employment discrimination statutes, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is responsible for the rules governing the workplace discrimination complaint process for federal employees and applicants.

GREENSBORO, N.C. — Piedmont Cheerwine Bottling Company, a North Carolina-based soft drink company with a facility in Colfax, North Carolina, will pay $36,000 to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.

KENOSHA, Wis. — Car dealership Kenosha Nissan violated federal law when it retaliated against multiple employees for reporting racial harassment and fired one of them, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit announced today.

ATLANTA — The Kroger Co., a national grocery chain, will pay $75,000 and provide other equitable relief to settle a disability discrimination and retaliation lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.

MOBILE, Ala. – Ground Zero Biloxi LLC, operator of the Ground Zero Blues Club, a music venue and restaurant in Biloxi, Mississippi, will pay $35,000 and provide other relief to settle a sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.