June 26, 2026
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has inked several seven- and eight-figure settlements in the first half of 2026, including a $15 million deal to resolve charges that a technology company illegally denied workers' requests for faith- and disability-based exemptions from COVID-19 vaccination requirements. Here, Law360 recaps some of the EEOC's largest settlements so far this year.
May 18, 2026
An Oklahoma federal judge greenlit a $4.25 million settlement Monday between a gas packaging manufacturer and the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, ending the agency's suit claiming the business unlawfully fired workers for refusing the COVID-19 vaccine on religious or medical grounds.
September 03, 2024
A gas packaging manufacturer illegally fired 10 employees who refused its COVID-19 vaccine mandate on religious grounds or because they had a disability, according to a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission suit filed in Oklahoma federal court.