US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Coca-Cola Beverages Northeast, Inc.

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Case overview

Case Number:

1:26-cv-00115

Court:

New Hampshire

Nature of Suit:

Civil Rights: Jobs

Judge:

Paul J. Barbadoro

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  1. May 05, 2026

    EEOC Says All-Women Event Hurt Bottler's Male Workers

    Men were harmed when they were excluded from an all-women leadership development forum hosted by a Coca-Cola bottler, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission told a New Hampshire federal judge, urging the court to reject the company's bid to escape the agency's bias suit challenging the event.

  2. April 21, 2026

    House Dem Caucus Calls EEOC Women's Forum Suit A 'Stunt'

    The House Democratic Women's Caucus urged the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to drop its lawsuit alleging a Coca-Cola bottler illegally excluded men from a women's networking event, calling the litigation a "political stunt" in a letter to the agency's chair.

  3. April 20, 2026

    Co. Facing EEOC Suit Says Women's Forum Didn't Hurt Men

    A Coca-Cola bottler urged a New Hampshire federal judge on Monday to toss a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission suit that claimed an all-female leadership development forum illegally excluded men, arguing the event didn't harm any male workers.

  4. February 18, 2026

    EEOC Says Coca-Cola Distributor Cut Men From Work Event

    The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission announced Wednesday it has sued bottling company Coca-Cola Beverages Northeast alleging it bucked federal civil rights law by inviting only female employees to a company-sponsored retreat at a casino two years ago.