Current EEOC Developments
A curated employee-focused review of current enforcement patterns—not a settlement calculator, complete database, or statement that any employer violated the law.
Last reviewed: September 25, 2026
Each item identifies its procedural posture. Allegations, agency findings, settlements, conciliations, and consent decrees are not the same as a judicial finding after trial. Monetary terms are fact-specific and do not predict another case’s value.
Recent EEOC matters involved short treatment leave, exhausted paid time off, intermittent chemotherapy leave, attendance points, and employer reliance on outside leave administrators.
Read the updateThe EEOC continued to challenge policies that allegedly required workers to return without restrictions or placed them on leave without an individualized review.
Read the update2026 matters alleged barriers involving screen-reader access to customer-service software, benefits systems, leave platforms, and training tools.
Read the updateThe FedEx matter centered on dispatchers who had worked remotely for nearly three years before individual requests for continued telework were allegedly denied under a return-to-office policy.
Read the updateResearch scope: announced matters identified from January 1 through September 25, 2026. Archive gaps may make the underlying list incomplete, especially for parts of May and June. This launch prioritizes primary EEOC sources and omits mixed vaccine-mandate conciliations from its trend summary.
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