Coca-Cola sued by federal agency over work event that excluded men
· Axios
Coca-Cola is being sued for alleged sexual discrimination over a corporate networking event that excluded men, announced the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, which filed the lawsuit, Wednesday.
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Why it matters: This is the first lawsuit related to workplace diversity that the federal agency in charge of enforcing anti-discrimination laws at work has filed during President Trump's second term.
Driving the news: Coca-Cola Beverages Northeast "violated federal law" when it held a two-day employer-sponsored trip and networking event in Connecticut that invited women only in September 2024, EEOC alleges.
- "Coca-Cola Northeast privately invited female employees and then excused the female employees who attended the event from their normal work duties," EEOC alleged in a Wednesday statement.
- The drinks giant "paid them their normal salary or wages without requiring them to use vacation or other paid time off" during the retreat, according to the civil rights agency.
- "Coca-Cola Northeast did not invite any male employees to the event."
- Representatives for Coca-Cola did not immediately respond to Axios' request for comment.
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