EEOC Sues Coca-Cola Distributor Over Male Exclusion from Corporate Event

Bedford, Friday, 20 February 2026.
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has filed its first workplace diversity lawsuit of President Trump’s second term, suing Coca-Cola Beverages Northeast for alleged sex discrimination. The complaint contends the distributor violated federal civil rights law by excluding male employees from a paid, company-sponsored networking trip to a Connecticut casino in September 2024. This legal action marks a pivotal shift in regulatory enforcement, signaling the agency’s intensified scrutiny of corporate Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives that restrict professional opportunities based on gender.