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Posted on 02/19/2026 7:24:05 AM PST by WhiteHatBobby0701
Federal lawsuit charges beverage company with excluding male employees from an employer-sponsored event based on sex
BOSTON – Coca-Cola Beverages Northeast, Inc., a producer, seller and distributor of Coca-Cola brand products throughout the Northeast United States, violated federal law when it excluded male employees from an employer-sponsored event, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, in September 2024, Bedford, N.H.-headquartered Coca-Cola Northeast held a two-day employer-sponsored trip and networking event at the Mohegan Sun Casino and Resort in Connecticut. Coca-Cola Northeast privately invited female employees and then excused the female employees who attended the event from their normal work duties on Sept. 10 and 11, 2024, and paid them their normal salary or wages without requiring them to use vacation or other paid time off. Coca-Cola Northeast did not invite any male employees to the event.
“Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 has long made the exclusion of one protected class of employees from an employer-sponsored event a violation of the law,” said Catherine L. Eschbach, acting EEOC general counsel. “Excluding men from an employer-sponsored event is a Title VII violation that the EEOC will act to remedy through litigation when necessary. The EEOC remains committed to ensuring that all employees – men and women alike – enjoy equal access to all aspects of their employment, including participation in employer-sponsored events, regardless of their sex, race or other protected category.”
This alleged conduct violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits employers from making employment decisions motivated by sex. The EEOC filed suit (EEOC v. Coca-Cola Beverages Northeast, Inc., Case No. 1:26-cv-00115) in U.S. District Court for the District of New Hampshire after first attempting to reach a pre-litigation settlement through its administrative conciliation process.
For more information on sex-based discrimination, please visit https://www.eeoc.gov/sex-based-discrimination.
For more information on DEI-related discrimination, please visit https://www.eeoc.gov/wysk/what-you-should-know-about-dei-related-discrimination-work.
The lawsuit was initiated by the EEOC’s Boston Area Office, one of four component offices of the EEOC’s New York District Office. The New York District Office has jurisdiction over Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, northern New Jersey, Rhode Island and Vermont.
The EEOC is the sole federal agency authorized to investigate and litigate against businesses and other private sector employers for violations of federal laws prohibiting employment discrimination. For public sector employers, the EEOC shares jurisdiction with the Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division. The EEOC also is responsible for coordinating the federal government’s employment antidiscrimination effort. More information about the EEOC is available at www.eeoc.gov.
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Male employees at Kirin were not allowed at the team-building event.
So, uhhh, since when are men a protected class?
This suit is bogus. My bet is that the CC company planned this all along and planned this follow-up suit to provide cover. Kinda like a horrific scandal comes out on a Congress staffer (e.g., the guy playing dress up steals luggage) and Congress immediately announces that they will do an internal investigation.
Yeah, right.
Good.
“””and Congress immediately announces that they will do an internal investigation.
Yeah, right.”””””
We investigated ourselves very thoroughly and found we did nothing wrong.
Seems like blatant discrimination to me.
it excluded male employees from an employer-sponsored event,
Coca-Cola Northeast held a two-day employer-sponsored trip and networking event at the Mohegan Sun Casino and Resort in Connecticut.
Is the law written in such a way that women are a protected class, but not men?
“Team building event”
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At the Mohegan Sun Casino and Resort.....yeah,THAT’S what it was. 👌
It’s a Violation of Title IX
For more information on DEI-related discrimination, please visit https://www.eeoc.gov/wysk/what-you-should-know-about-dei-related-discrimination-work.
https://www.eeoc.gov/wysk/what-you-should-know-about-dei-related-discrimination-work
What’s good for the goose.....
If the event had been held at a Christian retreat center I doubt anybody would be bitching. Lol!
Confused
If they aren’t affiliated with Coca Cola how can they use the name?
https://www.cokenortheast.com/whoweare
At Coca-Cola Beverages Northeast, we start with great people and great brands, in that order. We unite around a winning workplace culture that respects all people, promotes inclusion, and inspires achievement. From the leadership team to all 3,400 of our associates in our 29 locations, we strive every day to bring our mission, vision, and values to life in the Northeast.
a normal male wouldn’t want to attend a team-building event ...
Slam dunk winner for the EEOC. Need to do a lot more of these kind of cases.
“since when are men a protected class?”
“Sex” is the protected class, which includes men and women.
But you are right, men were ignored and allowed to be discriminated against routinely under the law.
Just like Christians were ignored as part of the “religion” protected class (and, increasingly Jews).
And whites were ignored (and increasingly Asians) as part of the “race” protected class.
And Europeans were ignored under the national origin protected class.
And Veterans were ignored under the Veteran protected class.
Leftists have been been given free rein (reign?) to discriminate against the unpopular since the law was written.
If it is illegal to exclude individuals by sex (which it is) it cuts both ways, or it should not apply at all. Double standards are double standards. This is brilliant because it’s right out of “Rules For Radicals”: Take your enemies standards and force them to live up to them.
CC
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