The HRTech Wire

The outcome of one DEI-related case involving a Coca-Cola bottler may be crucial for employers

The EEOC's Title VII lawsuit against Coca-Cola Beverages Northeast, which centers on a women's leadership retreat that men were not invited to, was a recurring topic at the ABA Labor & Employment Law conference in Washington, D.C. Speakers cited it as a test of the Supreme Court's "some harm" standard from Muldrow v. St. Louis, with possible reach into LGBTQ+ workplace claims. Former EEOC commissioner Victoria Lipnic noted the company has filed a new pleading and is still defending the case.