EEOC’s End-Of-Year Litigation Focuses On Reasonable Accommodation

November 7, 2025

What's New

CWC has released a resource highlighting the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s enforcement and litigation activity at the close of the federal fiscal year, based on EEOC disclosures.

Our review of recent lawsuits and settlements reveals a focus on employers’ failure to provide reasonable accommodations related to disability, religious beliefs, and pregnancy. Most cases involved individual charging parties.

What It Means

The number of suits filed by the EEOC in 2025 continued the trend of considerably lower numbers during the past five years While 2025 reflected a focus on individual cases, that could change in 2026 now that the EEOC has a quorum to approve novel and complex litigation.

What You Should Do

These recent enforcement actions underscore that employers should continue to focus on the nuts and bolts of civil rights compliance and ensure that managers and HR business partners are properly trained on handling workplace accommodation requests. CWC members should register for our Member Briefing: A Look Back and Ahead, which takes a comprehensive look at the year behind us and explores what members might expect – and need – in the coming year, including our thoughts on the EEOC’s policy and enforcement priorities for 2026.

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