EEOC Sues Equinox for Denying Job Applicant with Endometriosis

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed a lawsuit against Equinox Holdings Inc. alleging the company engaged in unlawful employment practices that discriminated against a job applicant when it failed to hire her for a front desk position.

The EEOC alleges Equinox Sports Club Washington, D.C., discriminated against applicant Rahdia Green when it denied her employment after she disclosed during the interview process that she has endometriosis, which causes her to experience severe menstrual cramps that require her to lie down for one to two days every month, according to its complaint filed Monday with the US District Court for the ...