"Driving the news: Coca-Cola Beverages Northeast "violated federal law" when it held a two-day employer-sponsored trip and networking event in Connecticut that invited women only in September 2024, EEOC alleges. "Coca-Cola Northeast privately invited female employees and then excused the female employees who attended the event from their normal work duties," EEOC alleged in a Wednesday statement. The drinks giant "paid them their normal salary or wages without requiring them to use vacation or other paid time off""
""Coca-Cola Northeast privately invited female employees and then excused the female employees who attended the event from their normal work duties," EEOC alleged in a Wednesday statement. The drinks giant "paid them their normal salary or wages without requiring them to use vacation or other paid time off" during the retreat, according to the civil rights agency. "Coca-Cola Northeast did not invite any male employees to the event." Representatives for Coca-Cola did not immediately respond to Axios' request for comment."
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission alleges that Coca-Cola Beverages Northeast violated federal law by holding a two-day, employer-sponsored trip and networking event in Connecticut that invited only women in September 2024. The EEOC says the company privately invited female employees and excused those who attended from normal work duties. The agency states the company paid attendees their normal salary or wages without requiring use of vacation or other paid time off during the retreat. The EEOC also alleges no male employees were invited. Coca-Cola representatives did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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