Smithfield Settles EEOC Suit Over Pregnant Worker's Firing

By Grace Elletson · October 14, 2026, 12:47 PM EDT

A Smithfield Foods subsidiary reached a deal to resolve a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission suit claiming it placed a pregnant employee on unpaid leave and then fired her when she...

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Case Information

Case Title

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp.

Case Number

7:25-cv-01410

Court

North Carolina Eastern

Nature of Suit

Civil Rights: Jobs

Date Filed

August 19, 2025