EEOC Enforcement & Litigation Newsroom Scraper
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EEOC Enforcement & Litigation Newsroom Scraper
Extract structured enforcement and litigation data from the EEOC Virtual Newsroom. Every press release is parsed into a machine-readable record: employer name, settlement dollar amount, discrimination type, statute cited, district office, and civil action case number.
What you get
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
title |
Full press release headline |
url |
Canonical URL |
date |
Publication date |
press_release_type |
Press Release / Litigation / Settlement |
district_office |
EEOC field or district office (e.g. "Chicago District Office") |
respondent_employer |
Company named in the action (extracted from title) |
settlement_amount_usd |
Settlement dollar figure as a number (null if not a settlement) |
discrimination_type |
Array: disability, sex, pregnancy, age, race, religion, retaliation |
statute_cited |
Array: ADA, Title VII, ADEA, GINA, EPA, PWFA |
case_number |
Civil action number when present (e.g. "1:26-cv-11526") |
body_html |
Full press release HTML |
body_text |
Full press release plain text |
Sample record
{
"title": "Dunkin' Donuts Franchisees to Pay $250,000 in EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit",
"url": "https://www.eeoc.gov/newsroom/dunkin-donuts-franchisees-pay-250000-eeoc-disability-discrimination-suit",
"date": "June 5, 2026",
"press_release_type": "Press release",
"district_office": "New York District Office",
"respondent_employer": "Dunkin' Donuts Franchisees",
"settlement_amount_usd": 250000,
"discrimination_type": ["disability"],
"statute_cited": ["ADA"],
"case_number": "1:26-cv-11526-AK",
"body_text": "BOSTON – The Daly/Kenney Group, LLC and 15 related companies..."
}
Input options
| Field | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
maxItems |
integer | 10 | Maximum records to scrape (0 = all) |
pressReleaseType |
string | All | Filter: All, Press Release, Litigation, Settlement |
searchQuery |
string | — | Keyword search (e.g. "disability" or "Walmart") |
Use cases
- EPLI insurers — screen employers by discrimination history and settlement exposure before underwriting
- Labor & employment law firms — track recent litigation outcomes and peer settlements by discrimination category
- Corporate compliance — benchmark enforcement trends by statute, district, and employer size
- HR risk platforms — build employer risk scores from EEOC settlement history
Coverage
The EEOC newsroom contains 10,000+ press releases dating back to the 1990s, covering all 53 EEOC field/district offices. Each discrimination category (disability, age, race, sex, religion, pregnancy, retaliation) and key statutes (ADA, Title VII, ADEA, GINA) are auto-classified from the press release body text.
Technical notes
Scrapes the public EEOC Drupal site via HTTP. No login, no proxy, no browser rendering required. Pagination via standard Drupal Views ?page=N query parameter.