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EEOC Finds Cisco Violated Title VII for Muslim Employees
8/31/2026
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Story summary
- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) found Cisco violated Title VII protections for Middle Eastern and Muslim employees.
- Complaints filed in December 2024 described racist posts after the October 7 2023 Israel attacks.
- More than 1,700 employees signed a public letter demanding Cisco end ties with the Israeli military.
- Cisco labeled the letter harassment and removed it.
- Cisco later terminated several signatories of the letter.
