Biden Administration Sues Sheetz on Same Day as Campaign Stop

The EEOC lawsuit says convenience store company’s use of criminal background checks discriminates against minority job applicants.

President Joe Biden arrives at Wilkes-Barre Scranton International Airport in Avoca, Pa., on April 16, 2024. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images

On the same day that President Joe Biden made an impromptu campaign stop at a Pittsburgh-area Sheetz, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) sued the convenience store company for alleged racial discrimination.

The April 17 lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland, charges that Pennsylvania-based Sheetz Inc.’s use of criminal background checks to screen job applicants is racially discriminatory.