In separate lawsuits filed last week in federal court, the EEOC [U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission] claimed that...BJ's and...Atlanta Bread International Inc. allowed racial discrimination of black and Hispanic employees. The [EEOC's] complaint against...AutoZone...accuses the company of permitting sexual harassment of several female workers. The EEOC also filed suit against ARO Enterprises [also known as Acra Enterprises], which owns the Atlanta Bread store in Pembroke Pines, [Florida]... AutoZone spokesman Ray Pohlman said..."we are confident that AutoZone's employment practices and policies will be upheld in court." BJ's released a statement saying...that the company "takes any allegation of discrimination very seriously and does not tolerate discriminatory behavior of any kind." The statement said BJ's would work with the EEOC to resolve the matter. The Atlanta Bread Company said in a statement it was committed to ensuring its franchised bakery cafes are equal-opportunity workplaces...