Modular Home Sex Discrimination Lawsuit

The U. S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (”EEOC”) is a federal agency which enforces federal laws prohibiting employment discrimination, including sex discrimination which violates Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.  In this regard, the federal agency announced in an August 13, 2009 Press Release that a manufacturer of custom modular homes will pay $200,000.00 and provide significant injunctive relief to settle a sex discrimination lawsuit filed by EEOC attorneys in North Carolina.  According to the EEOC Press Release, the lawsuit charged that the company refused to hire a female job applicant and a class of similarly situated female applicants because of their sex.  As stated in the Press Release, the company allegedly engaged in gender-based discriminatory hiring practices and maintains a sex-segregated workforce that has the effect of denying female employees equal employment opportunities.  See, http://www.eeoc.gov/press/8-13-09.html .  An EEOC attorney quoted in the Press Release said, “Sex discrimination in hiring continues to be an issue in the 21st Century workplace [and] the EEOC will continue to enforce workplace civil rights laws vigorously to remedy and eradicate sex discrimination.” 

Whether employment related sex discrimination occurs in Houston, San Antonio or elsewhere, victims of workplace gender discrimination may contact the EEOC and an attorney to determine if an employment discrimination lawsuit is ultimately appropriate under the particular circumstances and facts of the potential sex discrimination claim.