San Antonio Sex Discrimination Lawsuit

Attorneys with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (”EEOC”) announced in a June 15, 2009 EEOC Press Release that a San Antonio maintenance company and real estate management company will pay $29,500 and furnish other relief to settle a sex discrimination lawsuit filed by the attorneys in San Antonio, Texas.  See, http://www.eeoc.gov/press/6-15-09a.html .  According to the EEOC Press Release, the company’s violated federal law by allegedly firing a day porter at a San Antonio building because of her sex.  As stated in the Press Release, the sex discrimination lawsuit charged that the day porter was fired after a health related absence from work and was replaced by a man who had no more mechanical and maintenance experience than she had.  In addition, the EEOC claimed that she was not re-hired in retaliation for her filing a sex-based discrimination complaint with the EEOC.  The EEOC is the federal agency charged with enforcing federal laws prohibiting employment discrimination, and the alleged conduct violates Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.  An EEOC trial lawyer was quoted in the Press Release as saying that “As a result of the EEOC’s actions, both of these companies recognized their obligations to provide their employees with a workplace free of sex-based discrimination and an environment where their employees feel comfortable to bring complaints to members of management.”  Further information about the EEOC is available at www.eeoc.gov .

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