Sex Discrimination Lawsuit Settlement Announced

Attorneys with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (”EEOC”) announced in a June 11, 2009 EEOC Press Release that a mining company and staffing firm will pay $115,000.00 to settle a sex discrimination lawsuit in which EEOC attorneys charged that women security guards were discriminated against because of their sex.  See, http://www.eeoc.gov/press/6-11-09a.html .  More specifically, the EEOC Press Release stated that once the women complained about sexual harassment, they were prevented - either by layoffs or transfers - from working at a mine site run by the mining company, although security jobs were available to men.  An EEOC attorney was quoted in the Press Release as saying that “The EEOC is determined to protect the civil rights of all workers, and that includes protecting their right to protest illegal mistreatment.”  In this regard, the EEOC enforces federal laws prohibiting employment discrimination, including sex discrimination and sexual harassment.  Further information about the EEOC is available in the agency’s website at www.eeoc.gov .

Whether workplace sex or gender discrimination occurs in Odessa, Waco, Wichita Falls, or elsewhere, victims of employment discrimination based on sex may contact the EEOC and an attorney or lawyer to determine if a sexual harassment discrimination lawsuit may ultimately be appropriate under the particular facts and circumstances of the potential employment harassment claim.