Sexual Harassment Jury Verdict

Attorneys with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (”EEOC”) announced in a June 11, 2009 EEOC Press Release that an eight person federal jury has returned a unanimous verdict in favor of the EEOC in a sexual harassment lawsuit against Autozone, Inc., the Memphis Tennessee based national auto parts retail giant.  See, http://www.eeoc.gov/press/6-11-09b.html .  According to the EEOC Press Release, the jury ruled that Autozone violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 by subjecting a female employee to a sexually hostile work environment at a Mesa, Arizona store location.  As stated in the Press Release, the employee complained about the sex harassment, but Autozone failed to take immediate and appropriate action to stop it.  The EEOC is the federal agency which enforces federal laws prohibiting employment discrimination, including sex discrimination and sexual harassment.  Further information about the EEOC may be found in the agency’s website at www.eeoc.gov . 

Whether sexually hostile working conditions arise in Brownsville, Laredo, McAllen or elsewhere, hostile work environment victims may contact the EEOC and an attorney or lawyer to determine if a sexual harassment lawsuit may ultimately be appropriate under the particular circumstances and facts of the potential harassment claim.