EEOC Sues Safelite Fulfillment for Sex Discrimination

ATLANTA — Safelite Fulfillment, LLC, the largest auto glass repair company in the United States, violated federal law by refusing to hire qualified female applicants nationwide for technician positions because of their sex, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit announced today.

According to the EEOC’s suit, a class of female applicants applied for technician positions at multiple Safelite locations nationwide, only to be passed over because of their sex. During the application and interview process, female applicants were subjected to derogatory comments based on sex-based stereotypes, including being told that technician positions were “a man’s job.” Since 2021, Safelite systematically denied female applicants technician positions, despite some who scored higher than male applicants on required job assessments, and the company instead hired less qualified male applicants, the suit said.

“Title VII prohibits making hiring decisions based on sex,” said Marcus G. Keegan, regional attorney for the EEOC’s Atlanta District. “In this case, Safelite has failed to hire women throughout the United States and has explicitly or implicitly told female applicants that they will not be hired because they are women.”

This alleged conduct violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits making hiring decisions based on the sex of the applicant. The EEOC filed suit (EEOC v. Safelite Fulfillment, LLC, Case No. 1:26-cv-3626) in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, Atlanta Division, after first attempting to reach a pre-litigation settlement through its administrative conciliation process.

“All Americans must be considered for open positions regardless of sex,” said Darrell Graham, director of the EEOC’s Atlanta District. “Too often, the EEOC sees employers treat certain jobs as ‘men’s jobs’ when female applicants are as qualified or more qualified than the male applicants who get hired. That’s illegal, and the EEOC remains committed to ensuring employment decisions are based on qualifications, not sex.”

For more information on sex-based discrimination, please visit https://www.eeoc.gov/sex-based-discrimination

The EEOC’s Atlanta District Office has jurisdiction over Georgia and the counties of Allendale, Bamberg, Barnwell, Beaufort, Berkeley, Charleston, Colleton, Dorchester, Georgetown, Hampton, Jasper and Williamsburg in South Carolina.

The EEOC is the sole federal agency authorized to investigate and litigate against businesses and other private sector employers for violations of federal laws prohibiting employment discrimination. For public sector employers, the EEOC shares jurisdiction with the Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division. The EEOC also is responsible for coordinating the federal government’s employment antidiscrimination effort. More information about the EEOC is available at www.eeoc.gov.