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EEOC Sues FedEx for Sexual Harassment and Sex Discrimination

NEW ORLEANSFederal Express Corporation (FedEx) violated federal law by subjecting a female administrator at the company’s St. Rose, Louisiana location to sexual harassment and firing her when she refused to continue to work with her harasser, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit announced today.

According to the EEOC’s suit, the administrator’s direct supervisor subjected her to sexual harassment for years, which the administrator reported to the company. The

September 29, 2025

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EEOC Sues C&M Defense Group for Sexual Harassment and Retaliation

ATLANTA – C&M Defense Group, LLC, a provider of security services to businesses in Atlanta, and now operating as Global Security Management Team, LLC, violated federal law by subjecting a security officer to sexual harassment and firing her after she complained about the abuse, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit announced today.

The EEOC charged that a female security officer was subjected to sexual harassment by her immediate supervisor. The

September 19, 2025

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EEOC Sues Action Insulation for Sexual Harassment

ATLANTA – Action Insulation Co., a general contractor specializing in insulation installation and asbestos abatement located in Port Wentworth, Georgia, violated federal law by subjecting its office manager to sexual harassment by its owner, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it recently filed.

The EEOC alleges that Action Insulation’s owner, who is also its founder and chief executive officer, subjected the female office manager to sexual harassment, including by making

June 30, 2025

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Bigfoot Energy Services and Iron Mountain Energy to Pay $697,500 in EEOC Race and Sex Harassment Suit

NEW ORLEANS – Oil field service companies Bigfoot Energy Services and Iron Mountain Energy, who operated as a single employer, will pay $697,500 and provide other equitable relief to settle a lawsuit alleging race- and sex-based harassment and retaliation brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.

According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, the companies’ employees, including management, frequently used the “n-word” and other racially derogatory terms when referring to

June 2, 2025

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EEOC Sues Bigfoot Energy Services and Iron Mountain Energy

NEW ORLEANS – Oil field service companies Bigfoot Energy Services and Iron Mountain Energy Services, operating as a single employer, violated federal law by failing to prevent widespread sexual and racial harassment in their workforce, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed on Sept. 27.

According to the suit, the companies’ male employees frequently engaged in sexually demeaning conduct, including sharing pornographic images and making sexually offensive comments. Additionally, employees

October 1, 2024

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EEOC Sues Minden Seafood for Sexual Harassment and Retaliation

MINDEN, La. – Minden Seafood, LLC, a seafood restaurant in Minden, Louisiana, violated federal law when it failed to stop a male worker from repeatedly sexually harassing a female employee and refused to rehire her after she quit, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.

According to the lawsuit, the female employee was a cashier at the restaurant. A coworker repeatedly and persistently subjected her to unwelcome sexual advances

September 30, 2024

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EEOC Sues X-Treme Tech Services for Sexual Harassment and Retaliation

THIBODAUX, La. – X-Treme Tech Services, LLC, which provides marine electronic services, violated federal law when a supervisor repeatedly sexually harassed a female employee and then fired her after she resisted his advances, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.

According to the lawsuit, the female employee was an administrative assistant for X-Treme Tech and her supervisor repeatedly and persistently subjected her to unwelcome sexual advances. His conduct included

July 22, 2024

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Shane’s Rib Shack Franchisees to Pay $56,500 in EEOC Sexual Harassment and Retaliation Lawsuit

ATLANTA – RSPS Holdings and SRS Milledgeville, franchisors of the popular fast-casual barbeque restaurant Shane’s Rib Shack, have agreed to pay $56,500 and provide other relief to settle a lawsuit for sexual harassment and retaliation filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.

According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, the companies violated federal law when they subjected a teenage female employee at its Milledgeville, Georgia location to a hostile work

April 2, 2024

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EEOC Sues Shane’s Rib Shack Franchisee for Sexual Harassment and Retaliation

ATLANTA – RSPS Holdings, a franchisee of the popular fast-casual barbeque restaurant, Shane’s Rib Shack, violated federal law when it subjected a teenage female employee to a hostile work environment based on her sex, then fired her in retaliation for complaining about it, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.

According to the EEOC’s suit, the female employee — who was a college freshman at the time — was

February 6, 2024

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