Is it gender discrimination if you hire mostly male workers to work in a warehouse? 

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission seems to think so. According to the EEOC, excluding women from certain positions is a violation of Title CVII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.  Wal-Mart, the world’s largest retailer, was being accused of violating equal opportunity rights at its London, Kentucky warehouse, a sex-discrimination lawsuit filed by the EEOC lawsuit alleged. 

According to a press release from the EEOC: “Walmart Stores will  pay $11.7 million in back wages and com­pen­satory damages, its share of  employer taxes, and up to $250,000 in administration fees and will furnish  other relief, including jobs, to settle a sex discrimination lawsuit filed by  the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).”

The decree settling the suit was entered on March 1 and by decree, Wal-Mart must provide order-filler jobs to eligible women, as the jobs become available, in a systematic way.  Furthermore, the decree places an impetus on Wal-Mart not to retaliate against any employee or applicant who complains of discrimination. Wal-Mart will also train its employees and managers at the Kentucky facility, as well as submit reports to the EEOC showing its compliance with the court orders. 

Related Resources:

  • Wal-Mart to pay $11.7 million in EEOC gender bias suit (Reuters)
  • EEOC Press Release (EEOC)
  • Gender Discrimination  (FindLaw’s Employment Center)

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