REPLACED FEMALE SALES MANAGER WITH AN INEXPERIENCED MALE
An Oklahoma based retailer of motorsports vehicles, known as Vicars Powersports, is alleged to have engaged in sex discrimination, according to a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).
Apparently, the company fired a female sales manager because of her sex and is said to have “falsely informed” her that the position was being eliminated. Yet, weeks later, the company posted an announcement on social media that it had promoted a less experienced male employee to the slot.
Since such conduct violated Title VII, which prohibits sex discrimination, the EEOC filed suit (EEOC v. V8 Motors LLC d/b/a Vicars Powersports, Case No. 6:23-cv-00299-JAR) in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, seeking monetary damages and injunctive relief.
In a settlement announced by the agency in mid-April, in addition to paying $75,000 to the impacted individual, the company agreed to modify its training and employment related practices, and to regularly report to the agency.
In a written statement, EEOC Regional Attorney Andrea G. Baran noted that, “All employers are obligated to provide a workplace free from discrimination …. This decree will help ensure that female employees at Vicars Powersports are able to do their jobs and will be evaluated based on the quality of their work, not outdated stereotypes about their gender.”
Power to them!
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