Federal Agency Charges Trucking Companies Allowed Harassment, Termination of Gay Mechanics Because of Sexual Orientation
CLEVELAND – TA Dedicated, Inc. doing business as Transport America, and TForce TL Holdings USA, Inc., doing business as Transportation Enterprise Services, violated federal law by subjecting two gay mechanics to harassment and termination because of their sexual orientation and retaliated against them for opposing or complaining about the harassment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it announced today.
According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, beginning in late 2018 workers and supervisors at Transport’s facility in North Jackson, Ohio harassed two mechanics because they are gay. The harassment included frequent use of gay slurs and other derogatory comments, physical violence and other inappropriate contact, defacement of uniforms, and other hostile behavior.
The EEOC alleges the companies’ human resources and management officials were aware of the harassment but failed to take effective action to stop it and prevent it from recurring. Instead, the EEOC said, after the mechanics reported the harassment, the shop manager threatened that anyone who went to human resources would lose their job. The mechanics suffered further harassment and retaliation, including destruction of personal property, unfavorable assignments, false accusations, and discharge or being forced to quit.
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