In Arkansas, a jury has awarded more than $100,000 to a male surgical technician who filed an EEOC charge alleging he was discriminated against because of his sex.
The six-figure verdict is a reminder that federal Title VII protects all employees from sex discrimination in the workplace.
The surgical technician worked for Northwest Arkansas Hospitals, LLC, d/b/a Northwest Medical Center-Bentonville.
According to the technician, two female obstetricians in the labor and delivery unit prohibited him from performing most of the duties he was hired for because he’s a man.
The technician said he complained and escalated those concerns to the C-suite, but the hospital failed to follow its own anti-discrimination policy and did not intervene to end the discrimination.
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He filed an EEOC charge, and the agency conducted an investigation.
In the EEOC’s view, the alleged conduct violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits sex discrimination at work. After attempting to reach a pre-litigation settlement, the EEOC filed a lawsuit on the technician’s behalf.
At trial, a former company director testified that the technician was a victim of the hospital’s culture of discrimination....
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