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Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. K&L Auto Crushers, LLC

  1. July 28, 2021

    Auto Co. Settles EEOC Suit Over Chemo Discrimination

    The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission informed a Texas federal court that an auto recycler has agreed to pay a former employee $90,000 to resolve claims it illegally fired her during chemotherapy treatment instead of making reasonable accommodations.

  2. February 01, 2021

    Judge Calls Auto Co.'s Bid To End EEOC Suit A Waste Of Time

    A Texas federal judge shredded a local auto recycling firm's effort to dismiss a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission case on Monday, calling the motion "a clear waste" of time and questioning whether the company's lawyer had even reviewed the agency's claims.

  3. September 29, 2020

    EEOC Says Texas Auto Recycler Filed Dismissal Bid Too Early

    The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is urging a Texas federal judge to reject as premature an East Texas auto recycler's bid to dismiss claims that it failed to accommodate a payroll employee who was diagnosed with small cell lung cancer by firing her during her chemotherapy treatment.

  4. September 22, 2020

    Car Recycler Wants End To EEOC Suit Over Chemo Firing

    An East Texas auto recycler hit back against a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission suit that alleged it had failed to accommodate an employee for leaving work to undergo chemotherapy, arguing that it had to hire her replacement to keep a key office role staffed.

  5. August 18, 2020

    EEOC Sues Texas Auto Recycler For Firing Worker On Chemo

    The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is alleging that an East Texas auto recycling center discriminated against a payroll employee who was diagnosed with small cell lung cancer, firing her during her chemotherapy treatment instead of making a reasonable accommodation.