Equal Employment Opportunity Commission vs. Skywest Airlines Inc.

Case Background

On August 17, 2022, Plaintiff Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed a workplace harassment lawsuit in the United States District Court, Texas Northern (Case number: 3:22cv1807). Senior Judge Sidney A Fitzwater presided over the case.

Cause

SkyWest Airlines employed Sarah Budd starting in January 2007, during which she held various roles before transferring to Dallas-Fort Worth as a Parts Clerk in August 2019. While working in the Parts and Maintenance Divisions, her coworkers and supervisors subjected her to severe workplace harassment. This included crude sexual comments, explicit remarks about her body, and inappropriate suggestions of sexua