Personnel Staffing to Pay $155K in Sex Discrimination Charge

Alabama-nbased Personnel Staffing Inc., a staffing service for more than 15 southeastern states U.S., will pay $155,000 to a class of female employees, as the result of an investigation by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).

The EEOC said its investigation found that Personnel Staffing discriminated against female workers between Aug. 14, 2020 and Aug. 1, 2023, based on their sex, when the company failed to refer female temporary workers to TCI of Alabama, LLC, at its Pell City, Alabama location, based on TCI’s sex-biased request for male-only laborers.

Personnel Staffing’s compliance with TCI’s discriminatory request violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

“A reminder to employers: Title VII makes it unlawful for an employer to fail or refuse to hire an individual or otherwise treat them differently because of their sex. Staffing agencies can violate Title VII if they comply with a client company’s discriminatory request,” said Bradley A. Anderson, director of the EEOC’s Birmingham District Office. ”

Following the EEOC’s investigation, the parties engaged in the federal agency’s pre-litigation conciliation process. In addition to paying monetary damages for a class of female temporary workers, Personnel Staffing agreed to revise and disseminate its anti-discrimination policy instructing employees about their rights.

The EEOC previously brought and settled a lawsuit charging TCI with retaliation and continues to prosecute two related enforcement actions – a related lawsuit the agency filed against TCI in January 2025 (EEOC v. TCI of Alabama, LLC, Civil Action No. 4:25-cv-00089-SGC) as well as a sex discrimination case filed against WorkSmart (EEOC v. WorkSmart Staffing, LLC, Civil Action No. 4:25-cv-01659-SGC) in September 2025.

Source: EEOC