Trucking Company to Pay $5.5 Million to Settle Lawsuit Alleging Sex Discrimination

Trucking company to pay $5.5 million to settle lawsuit alleging sex discrimination

WARREN, MI — Central Transport LLC, a nationwide trucking company based in Warren, will pay $5.5 million to resolve a federal lawsuit accusing the company of discriminating against women drivers.

Michigan trucking company to pay $5.5 million to settle suit over failure to hire female truck drivers

A Michigan based trucking company will pay millions to settle a federal lawsuit alleging that it “failed to hire female truck drivers for at least ten years nationwide.” On May 15, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced that Central Transport, LLC will pay $5.5 million to settle a lawsuit accusing the company of gender-based hiring discrimination. The $5.5 million will be paid to the four original complainants and a cl…