A federal court has ruled that the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) may proceed to trial with its class-action lawsuit alleging that L.A. Weight Loss Centers, Inc., discriminated against male applicants, the agency announced.
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Download NowU.S. District Judge William D. Quarles, Jr., of the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland, rejected motions by L.A. Weight Loss Centers (LAWL) to dismiss the case.
The EEOC sued LAWL in February 2002 under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of1964, alleging that the company engaged in a pattern or practice of disparate treatment against men in its recruiting, hiring, and assignment of employees.
In its suit, the EEOC also alleged that LAWL disciplined and ultimately terminated employee Kathy Koch, a trainer with the company, in retaliation for attempting to hire male applicants and for her complaints that LAWL failed to hire qualified male applicants because of their gender.
LAWL recently announced that it is changing its name to Pure Weight Loss, Inc.