EEOC Accuses O’Reilly Auto Parts of Systemic Sexual Harassment

O’Reilly Automotive Stores Inc. subjected a group of female employees at an Orlando, Fla., store to a male manager’s persistent sexual harassment, the federal government alleges.

The manager’s harassment included sexually charged comments, groping, and demands for sex, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission says in its May 9 complaint. Delivery specialist India McCoy, who brought the discrimination to the EEOC’s attention, also faced retaliation for complaining about the harassment and was ultimately forced out of her job, it alleges.

McCoy worked in her store’s “hub” section, which filled orders for parts to be delivered to other O’Reilly stores. She and ...