FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 30, 2025 EEOC Sues Action Insulation for Sexual Harassment ATLANTA – Action Insulation Co., a general contractor specializing in insulation installation and asbestos abatement located in Port Wentworth, Georgia, violated federal law by subjecting its office manager to sexual harassment by its owner, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it recently filed. The EEOC alleges that Action Insulation’s owner, who is also its founder and chief executive officer, subjected the female office manager to sexual harassment, including by making unwanted sexual comments and jokes, showing her lewd photographs, slapping her buttocks, pulling her hair, and otherwise touching her in an unwanted manner. The agency asserts the office manager resisted the owner’s advances and complained twice to her supervisor, but the company failed to take any action to stop the harassment. According to the EEOC, the office manager was left with no choice but to resign after the harassment escalated to physical assault. Such alleged conduct violates Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits sexual harassment in employment. The EEOC filed suit (EEOC v. Action Insulation Co., Civil Action No. 4:25-cv-00152-RSB-CLR) in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia, Savannah Division, after first attempting to reach a pre-litigation settlement through its conciliation process. “Federal law prohibits sexual harassment in the workplace,” said Marcus G. Keegan, regional attorney for the EEOC’s Atlanta District Office. “The EEOC will take action when a company allows its highest-ranking officials to continuously harass a female employee.” Darrell Graham, district director of the EEOC’s Atlanta District Office, said, “Ensuring workplaces are free from sex discrimination and sexual harassment remains a top priority for the EEOC. Our agency will hold employers accountable if they allow this type of inexcusable conduct to occur.” For more information on sexual harassment, please visit and https://www.eeoc.gov/sexual-harassment. The EEOC’s Atlanta District Office has jurisdiction over Georgia and the counties of Allendale, Bamberg, Barnwell, Beaufort, Berkeley, Charleston, Colleton, Dorchester, Georgetown, Hampton, Jasper and Williamsburg in South Carolina. The EEOC is the sole federal agency authorized to investigate and litigate against businesses and other private sector employers for violations of federal laws prohibiting employment discrimination. For public sector employers, the EEOC shares jurisdiction with the Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division; the EEOC is responsible for investigating charges against state and local government employers before referring them to DOJ for potential litigation. The EEOC also is responsible for coordinating the federal government’s employment antidiscrimination effort. More information about the EEOC is available at www.eeoc.gov. Stay connected with the latest EEOC news by subscribing to our email updates. ### Contact Atlanta District Office
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