A lawsuit filed in Texas this month accuses online vehicle auction provider Copart of gender discrimination, retaliation and sexual harassment.
Christine Arnold, a former global vice president of human resources for Copart, says she was fired in retaliation for raising concerns about pay disparities between genders, glass ceiling barriers, and sexual harassment by male employees directed toward herself and other female employees.
The Dallas County lawsuit accuses Copart of retaliation, creating a hostile work environment and sexual harassment in violation of the Texas Commission on Human Rights Act and seeks damages for lost compensation, emotional pain, mental anguish and other violations. Arnold is seeking damages of more than $1 million.
According to the lawsuit, Arnold was told to look the other way when male executives were seen with prostitutes at company-sponsored events and was yelled at for bringing her concerns to leadership.
Arnold says she also learned of a disparity in stock options grants in which females in leadership, including herself, did not receive awards. When she reported this discrimination, her direct supervisor, Will Franklin, Executive Vice President, the Americas Operations and Worldwide Shared Services, told her to “not go there,” the complaint details.
The case is Christine Arnold vs. Copart, Inc., Cause No. DC-25-05579 in the 193rd District Court in Dallas County.
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