EEOC Sues JACO Enterprises to Force Compliance With Conciliation Agreement

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - JACO Enterprises, LLC, a transportation/limousine company offering services throughout Kentucky, failed to pay $95,000 to alleged victims of sexual harassment as required pursuant to a conciliation agreement the company entered into with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency charged in a lawsuit announced today.

According to the EEOC's lawsuit, a female employee filed a charge of discrimination alleging she was sexually harassed by a male employee and that other employees were similarly harassed by the same person. On Oct. 6, 2025, JACO's president signed a conciliation agreement which required the company to pay the original complainant $70,000 and $25,000 to other aggrieved women. The filing charged the company with failing to pay any of the money.

"JACO's failure to pay as required under the agreement constitutes the breach of a binding contract," said Kenneth Bird, regional attorney for the EEOC's Indianapolis District. "In the interests of the harmed parties and the general public, the EEOC will vigorously enforce terms of the conciliation agreements that it enters into with employers."

Such alleged conduct violates Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex, including sexual harassment. The EEOC filed suit (EEOC v. JACO Enterprises, LLC, Case No. 6:26-cv-00182) in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky.

For more information on sexual harassment, please visit https://www.eeoc.gov/sexual-harassment .

The EEOC's Indianapolis District Office has jurisdiction over Indiana, Michigan, Kentucky and parts of Ohio.

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 also is responsible for coordinating the federal government's employment antidiscrimination effort. More information about the EEOC is available at www.eeoc.gov .