On December 16, 2025, Kennedy Hunt P.C. filed a complaint against Team Company d/b/a StaffQuick and Bimbo Bakeries USA, LLC, alleging the companies engaged in unlawful employment practices based on race, national origin, gender, and retaliation, in violation of the Illinois Human Rights Act, Title I and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and the Civil Rights Act of 1866.
According to the lawsuit, our client previously worked on the production line at Defendant Bimbo Bakeries’ Mattoon, Illinois facility and received her employment through StaffQuick. The lawsuit states that our client was subjected to sexual harassment that created an abusive, intimidating, or offensive workplace for her.
The lawsuit alleges that in or about April or May 2022, our client began working on a production line with a male colleague who subjected our client to unwanted sexual advances such as, working unnecessarily close to our client; touching his private parts to her behind; and attempting to touch her breasts. According to the lawsuit, our client learned from other female Mexican employees that the male colleague also harassed them.
Our client repeatedly reported the male colleague’s behavior to supervisors. The lawsuit alleges that some employees started treating our client hostilely after she made the report.
According to the lawsuit:
On information and belief, [Team Company d/b/a StaffQuick and Bimbo Bakeries USA, LLC] pressured at least one individual to sign a declaration that [the male colleague] had not done anything to her. That individual told [our client] she was scared her employment might be terminated if she did not sign the declaration.
The lawsuit claims that, on information and belief, the male colleague was suspended pending the investigation, but then returned to work. According to the lawsuit, our client heard that she was being watched because Team Company d/b/a StaffQuick, and Bimbo Bakeries USA, LLC wanted to fire her. The lawsuit also claims that when the male colleague returned to work, our client was assigned to work near him on multiple shifts.
According to the lawsuit, when the male colleague returned to work, our client was assigned to Line 3, an assignment allegedly given to employees as a form of punishment or when a supervisor does not like the employee.
On or about October 12, 2022, Bimbo Bakeries suspended our client’s employment, and she was walked out of the facility. The lawsuit claims that StaffQuick never offered our client any other position for work after Bimbo Bakeries. According to the lawsuit, Team Company d/b/a StaffQuick and Bimbo Bakeries USA, LLC acted with malice and/or reckless indifference in their actions toward our client.
This case is ongoing.
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