A Tennessee woman has filed a sexual harassment lawsuit alleging management at the Buc-ee’s Kodak, Tennessee, location repeatedly ignored her reports of a male colleague making inappropriate sexual advances at the workplace.
Carol Cooper filed the federal job discrimination complaint Friday against the popular Texas-based gas station chain, involving its location about 20 miles east of Knoxville along Interstate 40. Buc-ee’s General Counsel Jeff Nadalo said in an email the company does not comment on pending litigation.
Cooper started working as a cashier in this location on June 29, 2023, where she covered the late night to early morning shift, her complaint said.
Shortly after she was hired, the man allegedly started asking her to go on dates, would come up with excuses to “innocently” touch her and would refer to her with pet names such as honey and sweetie.
Cooper told him to stop and explained she was happily married for 25 years and was not interested, the complaint said.