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Workers at an AutoZone in White Plains, New York, are seeking to become the first store at the US’s largest auto parts retailer to win a union election, set to begin 25 September, despite a heavy-handed union opposition campaign from the company.

Company may have spent about $200,000 to fight union effort in White Plains, where 11 people can vote to join UAW

The EEOC filed suit (EEOC v. AutoZone, Inc., Civil Action No. 07-cv-1154) in U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois in 2007, after first attempting to reach a pre-litigation settlement through its conciliation process. At trial, the EEOC presented evidence that the company's managers insisted that Parts Sales Manager John P. Shepherd III mop floors at the end of the day, an activity that aggravated Shepherd's back impairment and caused intense pain. As the Court of Appeals recounted, "Shepherd's store manager called him a good salesman who could 'sell ice cubes to an Eskimo,' and noted that customers would specifically ask for Shepherd's assistance. As a result, Shepherd averaged the highest sales per customer among the employees at his store in 2003." The EEOC presented evidence that despite repeated requests from Shepherd and his doctor, company officials refused to eliminate the mopping assignments, eventually causing serious injury.

EEOC filed suit on May 9, 2014, alleging that from 2009 until at least 2011, the company assessed employees attendance "points" for absences, without permitting any general exception for disability-related absences. As a result, the complaint alleges, qualified employees with disabilities with even modest numbers of disability-related absences were fired, in violation of Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The ADA prohibits disability discrimination in employment, which includes failure to provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. The case (EEOC v. AutoZone, Inc. et al., Civil Action No. 14-cv- 3855) was filed in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division.

A California federal jury on Friday awarded a former AutoZone Stores Inc. manager more than $872,000 in compensatory damages in a suit alleging she was terminated for complaining that she was demoted after giving birth, with the jury finding the retailer's conduct constituted malice.

Retailer AutoZone Stores Inc. should pay $185 million in punitive damages for unlawfully demoting and firing a female employee who complained about gender and pregnancy discrimination, a federal jury in San Diego ruled. Rosario Juarez said she was demoted from a management position at a San Diego County store in 2006 after she became pregnant. The company fired Juarez after she filed a lawsuit that challenged her demotion. “Hopefully, this verdict sends a loud and clear message to AutoZone that the company is not above the law and must treat working mothers with dignity and respect,” said Juarez’s attorney, Lawrance Bohm. The $185 million in punitive damages awarded Monday was on top of $872,000 in compensatory damages the jury had awarded Juarez last week. AutoZone vowed to appeal. "We believe this verdict could not be based on the evidence or logic, and we plan to proceed with all legal remedies," AutoZone spokesman Ray Pohlman said in a statement. Juarez said the company started treating her differently after she told a district manager in 2005 that she had become pregnant. “Congratulations ... I guess,” Juarez said the manager told her. He then added, “I feel sorry for you.” Juarez said AutoZone started complaining about performance shortly afterward, then demoted her. AutoZone's lawyers argued at trial that Juarez was fired for misplacing $400 in cash. But a store loss prevention officer who led the investigation for AutoZone testified at trial that she never suspected Juarez of wrongdoing and thought the company was targeting her, Bohm said. AutoZone sells auto and light truck parts and accessories through more than 5,000 stores in the United States, Mexico and Brazil. As of Aug. 30, it had 539 stores in California. The company reported $9.5 billion in revenue in the 12 months ended Aug. 30. AutoZone shares gained 53 cents, or 0.1%, on Tuesday to $568.59.

OAKLAND (CBS SF) – An $11 million settlement to resolve state claims that auto parts retailer AutoZone Inc. illegally disposed of hazardous waste in 45 California counties was filed in Alameda County Superior Court in Oakland Tuesday.

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Total contributions from AutoZone Inc PAC to federal candidates, 2023-2024

The lawmakers raise concerns with the companies’ purchases from Qingdao Sunsong and its US based subsidiary currently under federal investigation, according to statement

Between January 2008 and February 2011, AutoZone was found selling two different non-compliant automotive windshield washer fluid products in California. Upon further investigation, AutoZone self-disclosed that two additional non-compliant automotive windshield washer fluid products were sold in California. The Consumer Products Regulation specifies different VOC limits for automotive windshield wiper fluid in California, depending on the climate of the region. The limit is 25 percent VOC by weight for mountainous areas that are subject to low freezing temperatures, and one percent VOC for everywhere else in the state. The amount of excess VOC emissions associated with the violations was 3.94 tons. The settlement agreement was executed on July 16, 2012 and AutoZone paid $60,000 to settle the case.

29 CFR 1910.37(a)(3): Exit route(s) were not kept free and unobstructed. Materials or equipment were placed, either permanently or temporarily, within the exit route. 430 Federal St, Greenfield, MA On August 21, 2020 and at times prior, the exit routes leading to the two fire exits at the rear of the store were blocked and required materials and equipment to be moved out of the way before employees could exit.

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AutoZone Inc. prudently managed its employees’ 401(k) by regularly monitoring investments, making appropriate changes, and relying on expert advice, a federal judge ruled after a seven-day trial.

By Patrick Hoff ( October 1, 2025, 7:02 PM EDT) -- AutoZone defeated a class action claiming it cost employees millions of dollars in retirement savings by failing to remove costly investment options from its 401(k) plan, with a Tennessee federal judge ruling the workers failed to show the company shirked its duties to monitor the plan. . . .

AutoZone entered into a Consent Order in which it agreed to conduct weekly merchandise price audits, create a pricing accuracy best business practices guide, provide annual pricing training for AutoZone’s New Jersey store managers, and employ a corporate pricing compliance coordinator to monitor AutoZone’s pricing accuracy in its New Jersey stores. AutoZone’s $47,500 payment consists of civil penalties, investigative costs and attorneys’ fees.

The Teamsters previously attempted to unionize an AutoZone distribution center in the early 1990s. They lost the election, though the National Labor Relations Board subsequently ordered a rerun election due to AutoZone’s conduct during the election, which included prohibiting union discussions at work, threatening workers with loss of their jobs and withholding scheduled pay increases.

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In March 2009, the ARB reached a settlement with AutoZone Inc. (AutoZone) that included a $90,000 to the California Air Pollution Fund for selling and offering for sale aftermarket catalytic converters without an ARB Executive Order. An investigation by the ARB showed that AutoZone sold catalytic converters that were no longer legal for sale in California due to new ARB aftermarket catalyst regulations that became effective January 1, 2009. As part of an industry wide investigation, the ARB documented the sales of these illegal catalytic converters by AutoZone stores throughout California. To settle the case, AutoZone agreed to the $90,000 penalty and to comply with the Aftermarket Catalytic Converter Regulation and other ARB programs.

AutoZone Inc. doesn’t have to face trial on an employee’s claims that his gender and job bias charge, and not his refusal to take a drug test, spurred his termination, a St. Louis federal judge ruled.

AutoZoners LLC settled with an employee to end claims that he was retaliated against for taking protected medical leave.

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