She handed over the texts, sat for the investigation, then got a write-up she refused to sign
A former Boeing mechanic says she reported harassment to the company's ethics officers, then lost her job.
The complaint was filed August 19, 2026 in the US District Court for the Western District of Washington. It names The Boeing Company as the only defendant. According to the filing, the plaintiff worked as a Grade 9 Aircraft Mechanic at Boeing's Moses Lake, Washington facility from on or around September 22, 2022 until her termination on or about September 15, 2025.
She alleges that from the start of her employment she worked in what the complaint calls “a sexually hostile work environment created and perpetuated by Defendant's supervisors and employees.”
The filing describes conduct by three men, identified in the document by name and job title. It alleges a supervisor made unwanted sexual advances and, after she rejected him, sent her unsolicited nude photographs. It alleges an inspector called her “sweet thing,” said he bet she “looked good in heels,” and on or about May 3, 2025 called and texted her at approximately 1:00 a.m., telling her to call him “Daddy Don” and asking her to come to his home to “hold him.” A lead repeatedly touched her hair, groped her, asked her for nude photographs and told her he kept “a special box” for such photographs, the complaint alleges.
The filing also alleges racial harassment. It says a coworker told her that “no matter how much money you make, you will always be a [racial slur],” and separately remarked that he “would never date a girl that looks like burnt engine oil.” Her manager disciplined African-American employees disproportionately, the complaint alleges, and on one occasion told a coworker to “send someone white down to watch [African-American and Black employees because] I can't afford to have them tearing up my plane.”
For HR readers, the reporting chain is the part worth studying. On or about June 4, 2025, according to the complaint, she raised the conduct with two Site Compliance and Ethics Officers. She then reported it to Human Resources. On or about July 3, 2025 she took part in an internal investigation run by a corporate investigator, submitting a written statement and copies of the text messages she says she received.
The complaint alleges that instead of corrective action, what followed was discipline. The filing says Boeing issued her a warning over driving through the parking lot at a high rate of speed, failing to stop at a designated stop line and failing to yield to oncoming traffic. She refused to sign it, the complaint says, because she considered the allegations false.
Boeing then terminated her employment on or about September 15, 2025, according to the filing, citing offensive and inappropriate workplace behavior of a sexual nature and aversion toward a group based on national origin - allegations the complaint says she “denies vehemently.” On information and belief, the filing states, the employees she had reported were not comparably disciplined.
She brings three counts under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964: sex discrimination, sexual harassment and hostile work environment; race discrimination and hostile work environment; and retaliation. The damages section also cites 42 U.S.C. § 1981. The complaint says she filed a Charge of Discrimination with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and received all necessary administrative authorizations before bringing the action.
She is seeking back pay, front pay, compensatory and punitive damages, and attorneys' fees, expert fees and costs, and has demanded a jury trial. The complaint states no dollar figure.
The allegations have not been tested in court. Boeing has not yet filed a response, and no court has ruled.
