Scheels All Sports is currently facing major active legal actions, including a federal age discrimination lawsuit and a high-profile upcoming wrongful death trial.

EEOC Age Discrimination Lawsuit (September 2026)
• Filing Date: September 30, 2026
• Plaintiff: U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
• The Issue: The EEOC filed a federal lawsuit in Nevada against Scheels alleging violations of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA).
• Core Allegation: Scheels changed its employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) to force workers aged 40 and older to sell back their company shares if they worked fewer than 1,000 hours in a year. Workers under 40 were allowed to keep their shares under the same low-hour conditions.

Wrongful Death and Negligent Entrustment Trial (October 2026)
• Case: Sarah Van Bogart v. Scheels All Sports and William Ballantyne
• Trial Dates: Scheduled for October 26 to December 4, 2026, in Minnesota.
• The Incident: In August 2022, 19-year-old Jordan Markie died by suicide inside an Eden Prairie, Minnesota Scheels store after an employee handed him an operable handgun.
• Core Allegation: Backed by Everytown Law, the lawsuit claims the employee failed to check identification (the buyer legal age is 21 in Minnesota) and ignored signs of emotional distress or anxiety before handing over the firearm. A judge denied Scheels' motion to dismiss, sending the case to a jury trial.