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The Great EEOC Roundup: March Edition


As always, there are some EEOC cases that jump out at me when I review developments on that front.  Below are a couple EEOC cases and settlements that caught my eye this month.



There is quite a bit to unpack with this case.  Let us start with the allegations:  Limenos Corporation d/b/a Ceviche House is alleged to have allowed a general manager to subject a female server to sexual harassment, retaliated against the server when she complained of the alleged harassment, and then proceeded to make her work conditions so unbearable that she was forced to resign.  The manager apparently fostered a sexually charged workplace by regularly discussing sex at work, displaying nude photos of women, and referring to female employees as whores.  This alleged conduct, if true, is in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 which bars employers from discriminating against employees or applicants based upon sex as well as prohibits retaliation against employees who object to the unlawful discrimination.



A manufacturing company in Pennsylvania, Germantown Tool, has settled a sex discrimination suit for $103,000.00, following a claim brought by a former employee.  The former employee alleged that the company harassed him based upon his sex and terminated him in retaliation for his complaints about the alleged harassment.  This alleged conduct is in violation of Title VII which prohibits an employer from harassing an employee or applicant based upon sex.


BHT Constructions to Pay $38,000.00 to Settle Sex Discrimination Suit

A construction contracting company, BHT Constructions, has agreed to settle a sex discrimination suit for $38,000.00 after it apparently engaged in an unlawful hiring practice.  According to the lawsuit, the company failed to hire a well qualified female applicant because of her sex.  (The woman applied for a heavy machine operator position and although she had 20 years' experience, she was denied a job and told by a BHT supervisor that the company did not hire women.)  This alleged conduct is also in violation of Title VII, which as noted above, prohibits employers from discriminating against employees or applicants based upon sex.

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