Category Archives: Sexual Harassment News
EEOC Files Sexual Harassment Lawsuit Claiming Harassment Culminated In Sexual Assault
In a press release issued on November 7, 2019, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced that it has filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against Elite Wireless Group, Inc. (Elite Wireless). On September 29, 2019, the EEOC filed the sexual harassment lawsuit, United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Elite Wireless Group, LLC,… Read More »
Are Sexual Harassment Victims Protected From Retaliation When They Complain To The Police?
Having represented sexual harassment victims for nearly two decades, our Gainesville, Florida sexual harassment lawyers are often asked whether sexual harassment victims are protected from retaliation when they complain to a law enforcement agency about sexually harassing behavior in the workplace. Under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII), employees… Read More »
EEOC Brings Sexual Harassment Lawsuit Claiming Employer Created A Highly Sexualized Work Environment
In a press release issued on October 1, 2019, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced that it has filed a sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit against El Sombrero of Vicksburg, Inc. (El Sombrero) pursuant to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII). Sexual harassment is a form of… Read More »
EEOC Files Sexual Harassment Lawsuit Claiming Teenage Employee Was Harassed By Her Supervisor
Having represented sexual harassment victims for nearly two decades, our Marion County, Florida sexual harassment attorneys have learned that employers still refuse to take prompt and effective remedial action to prevent a sexual harasser from continuing to harass employees. Under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII), employers are obligated… Read More »
EEOC Resolves Sexual Harassment Case Alleging Manager Laughed In Response To Victim’s Complaint
Having litigated sexual harassment lawsuits for nearly twenty years, our Citrus County, Florida sexual harassment attorneys have learned that sexual harassment complaints are often met with ridicule or mockery by management. As explained by the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals in Curry v. District of Columbia, 195 F.3d 654 (D.C. Cir. 1999), federal anti-discrimination… Read More »
EEOC Files Sexual Harassment Lawsuit Alleging Company Owner Sexually Harassed Employees
Having represented sexual harassment victims for nearly twenty years, our Marion County, Florida sexual harassment lawyers have learned that many company owners subject their employees to egregious sexual harassment. As they control the company and have virtually unchecked power within the company, many company owners mistakenly believe that the law does not apply to… Read More »
EEOC Files Sexual Harassment Lawsuit Claiming Management Told Victim To Ignore The Harassment
For nearly twenty years, our Citrus County, Florida employment law attorneys fought for the rights of sexual harassment victims. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII) protects employees from sexual harassment in the workplace. Under Title VII, once an employer knows or should know of sexual harassment, a remedial obligation… Read More »
EEOC Settles Sexual Harassment Case Where Alleged Harasser Was Allowed To Return To Work
Having fought for the rights of sexual harassment victims for almost twenty years, our Marion County, Florida sexual harassment attorneys have learned that employers customarily fail to adequately punish sexual harassers. In many cases, employers do nothing more than subject sexual harassers to a verbal warning or extract a verbal promise from sexual harassers… Read More »
EEOC Files Sexual Harassment Lawsuit Claiming Employee Had To Quit Because Of Sexual Harassment
Having represented sexual harassment victims for almost twenty years, our Marion County, Florida sexual harassment attorneys have learned that sexual harassment victims are often compelled to quit because of the failure to employers to prevent the harassment from continuing. Under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII), when an employer… Read More »
EEOC Resolves Sexual Harassment Case Claiming Victims Were Subjected To Demands For Sexual Favors
In a recently issued press release, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced that it has entered into a Consent Decree to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by the EEOC against Sys-Con, LLC (Sys-Con). On September 26, 2018, the EEOC filed the lawsuit, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Sys-Con, LLC, Case… Read More »
