Sexual Harassment Blog – Sexual Harassment in the News
Sexual Harassment in the News
Houston Pub Settles Class Action Suit Arising from Manager’s Groping
A Houston bar recently agreed to pay $115,000 to settle a sexual harassment and retaliation class action brought by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. According to the EEOC, a former manager at Sherlock's Pub spanked one female employee, pushed a female...
Florida Firefighters "Burned" for Ignoring Harassment Claims
When a female firefighter made sexual harassment complaints to her supervisors, they told her to "let it go" or keep it "in house," according to a report resulting from an internal affairs investigation in Volusia County. Their failure to address the claims came back...
Virginia School Employee Claims Retaliation for Reporting Religious Harassment
A former media-aid assistant at a Virginia middle school has sued in federal court, alleging she was fired in retaliation for complaining about her supervisor's prosletyzing. Judith Scott has alleged that her supervisor repeatedly tried to force her to participate in...
Tennessee Legislator Allegedly Harassed by Colleague
Apparently, not even the powerful are immune from having to deal with inappropriate workplace conduct. According to a 2007 memo which was recently provided to the press, in April 2007, a Tennessee legislator approached two female legislators and told one of them she...
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I'm Alisa Shorago, and I provide sexual harassment prevention training through my company, Shorago Training Services. I'm looking forward to covering interesting items in the world of sexual harassment prevention. While sexual harassment is a serious matter, I plan to...
U.S. Supreme Court: Retaliation Protection Extends to Employees Cooperating in Investigation
Yesterday, the Supreme Court of the United States ("SCOTUS") unanimously ruled that under Title VII, an employee is legally protected against retaliation for speaking about harassment during a company's investigation of a sexual harassment claim, even if the employee...