• 02
  • December
    2011

No employee should have to face sexual harassment in the workplace. Such harassment can cause a great deal of harm to employees. Thus, it is very important for employers to respond properly to sexual harassment complaints made by employees. This includes not retaliating against employees for making such complaints.

Recently, a case from Nevada involving allegations of workplace sexual harassment and wrongful retaliation has been settled. The case involves four women who worked for a real estate development company.

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) alleged that the four women were sexually harassed by a male employee of the company while they were with the company.

According to the EEOC, the women complained to the company about the alleged sexual harassment. The EEOC claimed that the company failed to take actions to address the alleged sexual harassment after receiving these complaints. The EEOC also alleged that the company retaliated against the four women for making the complaints.

The EEOC brought a lawsuit in a federal court in Nevada against the real estate development company in connection to these allegations. The EEOC and the company recently reached a settlement in regards to this lawsuit. According to a press release on the EEOC's website, as part of this settlement, the company agreed to make a monetary payment.

Employees can suffer great harm when employers fail to respond properly to employee sexual harassment complaints. Thus, one hopes that employers make sure to avoid committing conduct like that which was alleged in the case.

Source: U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, "Lakemont Homes to Pay $267,000 to Settle EEOC Sexual Harassment, Retaliation Suit," Nov. 30, 2011