Construction Industry Sexual Harassment Lawsuit

In an April 1, 2009 Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (”EEOC”) Press Release, the federal agency announced that it filed a sexual harassment class action lawsuit in which EEOC attorneys charged that road construction company subjected a class of women employees to sexual harassment, and, with respect to one woman, fired her for complaining about it.  See, http://eeoc.gov/press/4-1-09d.html .  According to the EEOC Press Release, the EEOC lawsuit alleges that a supervisor subjected a class os women working on a highway project near Mora, New Mexico, to sexual harassment, including a barrage of sexual comments and innuendo creating a hostile work environment.  EEOC attorneys also reportedly charged one employee suffered retaliation because she opposed the supervisor’s unwelcome conduct and was forced to resign because of the harassment, retaliation, and the employer’s failure to provide appropriate preventive and remedial relief.  An EEOC attorney was quoted in the Press Release as saying that “We continue to see a significant number of sexual harassment cases…”  Further information about the EEOC may be found in the agency’s website at www.eeoc.gov . 

Whether workplace sexual harassment occurs in San Angelo, Sugar Land, South Padre Island or elsewhere, victims of employment related sex discrimination may contact the EEOC and an attorney or lawyer to determine if a hostile work environment lawsuit may ultimately be appropriate under the particular circumstances and facts of the potential sexual harassment claim.