Court Awards Judgment In Sexual Harassment Case

The U.S. District Court in the Middle District of North Carolina has, according to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (”EEOC”), ordered an electrical contractor company to pay $175,674.00 to two female employees who were subjected to sexual harassment.  As stated in a July 24, 2009 EEOC Press Release, the sexual harassment lawsuit charged that female employees were subjected to sexual comments and touching by the company’s co-owner/president, including remarks about women’s bodies and clothing and comments about sex acts.  See, http://www.eeoc.gov/press/7-24-09a.html .  The EEOC also asserted that the company knew or should have known about the harassment and failed to prevent or stop it.  The lawsuit further charges that as a result of the sexual harassment, several women were forced to quit their jobs. 

The EEOC enforces federal laws prohibiting employment discrimination and sexual harassment in the workplace violates Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.