EEOC Sexual Harassment Lawsuit

Attorneys with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (”EEOC”) announced in a June 30, 2009 Press Release that the federal agency filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against a major real estate development, construction and management company alleging that the company violated federal law by subjecting a class of women to a hostile work environment, sexual harassment, and retaliation for complaining about harassment.  See, http://www.eeoc.gov/press/6-30-09a.html .  According to the EEOC Press Release, the employment harassment lawsuit charges that an assistant sales agent faced verbal and physical harassment from a lead sales agent and retaliation from a sales manager.  As stated in the Press Release, the harassment lawsuit includes allegations that the lead sales agent repeatedly made sexually explicit remarks to the employee, asked her to have sex with him, and threatened her life with a gun in March 2005.  The EEOC asserts as well that she was retaliated against when she was denied a promotion and made to share her commission with another employee.  Finally, she was forced to quit due to the harassment and retaliation.  An EEOC attorney quoted in the Press Release stated that “The EEOC will aggressively enforce laws prohibiting sexual harassment and retaliation in the workplace.”

The EEOC enforces federal laws prohibiting employment discrimination and additional information about the EEOC may be found in its website at www.eeoc.gov .

Whether employment related sexual abuse occurs in Baytown, Brownsville, Wharton or elsewhere, victims of hostile work conditions may contact the EEOC and an attorney or lawyer to determine if a sexual harassment lawsuit may ultimately be appropriate under the particular circumstances and facts of the potential sex abuse claim.