Male On Male Sexual Harassment Case

The U. S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (”EEOC”) is a federal agency which enforces federal laws prohibiting employment discrimination, including sexual harassment, and conduct where men sexually harass other men can violate Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.  In a September 23, 2009 Press Release at http://www.eeoc.gov/press/9-23-09.html , the EEOC announced that its attorneys filed a federal lawsuit in which the EEOC claims that a construction company subjected a former employee to a sexually hostile work environment on a federal post-Katrina bridge repair project and then retaliated against him for complaining about the harassment.  According to the EEOC Press Release, a company supervisor sexually harassed a male subordinate, and when the male subordinate complained about the harassment, he was involuntarily transferred and ultimately discharged.  EEOC attorneys charged that the harassment included verbal abuse and taunting gestures of a sexual nature.  As stated in the Press Release, the EEOC filed the lawsuit after first attempting to reach a voluntary settlement.  Further information about the EEOC is available at www.eeoc.gov .