Sexual Harassment Rape Lawsuit

Attorneys with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (”EEOC”) announced in a June 18, 2009 EEOC Press Release that the federal agency filed a sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit against an Oregon nursery business in which the EEOC charges, in part, that one female worker was taken to remote areas of the farm by the company foreman and raped repeatedly over the span of several months.  See, http://www.eeoc.gov/press/6-18-09a.html .  According to the EEOC Press Release, when the victim refused to be sexually assaulted yet again, she was fired.  In addition, the Press Release stated that another female worker faced daily sexual innuendos and propositions for sex as well as grabbing and touching, and when she and her husband, who also worked there, reported sexual harassment by a crew leader, the employer failed to investigate or respond to their complaint, culminating in their being fired for having reported and opposed sexual harassment.  The EEOC is the federal agency charged with enforcing federal laws prohibiting employment discrimination.  Further information about the EEOC may be located in the agency’s website at www.eeoc.gov .

Whether employment related sexual harassment and retaliation occurs in Bay City, Freeport, Port Lavaca or elsewhere, victims of a hostile work environment may contact the EEOC and an attorney or lawyer to determine if a sexual harassment lawsuit is ultimately appropriate under the particular circumstances and facts of the potential employment discrimination claim.