Sexual Remarks Lawsuit

In an August 26, 2009 Press Release, the U. S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (”EEOC”) announced the filing of a federal lawsuit in which EEOC attorneys charge that an engineering and construction company violated federal law when the company sexually harassed female employees.  See, http://www.eeoc.gov/press/8-26-09a.html .  According to the EEOC Press Release, the sexual harassment lawsuit claims that company managers told female employees stories of their sexual exploits, made derogatory remarks about women, and told one woman to “get naked.”  The EEOC says that female employees were offended and intimidated by the harassment, which resulted in an alleged physical assault.  Such alleged conduct violates Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.  An EEOC attorney quoted in the Press Release said, “No woman should have to endure such offensive working conditions.”  For further information about the EEOC see www.eeoc.gov .