Harassment

Illinois Roofing Company Sued for Race and Sex Harassment

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Two Workers Sue Over New York City Legionnaires’ Disease Outbreak

Anthony Roofing Tecta America LLC and Tecta America Corporation, roofing services providers in Illinois and nationwide, violated federal law when they subjected African American and female employees of their Aurora, Illinois location to race and sex harassment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit. According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, one of […]

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Arkansas-Based Restaurant Chain to Pay $300K to Settle Sexual Harassment Lawsuit

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Two Workers Sue Over New York City Legionnaires’ Disease Outbreak

Simply Slims, L.L.C., doing business as Slim Chickens, will pay $300,000 and provide other relief to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced. Headquartered in Fayetteville, Arkansas, Slim Chickens is a fast-casual restaurant with more than 200 locations; franchisee operator Simply Slims, L.L.C. owns

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Michigan Manufacturer to Pay $460K to Settle Sexual Harassment Lawsuit

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Two Workers Sue Over New York City Legionnaires’ Disease Outbreak

East Jordan Plastics, Inc., a manufacturer of plastic horticultural containers, will pay $460,000 and provide other relief to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today. According to the suit, a class of female employees at the manufacturer’s Beaverton, Michigan location was sexually harassed

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Sierra Club Received Sex Harassment Complaint About Then-Chief Earlier This Year

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Sierra Club Received Sex Harassment Complaint About Then-Chief Earlier This Year

A Sierra Club employee filed a workplace misconduct complaint earlier this year with the board of directors alleging that then-executive director Ben Jealous engaged in sexual harassment and bullying. The employee’s complaint, reviewed by Bloomberg News, alleges Jealous made unwelcome sexual comments that included graphic remarks about his own sex life and the bodies of

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