A jury in Kentucky has returned a $150,000 verdict in favor of a woman who was sexually harassed while employed at Rifle Coal Co.

Sandy Couch was hired by Rifle Coal Co. as a flagger on a road construction project in January 2005. Couch claims that the job was fine, until she was assigned to a new supervisor, saying “Another guy started telling me what to do and how to do it , and the sexual harassment began from this new supervisor toward me and the other two women employees.”

The new supervisor became increasingly aggressive with the harassment, at one point grabbing Couch’s breast. “I asked him if he knew what the word ‘no’ meant,” Sandy said.

If you or someone you know has been the victim of sexual harassment in the workplace, please contact the San Antonio employment lawyers of Melton & Kumler, LLP, by calling 800-681-6932.