Posted on December 2nd, 2009
The United States Mine Safety and Health Administration refused to fire a supervisor in a Kentucky office who was found to have sexually harassed a subordinate, according to a lawsuit filed in federal court in Louisville.
The lawsuit contends that the MSHA created an “unlawful, hostile work environment” for the victim of the sexual harassment. The only punishment that supervisor Robert Gray received was two weeks suspension without pay, before he was given another job he had long coveted in the same office.
The lawsuit says that Gray “was actually rewarded for his sexual harassment.”
If you or someone you know has been a victim of harassment in the workplace, please contact a San Antonio employment lawyer of Melton & Kumler, LLP, by calling 800-681-6932.
Posted on November 20th, 2009
Four workers at Harrah’s in Atlantic City have filed suit against the company, claiming that they were sexually harassed by a supervisor.
The four complaints allege that the bar supervisor at Harrah’s nightclub The Pool and director of entertainment for the casino, created a working environment that allowed harassment. The complaints also include allegations that Montgomery had sex with two of the female employees after giving them so much alcohol that they blacked out.
The complaints were filed Tuesday in Atlantic County Civil Court.
Harrah’s policy is not to comment on personnel issues, but spokeswoman Alyce Parker said “we have a longstanding anti-harassment policy that provides employees with opportunities and channels, including a hotline, to communicate any allegations of improper activity, including sexual harassment.”
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.
Posted on November 12th, 2009
Restaurant chain Cheesecake Factory Inc has agreed to pay $345,000 to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit.
The lawsuit accused the restaurant of allowing male kitchen staffers to sexually harass other male workers in a restaurant near Phoenix, Arizona.
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission announced the settlement on Tuesday. The settlement of the 16-month-long trial also calls for Cheesecake factory to improve training and appoint an ombudsman to address sexual harassment claims by employees.
Mary Jo O’Neill, a regional attorney for the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, said in a statement “Beyond the lavish décor that the company boasts on its website, was a horribly dysfunctional workplace where male workers livid in fear.”
Cheesecake Factory also released a statement, saying that the settlement allowed the company to “avoid any further disruptions and additional expenses of litigation for a matter that has lingered on for more than three years.”
If you have been the victim of harassment in the workplace, please contact the San Antonio Employment Lawyers of Melton & Kumler, LLP, by calling 800-681-6932.
Posted on November 5th, 2009
A Ruby Tuesday restaurant in Stroudsburg, PA has agreed to pay a total of $225,000 to five female employees in a sexual harassment lawsuit.
The Equal Employment Opportunities Commission filed the lawsuit against Ruby Tuesday’s general manager, Christopher Mendoza, and other supervisors in August of 2008. Originally more than 12 employees were involved in the suit, but the settlement ultimately only went to five.
The harassment included making sexual propositions to the female employees, frequently making sexually explicit and graphic remarks to them about their appearance, and making lewd comments in their presence about female customers.
If you have been the victim of sexual harassment in the workplace, please contact the San Antonio discrimination lawyers of Melton & Kumler, LLP, by calling 800-681-6932.
Posted on October 19th, 2009
The United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has sued JPMorgan Chase & Co over claims that the bank discriminated against women and fired an employee who complained about the practices at an office in Columbus, Ohio.
Aimee Doneyhue claims she was terminated in retaliation for complaining in 2007 that practices at the bank made it more difficult for women to earn commissions and bonuses. The lawsuit also alleges that female employees were targets of verbal sexual harassment.
The EEOC claims in the lawsuit that Doneyhue was called an “idiot” and a “pain in the ass” for her complaints to management about the “sexually hostile work environment which was created, fostered and maintained by male supervisors.”
If you or someone you know has been the victim of sexual harassment in the workplace, please contact the San Antonio Sexual Harassment Lawyers of Melton & Kumler, LLP, by calling 800-681-6932.
Posted on October 12th, 2009
The Wilmington, Delaware law firm, Maron Marvel Bradley & Anderson, is being sued by a former employee who claims she was subjected to a “hostile environment” due to the sexually charged comments of her supervisor.
Jennifer Braude of Philadelphia claims that during the 18 months she spent as an associate at the firm she was subjected to sexual harassment by her supervisor Meredith Sossman.
The firm’s executive director said the lawsuit “involves allegations of wrongful conduct claimed to hae occurred in 2007 by an employeeno longer with the firm. Our attorneys in this matter have advised us that it would be inappropriate to comment on the particulars of the allegations.
The lawsuit alleges that Sossman constantly injected sexual topics into workday banter. Sossman allegedly spoke of her sex life often including engaging in “foursomes” and kissing her best female friend. The lawsuit claims that Sossman told Braude she was “sexy” and “dirty hot.”
The case has been assigned to Chief U.S. District Judge Gregory M. Sleet. Maron Marvel Bradly & Anderson has not yet filed any response to the suit.
If you have been the victim of sexual harassment in the workplace, please contact the San Antonio Sexual Harassment Attorneys of Melton & Kumler, LLP, by calling 800-681-6932.
Posted on October 8th, 2009
The McDonalds Corporation has been accused by the EqualEmployment Opportunity Commission of allowing male employees to be the victimsof sexual harassment by a female supervisor.
The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in New Jersey,claims a crew of teenage workers at a Perth Amboy restaurant have beensubjected to sexual harassment since August 2007. According to the lawsuitMcDonald’s allowed the female supervisor to “physically grab, touch, spank,hug, and pinch the Charging Party and other male employees without theirconsent because of their sex.”
The lawsuit claims the restaurant change “has engaged inunlawful employment practices” by “creating and maintaining a hostile workenvironment based on sex.” The lawsuit also calls for McDonald’s to “instituteand carry out policies, practices, and programs that provide equal employmentpractices for males, which would eradicate the effects of its past and presentunlawful employment practices.”
The EEOC is asking the judge to award the workers past andfuture pecuniary losses, damages for pain, suffering and humiliation, as wellas punitive damages for “malicious and reckless” behavior.
If you have been the victim of sexual harassment in theworkplace, please contact the San Antonio Sexual Harassment Lawyers of Melton& Kumler, LLP, by calling 800-681-6932.
Posted on September 29th, 2009
A North Carolina judge has awarded two former employees of a Cinelli’s Restaurant close to $90,000 in damages in a federal sexual harassment lawsuit.
According to the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said that Meghan O’Connell and Brittany Bumgarner spent five years in a “sexually hostile work environment” under a Cinelli’s manager.
The manager's conduct included hugging, kissing, biting the women’s buttocks and other inappropriate advances. A statement released by Bumgarner says she was forced to quit her job because Cinelli’s management did nothing to address the conduct of the manager.
U.S.District Court Judge Terrence Boyle awarded each woman $25,000 in compensatorydamages. The pair also got $25,000 in punitive damages. Bumgarner was awarded $12,674 in lost wages.
“This was a case involving shocking and egregious sexual harassment,” said EEOC attorney LynetteA. Barnes “Clearly, this sort of behavior does not belong in the workplace. The EEOC will vigorously enforce the laws against discrimination in the workplace,even when employers try to avoid liability for their unlawful actions by hiding their heads in the sand.”
If you or someone you know has been a victim of sexual harassment in the workplace please contact the San Antonio Sexual Harassment Lawyers of Melton & Kumler, LLP, at800-681-6932.
Posted on September 25th, 2009
Employers often think that they have no legal rights when their employers complain about their conduct or report an employer's potentially unlawful action. Employers, however, can retaliate legally.
Under workplace reatliation laws, employees often complain or report their employers' unlawful actions when they are demoted, terminated, or receive negative write-ups. These complaints or lawsuits can hinder an employers wages and may impair the employer from receiving a promotion.
In these cases, an employer may attempt to recover lost wages by filing a retaliation lawsuit. If you or anyone you know has considered retaliation, contact the San Antonio retaliation lawyers of Melton & Kumler, LLP, at 800-681-6932.
Posted on September 18th, 2009
A discrimination lawsuit against Billy Graham's ministry was rebuked by
a ministry spokesperson earlier this week. A lawyer for the ministry
argued that the lawsuit should be dismissed for two reasons, according
to court documents.
First, the lawyer argued that the former employee failed to prove that
her job remained after she was dismissed. And two, the lawyer contended
that the discrimination lawsuit would disrupt the internal workings of
a religious entity.
The former employee, Kimberly McCallum, filed the original lawsuit
claiming that the she was fired from Billy Graham Evangelistic
Association in 2007 after she told ministry officials that the
organization was not extending itself enough to black churches.
If you have faced discrimination in the workplace, contact the San
Antonio workplace discrimination lawyers of Melton & Kumler, LLP,
at 800-681-6932.
