VICTIM GETS $30,000 IN SETTLEMENT OF ALL CLAIMS
A WALMART store, out in DeFuniak Springs, Florida, supposedly failed to affirmatively respond to sexual harassment allegations made by a female employee. Apparently, even though she complained about being subjected to “constant sexual comments” and unwanted touching, the company failed to take appropriate action.
Believing that such conduct violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed suit (EEOC v. Walmart Inc. and Wal-Mart Stores East, L.P, Case No. 3:21-cv-01051) in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida seeking monetary damages and injunctive relief.
In early February, a resolution of the litigation was announced. And in addition to remitting $30,000 to the impacted individual, the company agreed to distribute copies of its sexual harassment policies to all employees and to improve its sexual harassment training practices.
In a written statement, EEOC Birmingham District Director Bradley Anderson noted, “Under federal law, employers must provide a workplace free from sexual harassment …. Title VII requires companies to act quickly and seriously when their employees make complaints about sexual harassment or risk violating the law.”
Think that was a touching end-result?
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