HOTEL & CASINO ALLEGEDLY ENGENDERED A “SEXUALLY-CHARGED” WORKPLACE
In a press release dated August 24, 2023, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced it had filed a federal lawsuit against Nevada Restaurant Services, Inc., owner and operator of Laughlin River Lodge Hotel & Casino in Laughlin, Nevada, based on purported “sexual harassment and retaliation” at the company.
While employees are said to have reported “unwanted touching and groping, stalking, offering to pay for sex, and sexually offensive comments towards female employees,” the company failed to take responsive action, causing some to quit their jobs.
Since such conduct allegedly violates Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the EEOC filed suit in U.S. District Court for Nevada (Case No.: 2:23-cv-01307), seeking monetary damages and injunctive relief.
In a written statement, said Anna Park, regional attorney with the EEOC’s Los Angeles District, noted, “It is imperative employers understand their responsibilities to prevent and remedy harassment in the workplace … The EEOC continues to see employers who fail to correct harassment and the agency will actively enforce anti-discrimination laws to address these issues.”
Who’s gonna get the last laugh there?
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