AGREES TO PAY $110,000 TO SETTLE “SEXUAL HARASSMENT” CASE
AMZ Manufacturing – based out of York, Pennsylvania – recently agreed to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) for $110,000.
Apparently, certain individuals at the company subjected two women, among other things, to “inappropriate touching,” “unwanted sexual advances,” and “crude” sexual orientation comments and remarks about the female anatomy. While complaints were filed, the company purportedly failed to take appropriate action.
Believing that such conduct violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the EEOC filed suit (EEOC v. AMZ Manufacturing Co., Civil Action No. 1:23-cv-01587) in U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, seeking monetary damages and injunctive relief.
In addition to the financial settlement (which will go to the victims), the company has agreed to modify its employment-related policies and practices.
By way of a written statement, Debra Lawrence, regional attorney for the EEOC’s Philadelphia District Office, noted that, “All too often, women employed in manufacturing jobs experience sexual harassment that sends a message that they do not belong in these workplaces …. Such conduct is illegal, and the EEOC will fight hard to end these practices and to achieve justice for the victims.”
How touching was that?
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