A company based in the Cincinnati, Ohio-area will pay $22,500 to settle a federal sexual harassment and retaliation suit.
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) had charged in its lawsuit Total Maintenance Solutions Inc., a cleaning company, had fired an employee for complaining about abuse.
Total Maintenance Solutions specializes in commercial cleaning and construction clean-up. It will pay $22,500 to a former female employee and implement other relief to settle the federal sexual harassment lawsuit filed by the EEOC.
According to the EEOC lawsuit, Total Maintenance Solutions, through its male owner, forced the employee to endure sexual harassment, including unwanted touching, sexual comments, overtures and ogling. The employee complained repeatedly about the sexually hostile work environment and was subsequently fired for her complaints, the EEOC said.
Sexual harassment violates Title VII of the Civil Right Act of 1964. The EEOC filed the lawsuit (Case No. 1:18-cv-00413-MRB) in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio after first attempting to reach a voluntary pre-litigation settlement through its conciliation process.
The consent decree resolving the case provides the former employee with back pay and compensatory damages of $22,500. The decree also provides for injunctive relief including anti-discrimination training, reporting of discrimination claims to an outside independent entity for investigation, notice posting and a prohibition against any discrimination or retaliation under Title VII.
Source: EEOC
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