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Oil Field Service Companies Face Lawsuit for Alleged Sexual and Racial Harassment

Oil field service companies Bigfoot Energy Services and Iron Mountain Energy Services, operating as a single employer, violated federal law by failing to prevent widespread sexual and racial harassment in their workforce, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged …

Louisiana Seafood Restaurant Sued for Sexual Harassment

Minden Seafood, LLC, a seafood restaurant in Minden, Louisiana, violated federal law when it failed to stop a male worker from repeatedly sexually harassing a female employee and refused to rehire her after she quit, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity …

Food Producer Settles Lawsuit Over Sexual Harassment Allegations at Michigan Facility

Pero Family Farms Food Company, LLC, will pay $40,000 in compensatory damages and furnish other relief to settle a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) lawsuit, the federal agency announced today. The EEOC’s suit alleged Pero Family Farms maintained a …

Lloyd’s of London Plans to Overhaul ‘Unclear’ Rules on Dealing With Poor Conduct

Lloyd’s of London said on Thursday it plans to overhaul its rules on dealing with poor conduct in the commercial insurance market as its current processes for dealing with bad behavior could be “unclear.” The Lloyd’s of London market, which …

Northwestern University Cheerleader Drops Sexual Harassment Lawsuit

EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) — A cheerleader has dropped her federal sexual harassment lawsuit against Northwestern University. Hayden Richardson filed the lawsuit in the Northern District of Illinois in January 2021 alleging drunken fans and alumni groped her at school-sanctioned events …

Louisiana Marine Electronic Services Provider Sued for Sexual Harassment

X-Treme Tech Services, LLC, a Thibodaux, Louisiana-based business which provides marine electronic services, violated federal law when a supervisor repeatedly sexually harassed a female employee and then fired her after she resisted his advances, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission …

Horticultural Grower Fined $172K Over Sexual Harassment at Texas Location

Altman Specialty Plants, LLC, the largest horticultural grower in the United States, will pay $172,000 in monetary relief and furnish extensive injunctive relief to resolve a finding of sex discrimination and retaliation by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) …

UK Financial Watchdog to Publish Industry Bullying, Sexism Update in Autumn

Britain’s markets regulator will publish an update in autumn into how companies are detecting and dealing with sexual harassment, bullying and other non-financial misconduct, a senior official said on Wednesday. Steve Smart, the joint head of enforcement at the Financial …

Grocery Store Chain Settles Suit Alleging Sexual Harassment, Disability Discrimination

Regional grocery chain Weis Markets, Inc. has settled a sexual harassment and disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) on behalf of an employee, the federal agency announced. The charges included mandating that an employee participate …

City Firms Don’t Have an Answer for UK Regulators on Workplace Sexual Harassment

Hundreds of UK banks, brokers and insurers missed a deadline to respond to the financial watchdog’s survey on sexual harassment and bullying in the City, suggesting that firms are struggling to grasp the scale of the problem. In February, the …