An Irvine, California pool company has been forced to pay $462,500 to settle a sexual harassment, retaliation and wrongful dismissal lawsuit filed by 18 female Hispanic employees and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
The lawsuit filed against Aqua Tri alleged that male supervisors subjected female employees to repeated sexual harassment and retaliation for complaining, which included wrongful dismissal.
According to the lawsuit, male supervisors at Aqua Tri created a hostile work environment by subjecting female employees to inappropriate touching, sexual comments and requests for sexual relations. The EEOC also alleges that supervisors used promotions as incentives to pressure the women into having sex with them; this is identified as quid pro quo harassment.
Management at Aqua Tri took no action to end the harassment of their employees and retaliated against numerous employees. On of the accusers was demoted and forced to resign while another was required to do tasks outside her job description and was isolated from other employees. Several male employees lost their jobs for supporting the women’s allegations. In these circumstances a
sexual harassment attorney can help their clients end this kind of harassment.
No one should have to endure
sexual harassment and shouldn’t be punished if they file complaints. Sexual harassment lawyers will fight to make certain their clients are fairly compensated for enduring the harassment and their lost wages.
