New Mexico car dealership warned not to retaliate against male employees for reporting sexual harassment

Albuquerque, NM- A federal court judge has barred a car dealership from threatening or retaliating against employees involved in a sexual harassment lawsuit filed against the company last September.

The initial sexual harassment lawsuit was filed by Richard Yob who alleged the conduct persisted at the Pitre Buik GMC dealership for over ten years. Yob and other male employees were grabbed and bitten on their buttocks and other body parts by one male employee. The men were also subjected to sexual comments and solicitations for sex by the male co-worker.

A sexual harassment attorney can confirm that women aren’t the only victims of workplace sexual harassment.

After Yob filed his lawsuit last year, he felt threatened and was forced to move. On one occasion Yob’s car was vandalized and a threatening note was placed on his windshield.

People who were scheduled to testify on Yob’s behalf were threatened and offered money not to participate in the lawsuit. Local car dealerships were contacted and told not to hire Pitre employees.

Retaliation is forbidden by federal law but companies often ignore this law and fire or harass employees who file harassment complaints. The people subjected to this behavior can retain a sexual harassment attorney when they have been retaliated against.

Anyone who has been  or is being harassed can end the misconduct when they hire a sexual harassment lawyer to intervene when their employers fail to address the problem.