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< Back to Previous Page Rochester Highway Products Company to Pay $375,000 to Settle Sexual Harassment Lawsuit EEOC Said 18 Women, Including Teens, Were Abused Rochester, New York - A Rochester-based distributor of highway and industrial safety products will pay $375,000 and furnish injunctive relief to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced. In its lawsuit, the EEOC said that owner, president, vice president and members of the sales staff of American Industrial Sales Corp., doing business as RAK Industries, sexually harassed 18 female employees, including four teenagers. The harassment included inappropriate touching, sexual advances and vulgar sexual comments, the EEOC said. Sexual harassment violates Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The consent decree resolving the case was approved on May 13, 2008, by the U.S. District Judge Michael A. Telesca, and provided $375,000 to 18 victims of the harassment and injunctive relief including anti-discrimination training and monitoring. The lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York on August 22, 2006 (Civil Action No. 06 CV 6426), after the agency investigated, found that discrimination occurred, and first attempted to reach a voluntary settlement. “The EEOC hopes this settlement encourages employers to take steps to prevent sexual harassment and take effective measures to remedy harassment when it occurs,â€� said Margaret A. Malloy, the EEOC trial attorney assigned to the case. “Women and girls should not have to endure sexual harassment in the workplace, and especially not from the highest levels of the corporation.â€� For the rest of this article please feel free to visit www.eeoc.gov.   Contact Lynn Andretta to discuss your legal options and find solutions for any Dispute or ADR related legal situations in Washington DC area or nationwide.

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