2013
Sexual Harassment Case Brought Against Golf Company
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) announced that it had reached a settlement with Golf International Inc., an Arizona-based golf course and restaurant. According to the EEOC’s retaliation lawsuit that was filed last year, Golf International broke the law when it fired one of its employees, Jeffrey White, after he submitted an internal complaint alleging that the company’s chef had harassed numerous female employees. After the employee was terminated, he filed a complaint of discrimination with the EEOC.
According to the EEOC, the company, Golf International, agreed to settle the claim for $25,000 after a lawsuit was filed. In addition to paying the employee money, the company promised to provide training to its employees on unlawful employment discrimination and retaliation.
Many employees do not realize that in California, employers are required to provide sexual harassment training to their employees once every two years, and the sexual harassment training is required to be at least 2 hours long. Often times people think that only managers and supervisors are supposed to receive training on sexual harassment, which is simply not true. Knowing what constitutes sexual harassment and how to report or stop it is critical.
If you believe you are being sexually harassed in the workplace, contact our Sacramento sexual harassment lawyers today for free advice. We take all of our cases on a contingent-fee basis, which means that you do not pay us anything unless and until we win money for you.
