Taylor Shellfish Paying $160,000 in Racial Harassment Case
SEATTLE (AP) — One of the nation's largest producers of shellfish has agreed to settle allegations of racial harassment against a black maintenance mechanic for $160,000. The U.S. Equal Opportunity Employment Commission sued Taylor Shellfish last September, alleging that mechanic Jeremy Daniels faced demeaning comments and stereotypes about his race from the first week of employment at the company's Samish Bay Farm in Washington state. The lawsuit also claimed that his superv
Ford Apologizes for Sexual Harassment at Chicago Factories
Ford Motor Company apologized to its employees on Thursday for sexual harassment at two Chicago plants, addressing accusations that span more than a quarter-century. Jim Hackett, Ford’s president and chief executive, released an open letter, saying in part: “I am sorry for any instance where a colleague was subjected to harassment or discriminatory conduct. On behalf of myself and the employees of Ford Motor Company, who condemn such behavior and regret any harassment as much
Sexual misconduct often part of the job in hospitality work
CHICAGO (AP) — One woman recalls how a general manager at a Chicago-area restaurant where she worked told her that if security cameras recorded him reaching between her legs and grabbing her genitals, he could simply “edit that out.” Another woman worked at an Atlanta restaurant and says her boss did nothing when two dishwashers kept making vulgar comments, so she quit wearing makeup to look less attractive and hopefully end the verbal abuse. In the wake of sexual misconduct