Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)on Tuesday accused Walmart Inc of failing to put an end to severe sexual harassment of female workers by the manager of a West Virginia store and of firing a woman after she complained to the commission.
Debra Lawrence, the EEOC's regional attorney in Philadelphia, said preventing sexual harassment requires employers to act "promptly and forcefully."
The EEOC filed Tuesday's lawsuit on behalf of a class of female workers who were allegedly harassed by the manager.
The commission is seeking an order requiring Walmart to revise its policies on preventing sexual harassment and retaliation, along with backpay and other money damages for the class of women.
The case is EEOC v. Walmart Stores East LP, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia, No.
Persons:
groped, Debra Lawrence, Lawrence, Delaney Anderson, Jason Bailey, Daniel Wiessner
Organizations:
Walmart, Opportunity Commission, Walmart Inc, Southern District of, Thomson
Locations:
West Virginia, Lewisburg, Bentonville , Arkansas, Philadelphia, Southern District of West Virginia