THOSE WHO COMPLAINED WERE SUBJECT TO RETALIATION
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently announced that it is searching for victims and witnesses of sexual harassment at Swami’s restaurants.
In a lawsuit filed in May of 2023, the EEOC alleged that the restaurants fostered a hostile work environment where young women were exposed to sexual misconduct by management and male employees who asked them to go on dates and engage in sexual activities. Instead of addressing the misbehavior when complaints were filed, the company reduced the victims’ work hours, “intimidated them physically and emotionally, unfairly and incorrectly reprimanded them for their work performance,” terminated them, and/or forced them to resign.
Witnesses and victims are encouraged to step forward and to contact EEOC Regional Attorney Anna Park or the EEOC by phone or email: at 213-785-3095, Option 4, or SwamisLitigation@eeoc.gov.
In a written statement, Park noted, “Though it can be difficult to come forward, this case is very important for the public good, involving sexual harassment and retaliation against many people in various locations …. The EEOC encourages anyone who experienced or witnessed harassment at the aforementioned Swami’s locations or Honey’s Bistro from 2019 to the present to contact us.”
For more information, click here: https://www.eeoc.gov/newsroom/eeoc-sues-swamis-cafe-and-honeys-bistro-sexual-harassment-and-retaliation.
A real swami clearly wouldn’t approve ….
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