In June 2005, the Detroit District Office of the EEOC brought this suit against B & V Construction in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan alleging discrimination on the basis of sex in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Specifically, the complaint alleged that the defendant subjected the charging party, a male employee, and other similarly situated individuals to a sexually hostile work environment consisting of unwelcome sexually explicit comments and touching. In addition, the defendant allegedly retaliated against the charging party after he complained of the harassment by further harassing him and subjecting him to unsafe working conditions. In August 2005, the charging party intervened in the suit. After some scheduling orders, the parties settled in May 2006 through a consent decree.

The one-year decree, containing non-discrimination and non-retaliation clauses, required the defendant to: develop a sexual harassment policy, provide Title VII training for all its employees, post a notice of the decree, report to the EEOC at specified intervals, and pay $92,500 to be distributed among three individuals.

Jason Chester - 07/03/2007


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