In September 2005, the EEOC district office in Houston, Texas brought this case against Geoscience Engineering & Testing, Inc. in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas. The complaint states that two females were constructively discharged after being sexually harassed by supervisors, in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Although both women complained, nothing was done and the harassment continued. After the court granted in part an EEOC motion for partial summary judgment, the parties settled and a consent decree was entered in May 2007.

In the consent decree, the parties agreed that the defendant would refrain from retaliating and discriminating on the basis of sex, not recruit 19-year old students wishing to fulfill credit requirements, issue only neutral references, not created employee files referencing this litigation, provide 2 hours of EEO training annually, implement complaint procedures, implement a sexual harassment policy, post an EEO notice, pay the women a total of $15,000, and make annual compliance reports. No fees or costs were awarded. The terms of the decree run for four years.

Jason Chester - 07/06/2007


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