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Sexual Harassment Case Studies
Mitsubishi Motors Manufacturing
A class action lawsuit was filed in a federal court in Illinois by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunities Commission against Mitsubishi Motor Manufacturing of America Inc., a subsidiary of Mitsubishi Motors Corp., in April of 1996 (BHRRC 2009). The suit listed an extensive list of sexual harassment incidents affecting more than 300 women working at a manufacturing facility in Normal, Illinois, including subjection to fondling, exposure to pornographic pictures, and the denial of earned promotions on the basis of refusing to perform sexual favors (BHRRC 2009). The suit ended with an award of $34 million paid by MMMA and the adoption of a zero tolerance towards sexual harassment by the company, which itself is subject to review by an independent board (BHRRC 2009).
Two separate cases, later consolidated, were filed against the University...
Though the trial judge initially struck the case down, claiming that the women could not prove university administrators had anything to do with or even knew about the harassment and assault that went on at these parties, the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled unanimously to overturn the trial judge's dismissal (Sander 2007). Several CU administrators and faculty members lost their jobs, financial settlements were reached out of court, and major policy changes were implemented (Sander 2007).
LensCrafters
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed suit on behalf of lab technician William Sheard against his employer LensCrafters and its parent company Luxottica Group after Sheard's allegations of harassment by his female…
References
BHRRC. (2011). Case profile: Mitsubishi lawsuit. Accessed 29 September 2011. http://www.business-humanrights.org/Categories/Lawlawsuits/Lawsuitsregulatoryaction/LawsuitsSelectedcases/MitsubishilawsuitresexualharassmentinUSA
Jamieson, D. (2011). LensCrafters Settles Female-On-Male Sexual Harassment Case. Accessed 29 S. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/06/20/lenscrafters-settles-fema_n_880709.html
Sander, L. (2007). U. Of Colorado at Boulder Settles Lawsuit Over Alleged Rapes at Football Recruiting Party for $2.85 Million. Accessed 29 September 2011. http://www.titleix.info/Resources/Legal-Cases/Colorado-Lawsuit-Alleged-Rape-Football-Recruiting-Party.aspx
TWC. (2011). Case studies in sexual harassment. Accessed 29 September 2011. http://www.twc.state.tx.us/news/efte/case_studies_in_sexual_harassment.html
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