EEOC again threatens employers in its attempt to eradicate men from the workforce This time legal action against restaurant

PHOENIX (KOLD) - Casey Jones Grill, located on Thunderbird Road in West Phoenix, allegedly sexually harassed its female bartenders and servers with lewd comments and sex-based derogatory name calling, according to a news release.

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed a lawsuit in federal court stating that the restaurant owner, Nick Karendreas, was the principal harasser of the female employees.

According to the EEOC's suit, the women were routinely called harassing and vulgar names, including "stupid bitch" and who were regularly subjected to unwelcome sexually-offensive remarks. The complaint further alleges that the female employees were subjected to sexist and demeaning treatment and that female employees were forced to resign because of the intolerable, hostile working conditions or they were terminated based on their gender.

The EEOC filed suit after first attempting to reach a voluntary settlement. The lawsuit seeks lost wages and compensatory and punitive damages for the harassment victims, as well as appropriate injunctive relief to prevent discriminatory practices in the future.

 

"Women have the right to work in an environment free from both sexual harassment and demeaning treatment because they are female. Employers who engage in such discriminatory treatment do so at their peril," said Mary Jo O'Neill, Regional Attorney for the EEOC's Phoenix District Office.

EEOC's Acting District Director Rayford O. Irvin, added, "Employers have a responsibility to maintain an environment free of sexual harassment and gender-based hostility. The EEOC will continue its strong commitment to ending sex discrimination and harassment."

EEOC fines truck stop owner Customers harassed cashiers

From Arizona Republic, Aug. 3, 2010. Incredible!
Love's Travel Stops & Country Stores, Inc. will pay $70,000 to two former cashiers who say that they endured crude remarks and other sexual harassment from customers at Love's truck stop in Buckeye.

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed a 2007 lawsuit on behalf of the workers, who were 18 and 20 at the time they began working at Love's in 2005.

The workers complained that customers often engaged in crass and sexually tinged behavior. Among other things, Love's patrons made inappropriate remarks, made sexual demands and innuendos and touched the cashiers' hands in a sexual manner.

The EEOC argued that Love's officials tolerated the behavior, failed to take reasonable steps stop the harassment and told the workers to "deal with it."

In addition the monetary settlement, Love's agreed to investigate allegations of sexual harassment, to train supervisors to conduct harassment investigations and to post a warning that harassment of Love's workers won't be tolerated.

On Tuesday, a Love's spokeswoman said that the firm disagrees with the lawsuit's allegations.


"We settled this case strictly for business reasons, and we remain committed to ensuring our nearly 8,000 employees across the country work in an environment free from harassment of any kind," said Christina Dukeman, communications manager.


"This settlement agreement sends a message to Love's and other companies that they must promptly address the harassment of employees by their customers," said Mary Jo O'Neill EEOC regional attorney of the Phoenix District Office.

EEOC attacks FedEx for putting MAN in human resources A Field EEOC reserves for women EEOC wants men eradicated from workforce

EEOC has an agenda. As long as an employer is giving preference to women, it doesn't care. The agency never prosecutes companies for hiring of promoting women over men. Never goes after age discrimination when it involves a male. Check it's press release page here - all female complaints.

Yet the agency can be ruthless against an employer if they put a male into one of its two exclusively female agenda - human resources or public relations.

That's exactly what FedEx did in Phoenix. It put a well qualified male in HR over three other females.

Here's the Arizona Republic's Sept. 14, 2010 account:
Federal officials filed a discrimination lawsuit on behalf of three women who say that FedEx Freight Inc. gave a human resources job at its Phoenix facility to a less qualified male candidate.

All three women had prior human resources experience and were recommended for the position, according to the U.S. Equal

Employment Opportunity Commission, which announced the lawsuit on Tuesday. Two of the women had earned bachelor's degrees, and one had a degree in human resource management.

FedEx officials hired a male dock worker to be a human resources field representative. The man did not have a bachelor's degree, the EEOC said.

How terrible, FedEx put a man in HR. Now let's look at the male's credentials. EEOC is RIGHT, he doesn't have an HR degree, he has a management degree, including a fraternity known for developing leadership.

Matthew Armstrong
Experience

Sr. Recruiter, FedEx Services September 2002 – Present (8 years 1 month)Sr.

Staffing Specialist, FedEx , 2002 – Present (8 years)

Sr. Technical Recruiter, Matrix Resources, 1997 – 2002 (5 years)

Administrative/Technical Recruiter, CDI 1995 – 1997 (2 years)Education

University of North Alabama BA Management/English 1988 – 1993 Activities and Societies: Phi Gamma Delta