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Sexual harassment + retaliation = EEOC lawsuit

A female employee was sexually harassed, then transferred and denied promotional opportunity because she complained. That triple whammy violation of federal law resulted in an EEOC lawsuit filed in early September. [EEOC v. Bojangles, MD NC, 2022)

According to the suit, the employee was sexually harassed by a general manager. After complaining, she was denied the opportunity to participate in management training, then transferred to another location as retaliation.

The lesson: Don't let managers compound your legal troubles by retaliating against employees who complain about harassment. A retaliation suit can live on long after a harassment claim has been resolved.

Pay time-and-a-half or pay the price

U.S. Department of Labor investigators found Done-Rite Tree Co. failed to pay overtime wages to 39 nonexempt workers in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act. The company had to pay $39,711 in back wages.

The lesson: The FLSA grants employers no wiggle room. You must pay nonexempt employees time-anda-half overtime pay when they...

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