In the latest sign of an increased emphasis on harassment, the
federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently
announced filing seven lawsuits against
various employers charging them with harassment. Five of
these claims involved alleged sexual harassment, two alleged racial
harassment, and one also included a claim of harassment based on
national origin.
This flurry of enforcement activity follows a similar push in
June, in which the EEOC sued eight employers, alleging unlawful
employment harassment. The current enforcement effort involved
employers in California, Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, Georgia,
Texas, and Illinois.
"Workplace harassment causes serious harm to women and men
in all kinds of jobs across the country," said EEOC Acting
Chair Victoria A. Lipnic. "These lawsuits allege
harassment based on race, national origin, and sex and involve
workers at country clubs and cleaners, sports bars and airlines, in
health care and grocery
