Louisiana seafood restaurant sued for sexual harassment

Minden Seafood, LLC, a seafood restaurant in Minden, Louisiana, violated federal law when it failed to prevent a worker from repeatedly sexually harassing a female employee and refused to rehire her after she quit, it has charged US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). in a lawsuit filed today.

According to the lawsuit, the employee was a cashier at the restaurant. A co-worker repeatedly and persistently subjected her to unwanted sexual advances, including making unwanted and inappropriate comments about her body, sexually propositioning her, and following her into a bathroom and exposing himself to her. The employee complained to the owner of the restaurant, who allowed the harasser to continue working with the employee. Finding the conditions intolerable, the employee felt compelled to resign. She asked to return to work, but her request was denied.

Such alleged conduct violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1965, which prohibits sex discrimination, including sex-based harassment, constructive discharge, and retaliation. The EEOC filed suit (EEOC v. Minden Seafood, LLCCase no. 24-2360) in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana after first attempting to reach a pre-litigation settlement through its administrative conciliation process.

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