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Letter to Leaders & Swenson Insights

    • Dec 9, 2008
    • 1 min read

Newspaper Settles Sexual Harassment Lawsuit


The charges included vulgar comments, dirty jokes and sex-based statements, according to the EEOC (which filed the lawsuit).

The Star Tribune also agreed to:

  1. Take steps toward preventing sexual harassment or retailiation against female employees in the mailroom;

  2. Ensure it employs a mailroom supervisor or manager for every shift;

  3. Employ a human resources representative responsible for mailroom functions, including monitoring and resolving any complaints; and to

  4. Also will provide annual sexual harassment training.

Wouldn’t it have been cheaper to do all that before?

From the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal

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