Big suit.Big Lots Inc. has been hit with a wide-ranging sexual harassment sexual harassment, in law, verbal or physical behavior of a sexual nature, aimed at a particular person or group of people, especially in the workplace or in academic or other institutional settings, that is actionable, as in tort or under equal-opportunity statutes. lawsuit by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on behalf of a former part-time cashier at its Long Beach store. After investigating the claims of store worker Toya Stamps, the EEOC EEOC abbr. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission EEOC n abbr (US) (= Equal Employment Opportunities Commission) → comisión que investiga discriminación racial o sexual en el empleo says in its suit that the Ohio-based retailer of overstock o·ver·stock tr.v. o·ver·stocked, o·ver·stock·ing, o·ver·stocks To stock more of (something) than necessary or desirable. n. An excessive supply. Verb 1. and other discounted items must "institute and carry out policies, practices and programs which provide equal employment opportunities for women." The EEOC filed suit after Stamps, who began working at the store in September 2001, complained that she had been harassed by the store manager and was let go after complaining. "It's our contention she was fired," said Sue Noh, a lawyer at the EEOC's Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. office. "They claim she wasn't." The EEOC, which filed suit in U.S. District Court downtown, is seeking lost wages and up to $300,000 in compensatory and punitive damages Monetary compensation awarded to an injured party that goes beyond that which is necessary to compensate the individual for losses and that is intended to punish the wrongdoer. , in addition to the changes in its policies, Noh said. Big Lots did not return calls. |
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