Harassment halted. (Law).A West Covina Covina (kōvē`nə), city (1990 pop. 43,207), Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1901. The area was settled in 1842, citrus crops were introduced in 1886, and the citrus industry reached its peak in the 1930s when Covina was one of the world's largest producers. automobile dealership agreed to pay a former saleswoman $75,000 to settle claims brought on her behalf by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Stephanie Kahn, a saleswoman at Clippinger Chevrolet Oldsmobile and West Covina West Covina, city (1990 pop. 96,086), Los Angeles co., S Calif., in the San Gabriel valley; settled 1905, inc. 1923. Before World War II, West Covina was a small rural community where walnuts, wheat, and livestock were raised. Urban and economic growth occurred after 1945, as the Los Angeles metropolitan area began intense development. Primarily residential, the city increased in population by more than 40% between 1970 and 1990. Dodge from February 2000 to October 2000, claimed that senior management failed to deal appropriately with a co-worker who was touching her and making lewd comments around her, said Olophius Perry, district director of the EEOC EEOC - Equal Employment Opportunity Commission EEOC - East European Organized Crime EEOC - East European Orientation Course EEOC - Equal Employment Opportunity Council (became Work Force 2000 Council, spring 1992) EEOC - Equipment Exceeds Operator Capability EEOC - European Exhibition On Communications. The EEOC filed the suit against the dealership's owner, West Covina Motors Inc., in August 2002. In a statement issued through its attorney, Mairen Kelly at Fisher & Phillips LLP in Irvine, Clippinger Chevrolet said, "Our insurance carrier agreed to a monetary settlement in order to bring expensive litigation to a quick conclusion." Amanda Bronstad can be reached at (323) 549-5225 ext. 225, or at abronstad@labusinessjournal.com. |
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