Caesars Palace has agreed to pay $850,000 to settle a sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).
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Download NowIn the lawsuit, the EEOC alleged that the Las Vegas casino's Latina kitchen workers were subjected to repeated and sometimes severe sexual harassment.
The EEOC alleged that male supervisors would demand and/or force female workers to perform sex with them under threat of being fired. In addition, EEOC claimed that supervisors performed other lewd acts on or in front of women, including unwanted sexual touching.
The EEOC also charged that management failed to take action after the women complained. Further, the EEOC alleged, when workers complained about the unlawful conduct, they were retaliated against in the form of demotions, loss of wages, further harassment, discipline or discharge.
Under the settlement, Caesars Palace agreed to pay $850,000 to the women. Caesars Palace also agreed: (1) to provide training to all employees in English or Spanish; (2) to provide semi-annual reports to the EEOC regarding its employment practices for a period of three years; and (3) to revise its employment policies and procedures to conform to its obligations under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act.
In settling the lawsuit, the casino continued to deny the allegations