International business solutions provider Alorica Inc. will pay $3.5 million to settle a U.S. government lawsuit accusing it of subjecting male and female customer service representatives in California to a sexually hostile work environment.
The July 31 pact continues the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s crackdown on sexual and other workplace harassment. The federal watchdog’s action on this front includes at least 15 new sexual harassment lawsuits since the advent of the #MeToo movement. The owner of two IHOP restaurants in Illinois recently agreed to pay $1 million to settle EEOC allegations of severe sexual harassment of female workers and a ...
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