United Sued Over Pilot’s Postings of Girlfriend’s Intimate Pics (1)

United Airlines failed to take appropriate steps when one of its pilots continually posted on the internet intimate photos and videos of an ex-girlfriend, a flight attendant, despite her repeated pleas for help, the federal government alleges.

The Aug. 9 lawsuit by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission comes one day after the agency separately sued five other employers for alleged workplace harassment. Freeing American workers from abusive comments and similar mistreatment based on sex, race, or some other protected trait is one of the EEOC’s highest enforcement priorities.

The agency alleges that Mark Uhlenbrock, a captain who had supervisory ...