Weis Markets Settles EEOC Sexual Harassment, Disability Suit

Weis Markets Inc., will pay $75,000 and furnish other relief to settle a sexual harassment and disability discrimination lawsuit, the EEOC announced Tuesday.

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s suit claims a male supervisor at a Weis grocery store in Mifflintown, Pa., subjected a female employee to a sexually hostile work environment that included unwanted physical contact and sexual comments. Another supervisor witnessed some of this conduct and failed to take action to stop it. When the female employee reported the conduct to the general manager, the company failed to take reasonable action to end the harassment and prevent its ...