Deloitte Employee Sues Alleging Assault by Boss, Biased Firing

Deloitte & Touche LLP and a former senior manager are accused in a federal lawsuit of subjecting an associate to sexual harassment, including assault, and firing for reporting the abuse.

Scott Wilson lured Melanie DeCanio into a restaurant restroom during a team outing in Annapolis, Md., the suit filed Thursday in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia says.

He tried to kiss her and only relented because she repeatedly protested and reminded him of his wife and new baby. Wilson earlier in the evening had placed his hand on DeCanio’s thigh under a table and stated ...