Subway Franchise Owner Settles Sex Harassment Suit for $150,000

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission resolved a lawsuit on behalf of a Utah-based Subway employee who claimed he was constructively discharged after reporting repeated sexual harassment.

The owner of the Subway store, Franchise Management LLC, is required to pay a $150,000 judgment that includes $50,000 in attorneys fees and costs, according to a Jan. 23 consent decree filed to the US District Court for the District of Utah. The EEOC sued the company on behalf of an employee who alleged he was sexually harassed and eventually assaulted by his supervisor when ...