Houchens Food Group Settles $50,000 Sexual Harassment Lawsuit

Houchens Food Group, Inc. will pay $50,000 and provide additional relief to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit filed in Alabama federal court, according to the EEOC Monday.

The grocery store chain allegedly subjected female employees to frequent, unwelcome sexual touching by a regular customer at a Pic-N-Sav location in Evergreen, Ala. Though employees complained to supervisors, prompt action to prevent or stop the harassment was allegedly not taken, said the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

In June 2020, the police issued the customer a trespass notice signed by the store manager, however the customer was allegedly still permitted to enter ...