Just when I think I’ve hit rock bottom with my survey of the year’s worst employers …
The EEOC reports that it has sued a downstate Illinois IHOP franchisee for sexual harassment. While the allegations are bad, what makes this case worse is the allegation that the store owner ignored his employees’ complaints because the accused harasser was a close relative.
From the EEOC:
According to the EEOC’s suit, … more than 11 female employees at the Glen Carbon (Illinois) IHOP were subjected to unlawful sexual harassment including regular and repeated sexual touching and grabbing, lewd sexual comments and requests for sex, and offensive and threatening gestures. The general manager at the Alton (Illinois) restaurant made lewd and offensive comments to a male cook about his genitals and propositioned him for sex. Although the owner and managers were aware of the pervasive and egregious sexual harassment at both restaurants, they failed to investigate or take any action to prevent or stop the unlawful harassment, according to the suit.
You know, the way the author’s picture appears, it seems to indicate that the author is the harasser. Layout matters.