New York Employment Lawyer Blog

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has filed a lawsuit alleging sexual harassment and race discrimination against a family-run fish supplier in Brooklyn Federal Court. The suit alleges that African-American employees were subjected to racial slurs and jokes, including the n-word. The complaint alleges that the owner of the company ordered an employee to "go get it, ------. Other allegations involve sexual harassment. Two company officials are accused of "regularly grabbing or pinching male employees' buttocks and pushing their penises against employees' buttocks." The EEOC attorney handling the suit, Sanu Chandry was quoted as saying, "the stunning facts of this case remind of us of an ugly time in our nation's history."