The EEOC has filed a sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit against 5042 Holdings Ltd., doing business as The Country Inn at Berkeley Springs. Two male employees allegedly subjected Candace Bland and other female Country Inn workers, including several teenagers, to ongoing and offensive sexual harassment during 2007 and 2008.
The EEOC lawsuit claims that the male employees repeatedly used offensive language and engaged in offensive and unwelcome touching of the women, including grabbing their breasts, slapping their buttocks, and kissing them.
After Bland and the other female employees complained to the owners of Country Inn at Berkeley Springs, Stjepan Sostaric and Nancy Sostaric, as well as to other managers, they did not take adequate measures to stop the harassment and hostile work environment. Furthermore, after Bland filed a complaint with the EEOC, the work hours of the women who complained about the harassment were drastically reduced.
“It is unacceptable for an employer to punish employees who complain about sexual harassment by reducing their work hours and thereby reducing their income. Retaliation like this has a chilling effect on those who choose to exercise their federally protected rights and is blatantly illegal,” said EEOC Acting Regional Attorney Debra Lawrence.
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I WAS SO TIRED OF BEING HOUNDED BY THESE PERVERTS! MANAGEMENT WOULD DO NOTHING…..GINGER MARTZ SALES MANAGER JUST KEPT HER MOUTH SHUT.
I worked there years ago and now it seems to be run by idiots!
I was the Tavern Manager when this happened in 2007. I told the owner as she sat back in her chair and looked at me and said……”Women have to learn to be Tuff and Stand Up for Them Selves”. She said I want them to write down what happened. One of the girls was 15! I finally gave her some written letters from a couple of the girls being harrased. It seemed like I was the only manager that cared about what was going on. The girls went to the sales manager (Ginger Martz), and the dinning room manager( Alice White) at the time and they told them to try to stay out of the kitchen if all possible.
Wow, big fish in small pond these 2 are. They have a long line of intimidation. Ms. S is a nasty one to deal with, her way or the highway and lucky if you live to tell the tale.