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Wyoming Military Department Accused of Sex Discrimination
The Justice Department has filed a lawsuit against the Wyoming Military Department, alleging that it discriminated against a female former employee on the basis of her sex when it failed or refused to take timely remedial actions when she was sexually harassed by her male supervisor.
According to the complaint, the supervisor’s persistent and prevalent sexual harassment led to a hostile work environment based on sex, in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
The complaint, filed today in the U.S. District Court for the District of Wyoming, alleges that the former employee was regularly subjected to sexual harassment in the workplace by her immediate supervisor, the former director of the Wyoming Military Department’s Youth Challenge Program.
The supervisor’s unwelcome conduct included unwanted emails about his personal life with his then wife; unwanted written expressions of affection for the employee, including songs and poems; and invasion of her work space to discuss personal issues to such a degree that it interfered with her ability to do her work and that she found it necessary to invent pretext to get away from him.
The employee repeatedly rejected these advances and requested that her supervisor cease all of his unwanted behavior, but the supervisor persisted in his conduct. The employee filed multiple complaints with the Wyoming Military Department indicating that her supervisor’s behavior was unwelcome, that she had asked him to stop his unwanted attentions and that he failed or refused to do so.
According to the complaint, the employee received no effective assistance from the Wyoming Military Department in remedying her claims despite her complaints to both its human resources department and management officials.
“Title VII ensures that no woman should have to choose between keeping her job and enduring sexual harassment in the workplace,” said Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Vanita Gupta, head of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division. “When employers learn about allegations of sexual harassment, the law requires that they take swift action to protect victims and hold perpetrators accountable.”
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) received a charge of sex discrimination filed by the former employee. The EEOC’s Denver Field Office, in the Phoenix District, investigated the matter and found reasonable cause to believe that the Wyoming Military Department discriminated against the former employee.
Defendant: Wyoming Military Department
Criminal Charges: Sex Discrimination
City and State: Cheyenne, Wyoming
Exact Date: Not specified
Sentence or Outcome: Pending
Additional information about Title VII and other federal employment laws is available on the Civil Rights Division’s website at www.justice.gov/crt.
Key Facts
- State: Wyoming
- Category: Sex Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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