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Wk. 4 Summative Assessment: EEOC Case Summary and Paper Krystal Danner University of Phoenix SOC/315: Cultural Diversity Elissa Contreras November 13, 2023

The EEOC (Equal Employment Opportunity Commission) enforces federal laws that make it illegal to discriminate against anybody trying to get a job or any employee because of their race, age, religion, sex, national origin, disability or genetic information. “Sexual harassment is a form of sex discrimination that violates Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Title VII applies to employers with 15 or more employees, including state and local governments.” (EEOC, n.d., para. 1). Since at least 2016, Los Agaves in Davenport Iowa was reported to have subjected female employees to harassment based on sex, including physical abuse and/or unwanted sexual comments. “For example, employees exposed their genitals, grabbed women’s bodies in a sexual manner, attempted to kiss them, propositioned them for sex, and subjected them to lewd and offensive jokes, all of which was unwelcome,” the suit alleges. “Defendant’s managers also viewed pornography in the workplace with the volume turned up.” (Cook, 2023, para. 5). The employees reported the harassment to managers and owners and asked them to address the issue to no avail. The harassment even began to get worse the more the employees objected to the misconduct. “Such alleged conduct violates Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex, including sexual harassment, and prohibits retaliation against employees who object to such harassment. The EEOC filed suit in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa (Civil Action No. 3:23-cv-00065), after first attempting to reach a pre-litigation settlement through its conciliation process.” (EEOC, 2023, para. 3). The EEOC also sought after financial relief for the women who were harmed in this case, as well as an injunctive so that the restaurant can not do any further discriminatory acts or retaliate. After doing some research on the Los Agaves website, there was nothing found about their mission or vision on diversity and/or inclusion. With that being said and with the recent lawsuit against this establishment, it would be highly suggested that Los Agaves would start rewarding desired

behavior. This would need to be included in their value/mission statement that would be suggested to be on their webpage for any and everyone to see. Accountability is an important aspect to have in any business. An inspirational and motivating statement with clear objectives and attainable goals will create direction for where you want your company to go. By including these strategies in your diversity and inclusion vision, you will then have a clear goal and understanding for all to see how important these things are to your company. Especially after having a sexual harassment lawsuit against your company, now is as good time as any to get your business back on track so that this kind of thing doesn’t happen again. You can’t change the past so it is time to move forward, and a company can do that by supporting a couple of things. Starting with changing the culture of your workplace. Creating a harassment-free workplace starts by clearly and very loudly stating it internally with your employees and outwardly to all customers and viewers. There are also certification programs that you can mandate your employees to complete annually. By mandating this certification, it would send out a powerful statement on how severe your company takes this type of thing. Sexual harassment in the workplace makes for an unpleasant work environment. Workplace inclusion goes out the window because it makes it so hard to trust anyone once something like this surface. In this case, woman particularly feel the hostility and men would feel the need to walk on eggshells, that way nothing they say could be misinterpreted into being harassing. Just the act of coming to work would be hindered because of the unpleasant and uncomfortable work environment. Exemplary customer service would also go downhill because of the intense environment. By addressing this particular issue, companies will take a big step in creating an inclusive society within the workplace. Working with and in the community to fight sexual harassment, and bringing awareness to it would speak volume about this company’s steps in fixing the issue so that their employees never feel discriminated against again. Promoting a culture of respect, inclusion and comfortability in the workplace will benefit not only employees but also the customers.

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References EEOC. (n.d.). Fact sheet: sexual harrassment discrimination. https://www.eeoc.gov/laws/guidance/fact- sheet-sexual-harassment-discrimination Cook, L. (2023, October 5). Los agaves, davenport, faces federal harassment suit. Our quad cities. https://www.ourquadcities.com/news/local-news/los-agaves-davenport-faces-federal- harassment-suit EEOC. (2023, September 29). EEOC sues los agaves for sexual harassment and relatliation. https://www.eeoc.gov/newsroom/eeoc-sues-los-agaves-sexual-harassment-and-retaliation

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