A man who took offence at being called "bae" and "hot" and slapped on his buttocks by a woman at work has lost his case for sexual harassment. Justice Prowell-Raphael of the Equal Opportunity Tribunal (EOT), in delivering her judgment today in Chaguanas, dismissed the case and ordered the man, Rishi Persad Maharaj, to pay
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Flashback: Rishi Persad Maharaj and his attorney Stacey McSween leave the Equal Opportunity Commission offices at Manic Street, Chaguanas,
December 17, 2020
(Trinidad Express) The Appeal Court has reserved its ruling in a challenge against the Equal Opportunity Commission (EOC) after it dismissed a complaint brought by a man who said he was sexually harassed by a female co-worker.
The complaint brought by Rishi Persad Maharaj was dismissed last November by Justice Donna Prowell-Raphael after the judge found that the filing of the complaint was an abuse of process.
Prowell-Raphael had also found that Maharaj named the wrong defendant in the complaint before she disposed of the matter.
THE Appeal Court has reserved its ruling in a challenge against the Equal Opportunity Commission (EOC) after it dismissed a complaint brought by a man who said he was sexually harassed by a female co-worker.
The complaint brought by Rishi Persad Maharaj was dismissed last November by Justice Donna Prowell-Raphael after the judge found that the filing of the complaint was an abuse of process.
Prowell-Raphael had also found that Maharaj named the wrong defendant in the complaint before she disposed of the matter.
At the Appeal Court yesterday, Justices Alice Yorke-Soo Hon, Nolan Bereaux and Prakash Moosai who presided over Maharajâs challenge were asked by Maharajâs attorney, Douglas Mendes SC, to overturn the commissionâs ruling.