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Female Assistant Manager of Apartment Management Company Was Subjected to Hostile Environment and Retaliatory Discharge, Federal Agency Charged
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Sealy Management Company, Inc., a property sale, rental and management company headquartered in Tuscaloosa, Ala., that owns and manages apartments in Alabama and three other states, has agreed to pay $88,785 and take other steps to settle a sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.
In its suit, the EEOC charged that the supervisor and co-worker of an assistant manager spread false, sexually explicit rumors about her – specifically, that she received a promotion because she slept with the company president. The assistant manager repeatedly complained to management, but Sealy failed to properly investigate, took no effective remedial action, and suspended h