Personal Injury Lawyer Blog
MS. GREEN
Ms. Green was hired in January 2000 as an administrative assistant. She worked in the Sacramento location of ABC Automobiles with David Stevens and Bill Armstrong until October, 2005. She resigned when she could no longer tolerate Mr. Stevens’ sexual harassment of herself and others.
During her employment, David Stevens touched Ms. Green and hugged her against her will on several occasions.
In April or May of 2004, Ms. Green was having female medical problems. She kept these private and was embarrassed by them. Somehow David Stevens found out about this and told her in front of her co-workers, “All that bleeding must be affecting your sex life.” She was deeply humiliated.
Ms. Green could see most of what David Stevens did in the office. When young females came into the office for an interview prior to being placed in employment, they were often interviewed by Mr. Stevens. She saw Stevens touch the young women’s knees and put his arm around them on many occasions, even though he had just met them and they were only there for a pre-employment interview. Bill Armstrong could also see this conduct.
David Stevens told sexual jokes to the whole office, including Ms. Green. These sexual jokes were completely unwelcomed by her and the other female employees.
When young women walked by the front office window both David Stevens and Bill Armstrong would loudly comment on them, such as “Did you see that one!”
Ms. Green complained of Mr. Stevens’ behavior to Bill Armstrong on several occasions but he did nothing. She reported Stevens’ sexual harassment to Amy Webb. That report resulted in David Stevens’ reprimand in June 2004. However, after the reprimand nothing changed in Stevens’ behavior and he continued with his inappropriate conduct.
Ms. Webb established a rule that Mr. Stevens could not be alone with a female in the Sacramento location. Bill Armstrong ignored this rule.
Ms. Green reported David Stevens’ conduct to Amy Webb a second time after another young female applicant complained of his behavior. Nothing came of it. David Stevens’ unlawful behavior continued. Ms. Green felt ignored, angry and humiliated, and was confronted with Mr. Stevens’ unlawful behavior week after week. She dreaded going to work knowing she would be forced to hear crude jokes and watch young female applicants being touched and harassed by him. Ms.Green complained of Mr. Stevens’ inappropriate behavior to Bill Armstrong a total of three times. Nothing came of it. Mr. Stevens’ harassing behavior continued.
Finally, Ms. Green was unable to tolerate the stress caused by David Stevens’ harassment (and which Bill Armstrong permitted). She resigned on October 4, 2005. (See Part 5 of 8.)
For more information you are welcoe to contact Sacramento personal injury lawyer, Moseley Collins.