January 27, 2011 Harris v. Forklift Systems, Inc., 1993, Landmark Hostile Work Environment Case In the case of Harris v. Forklift Systems, Inc., Teresa Harris filed suit against Forklift Systems, Inc., specifically for sexual harassment projected to her by the President of the company, Charles Hardy. Ms. Harris worked from 1985 to 1987 during which time Mr. Hardy “often insulted Harris because of her gender and often made her the target of unwanted sexual innuendos.” (Supreme Court) On several occasions, Hardy told Harris, in the presence of other employees, “You’re a woman, what do you know” and “We need a man as the rental manager”; at least once, he told her she was “a dumb ass woman.” He also told her “that he and Harris should "go to the Holiday Inn to negotiate [Harris'] raise. "”(EEOC) Additionally Mr. Harris would repeatedly ask women in the company to fish coins from his pocket, and would drop coins on the floor and make the women pick up the coins. At the beginning of 1987, Ms. Harris spoke to Mr. Hardy about this issue, and he said he was just joking and agreed to stop. Unfortunately, in September of that same year he began to harass her again while she was trying to make a sales agreement with a customer, in which he suggested Ms. Harris offered the customer sex in exchange for the sale.
In Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., The Plaintiff, Lilly Ledbetter sued her employer under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, for alleging illegal pay discrimination towards her. Before filing suit, Ledbetter filed a complaint to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, as needed under Title VII, and therefore started the statutory period of her suit to 180 days before she filed the complaint with the Commission. The argument in favor of the trial was that based on Title VII Goodyear paid her a discriminatorily low salary due to her sex. It was argued that comparing her salary with those of the male sex, whom had the same position and time at the company, Ms. Ledbetter was paid 40% less than the highest earning male, and 15% from the lowest paid male. Goodyear’s argument against the case was the since the statutory period was only 180 days, Ms. Ledbetter could not file a lawsuit about past pay checks, but only those falling under those 180 days.
MITSUBISHI SEXUAL HARASSMENT SCANDAL BACKGROUND INFORMATION The U.S. Equal Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has filled a sexual harassment case against Mitsubishi Motor Manufacturing of America (Mitsubishi). The case was based on allegations that, in Mitsubishi’s Normal, Illinois assembly plant, the management organized trips to strip joints and that women who complained about working conditions risked physical assault. The scandal involved twenty-nine individual law suits and EECO’s lawsuit on behalf of more than 280 employees of Mitsubishi. The EEOC stresses that Mitsubishi “creat[ed] and tolerat[ed] a sexually hostile and abusive work environment.
Bill Drayton (Bill) intentionally discriminated against Courtney’s sex when she was subjected to photos, questions, and comments regarding nude women. The discrimination was pervasive; Courtney was subjected five times a week to Bill’s conduct for ten months. The discrimination detrimentally affected her work performance when she sought medical leave. A reasonable woman could find Bill’s conduct to produce a hostile work environment. The fifth prong depends on the actions taken hereinafter by employer Garden State Tutoring (GST) and is not at issue now.
Coleen and five other female employees filed a wrongful termination and sexual harassment lawsuit against BNC when the work environment turned hostile in 2005. According to the lawsuit Coleen was starting to question loans a certain male wholesaler was submitting to her. Upon Coleen evaluating the loan information, she noticed some of the numbers (salaries and value of homes) did not look right. When Coleen mentioned this to the male wholesaler, he in turn told her not to worry about and then began to bribe Coleen so that she would let the loans be accepted. Sylvia Vega Smith, a mother of four children, worked as a wholesaler for BNC and was making commission money hand over fist; $16,000 per month.
We will surely always remember Bella and she has surely made a great impact in history now. Thesis: Bella Azbug did many great things when she was alive; such as, being a women’s rights activist, Anti-War Activist, Lawyer and U.S. Representative. She was involved in antinuclear and peace movement and helped organize the Women Strike for
I had an altercation with one of my co-workers, on several occasions; she had just started working with me about 5months. She did not like it because the supervisor told me to show her how we do the linen. The supervisor asked me because I had been there the longest, and she caught an attitude and wanted to fight. I went to the supervisor and asked her to resolve this problem for her, because I am not going to lose my job because of her. We were called in the office there were witnesses that saw the altercation and they told the supervisor before she had come to help me she went out to get her some breakfast without permission.
Her constant work to improve their lives has made her one of the most loved, and one of the most revered women of her generation. She travelled the country independently, visited coal miners and factory workers, wrote newspaper columns and opinion pieces, visited soldiers
The results of her work are still visible in Lafayette Square, across from the White House in Washington, D.C. While she was first lady, she helped to stop the destruction of historic buildings along the square, including the Renwick Building, now part of the Smithsonian Institution. (Library) Jacqueline Kennedy captivated the nation and the rest of the world with her intelligence, beauty, and grace. With a deep sense of devotion to her family and country, she dedicated herself to raising her children and to making the world a better place through art, literature, and a respect for history and public service. (Library) Jacqueline Kennedy used all her influence to became the voice of the new generation .She had all the traditional values and education, but also she was an admirable women, who dedicated her life to serve this great nation as first
Susan B. Anthony was another great inspiration to the women society. She was an American Civil Rights leader who came up with what is now called the 19th amendment. Susan stated, “There was no difference between the minds of men and women.” She wanted to open doors to not only women but to people who were enslaved. Susan B. Anthony also made employers hire women, showing that women could work just as well as men could. She proved that women deserved the same amount of pay that men were making.