U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Adam Brothers Farming Inc.
Published: May 7, 2011 | Result Date: Apr. 7, 2011 | Filing Date: Jan. 1, 1900 |Case number: 2:2009cv06947 Settlement – $27,500
Court
USDC Central
Attorneys
Plaintiff
Anna Y. Park
(U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission)
Derek W. Li
(U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission)
Defendant
Erika L. Shao
(Gordon & Rees LLP)
Joshua B. Wagner
(Gordon & Rees LLP)
Facts
A sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit was filed on behalf of a teenage vegetable packer against Adams Brothers Farming Inc. in Santa Maria. The complaint alleged that a supervisor at Adam Brothers groped the female Hispanic worker and made lewd gestures and comments. She was fired shortly after she complained of the supervisor's harassment. The complaint also alleged that the supervisor also threatened the teen's co-workers.
Result
The sexual harassment lawsuit settled for $27,000. A three-year consent decree called for Adam Brothers to pay $20,000 to the teenager and $7,500 to Proteus Inc., a non-profit worker procurement and training firm. The consent decree also requires Adam Brothers to work with an equal employment opportunity consultant to review and revise its EEO policies and procedures and to provide yearly EEO training to its management and non-management employees.
Other Information
NOTE FROM DEFENDANT: Adam Bros. denies any wrongdoing associated with the allegations set forth in the EEOC's lawsuit and entered into the consent decree to avoid further costs of litigation. Adam Bros., a family owned and operated farm, is an equal opportunity employer that has always prided itself on its open door policies and practices that protect its employees.
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