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Former Worker Sues Safeway in Oregon Over Leering Customer

A former employee of a Safeway in Oregon has filed a lawsuit against the grocery store chain saying she was forced to quit because a customer repeatedly stared at her breasts and made vulgar comments. The Oregonian reported that 44-year-old …

Student Sues Montana University Over ‘Negligent’ Sex Offender Hire

A former student is suing Montana State University for hiring a convicted sex offender as a music professor, saying the school’s negligence allowed Shuichi Komiyama to manipulate and rape her. The Bozeman Daily Chronicle reported that the judge has not …

Detective Sues Texas City Over Sexual Harassment

An Austin, Texas police detective has sued the city saying she was retaliated against for complaining about sexual harassment while working in a unit that investigated human trafficking. Detective Brenda Bermudez alleges in the lawsuit filed Monday in district court …

Former Michigan Court Employee Gets $250K Settlement in Harassment Case

A former Bay County Friend of the Court employee who filed a federal lawsuit in Michigan saying she was sexually harassed is getting a $250,000 settlement. The Bay City Times reports it obtained details of the settlement involving Patricia McIver …

Ex-Montana State Student Sues School Over Sex Assault

A former Montana State University student has filed a lawsuit against the school alleging she and other women were sexually assaulted and harassed by a former music professor. The woman’s Oct. 11 lawsuit alleges the university negligently hired, retained and …

California Fruit Producer Faces Federal Sex Harassment Suit

A federal lawsuit has been filed charging that a central California dried fruit producer subjected its female workers to ongoing sexual harassment. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is suing Madera-based company Z Foods and Zoria Farms alleging they unlawfully …

Casino Executives Named in Iowa Harassment Lawsuit

A former employee at an Iowa casino is accusing its general manager of making inappropriate sexual comments to employees and patrons. Gail Wilson, a former guest services manager at Lakeside Casino in Osceola, filed a lawsuit alleging that she was …

Sexual-Harassment Suit Costs Ohio Fire Deptment $900K

A central Ohio township is going to pay nearly $900,000 to a former firefighter to resolve a sexual-harassment lawsuit. The Columbus Dispatch reports that the settlement between Orange Township and Raechel Peters also calls for reinstating the firefighter to her …

Montana Disaster Services Chief Of Staff Resigns

Paul Grimstad, the chief of staff for the embattled Montana Disaster and Emergency Services, submitted his resignation Monday, an agency spokesman said. Grimstad will leave the agency on June 30, said Maj. Tim Crowe of the Department of Military Affairs. …

Ohio Justices Order Six-Month Suspension for Ex-AG

The Ohio Supreme Court has ordered Marc Dann, who resigned as the state’s attorney general in 2008 amid a sexual harassment scandal, to give up his law license for six months. The court’s decision was a blow to Dann’s attempt …