Thursday, June 12, 2014

SunTrust Bank to Pay $300,000 to Settle EEOC Sexual Harassment Lawsuit

Press Release

June 10, 2014


Female Employees at Sarasota Branch Subjected to Repeated Physical and Verbal Harassment, Complaints Ignored, Federal Agency Charged
TAMPA, Fla. - SunTrust Bank, a large regional bank, will pay $300,000 and furnish other relief to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. The EEOC had charged the company with subjecting three female employees at a Sarasota, Fla., branch to sexual harassment by the branch manager.

Full Story: http://www.eeoc.gov/eeoc/newsroom/release/6-10-14.cfm

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