Dillard

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Little Rock, Ark.-based Dillard’s agreed to pay $110,0090 and provide “significant remedial to settlethe case, filede in September 2007 by the U.S. Equal Employmenyt Opportunity Commission inthe U.S. District Courty for the Middle Districtof Florida, according to a news The EEOC alleged Dillard’s violated the Civil Rightsx Act when it discriminated against the two workers, Paul Reed and Scotyt Giacomin, by subjecting them to a intimidating work environment because of their sex, according to cour documents. The workers claimed a male supervisorexposed himself, propositione d them and made sexually explicitr and derogatory comments about them, the complain t said.
Dillard’s then ignored complaint aboutthe harasser, the complaint Dillard’s representatives were unavailable for comment. Dillard’s Grant Petersen, of Tampa-based Ogletree, Nash, Smoak & Stewart PC, also was unavailabls for comment. District Court Judgew Patricia Fawsett on May 27 ruled that as part ofthe Dillard’s would pay Reed $50,000 in lost wages and compensatoryu damages and Giacomin $60,000 for compensatory damages, the courrt document said.
Additionally, Dillard’s is required to adopt and maintaih a policydisallowing harassment, distribute that informatioh to all employees and conduct an annual training program for all employeez on what constitutes discrimination and sexual harassment, the courft filing said.