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Dallas (AP) — The federal government is on behalf of a former employee who claims she was sexually harassed, including co-workers asking her for sex and making explicit comments about rape in front of her. is suing SkyWest Airlines.
In a lawsuit filed Wednesday, the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said SkyWest discriminated against women by placing them in a hostile work environment and retaliating for complaints. she eventually quit.
SkyWest did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
EEOC filed suit in the United States District Court in Dallas. According to the agency, the woman joined Utah-based SkyWest in 2007 and was transferred to the airline's parts and maintenance operations at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport in 2019, including comments by the maintenance supervisor. , the harassment began. She told another supervisor, "I felt picked out as a young woman in a building full of men." It continued after she returned. She took a leave of absence after she filed a complaint with the airline's human resources department, according to the lawsuit.
Several female colleagues backed up her claims during an internal investigation, and her employee relations manager recommended mandatory sexual harassment training for all employees, she said. said. Five months later, in May 2020, the woman resigned after failing to get an update on the investigation.
SkyWest is a regional airline that operates flights for major airlines, including American Airlines.
