Con Ed Sexual
Harassment Suit Settles for $3.8 Million
Sexual harassment victims to receive funds
from major settlement
State Attorney Eric T. Schneiderman, working
with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity
Commission, have structured a settlement
with Con Ed of New York to help deal with
existing allegations of sexual harassment
practices for female employees working in
the field.
The $3.8 million will be distributed to
members of the filing class, which includes
more than 300 female workers. The process of
paying out those claims will be handled
jointly by the EEOC and the Attorney
General’s Office. According to Schneiderman,
this case is just one piece of a bigger
picture with a goal to fight harassment and
gender discrimination in the workplace.
The women who filed suit were employed by
the company between 2006 and 2014. They
alleged that male supervisors and co-workers
were responsible for ongoing harassment
during this period.
Some of the allegations against the male
employees of the company responsible for
this harassment included:
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Assignment of menial tasks for female
employees who were being isolated from a
group of mostly males
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Denial of on-the-job training compared
with what was offered to men
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Ignoring requests for being placed in
classes for promotion opportunities
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Being excluded from use of proper safety
gear and tolls even when male employees
had access to this
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Denial of access to adequate changing,
shower, and bathroom facilities
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Fewer positive performance reviews than
male employees
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Being subjected to tougher discipline
standards for comparable conduct
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Denial of overtime opportunities even
when they had eligibility
In addition to making payments from the
settlement, Con Edison is also responsible
for changing some of the discriminatory
workplace practices. This includes using an
equal employment opportunity specialist to
manage employee training, keeping an
independent consultant on staff to ensure
that Con Ed complies with the settlement
agreement, instituting better protocols and
policies for handling sexual harassment
claims when they emerge, and providing field
supervisor training in line with Title VII
of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
Have you already been a victim of
sexual harassment
or other discriminatory practices on the
job? As an employee, you have rights.
Finding the right employment law attorney or
wage theft attorney to help you fight these
practices is essential. If you would like to
learn more about your rights and whether you
have a case, set up a consultation at the
offices of Hepworth, Gershabum & Roth, PLLC
today. Our
New York employment law attorneys
have a long record of success handling
sexual harassment cases.
Set up a free consultation today by calling
212-545-1199 or
contact us online.
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