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A federal court has ordered Snappers Sports Bar and Grill to pay $250k for sexual harassment. The company’s owner, managers and patrons subjected female employees to lewd comments and inappropriate touching, the lawsuit charged.
www.eeoc.gov/eeoc/newsroom/release/10-4-19.cfm
#StopHarassment #LiveAloha #MeToo
Court Orders Waikiki Sports Bar to Pay Over $250,000 for Sexual Harassment
Owner of Snappers Sports Bar and Grill Created Sexually Charged Environment, Forcing Employees to Quit, Federal Agency ChargedThe Hawaiʻi Civil Rights Commission (HCRC) today announced its annual training would provide an opportunity to learn more about state and federal laws that prohibit discrimination in the workplace and what workers and employers can do to fight and eliminate unlawful discrimination.
The training, presented in collaboration with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), will cover topics including sexual harassment in the #MeToo era, labor, business, and public interest in eliminating discrimination in the workplace; voluntary mediation options in discrimination cases, the HCRC and EEOC processes, and tips on building respectful workplaces.
The training is scheduled for Wednesday, November 20th, from 8:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Consolidated Ward Theaters and costs $30. To register, call the Hawaiʻi Civil Rights Commission office at (808) 586-8636, or email Sharon Ferguson-Quick at sharon.y.ferguson-quick@hawaii.gov. To request an auxiliary aid/service or other accommodation needed due to a disability, contact Sharon Ferguson-Quick at (808) 586-8636, or email her at sharon.y.ferguson-quick@hawaii.gov.
The Hawaiʻi Civil Rights Commission is an attached agency of the Hawaii Department of Labor and Industrial Relations and is responsible for enforcing state civil rights laws that prohibit discrimination in employment, housing, public accommodations, and state-funded services. If you feel you have been subjected to discrimination on any basis protected under state law, contact the HCRC at telephone (808) 586-8636 or email DLIR.HCRC.INFOR@hawaii.gov.
#HILABOR808 #Aloha #MeToo #No #Workplace #SexualHarassment
Deputy Attorneys General from the Hawaii Department of the Attorney General-Labor Division visited the Director’s office to bid Aloha to retiring DLIR Deputy Director Leonard Hoshijo.
Hoshijo has served as a DLIR Director and Deputy Director. When initially appointed in 2015, Governor David Ige said, “Leonard Hoshijo understands the history of labor in Hawaii and the current needs of working people and employers. He is well respected by both those within labor and the businesses that grow our economy, create jobs and hire local employees.”
DLIR Director Scott Murakami and Deputy Director Anne Perreira-Eustaquio host a coffee hour to welcome the newest members of our DLIR ohana. #Aloha #NewHire #Orientation #ourpeople #ourstrongest #mostimportant #asset #imua #hawaii
Today marks the end of the first full work week for DLIR's new Deputy Director Anne Perreira-Eustaquio. Governor Ige appointed Eustaquio to the position effective October 1st. Eustaquio has 30 years of public service with the DLIR, most recently as the Unemployment Insurance Division Administrator. In 2018, the newly appointed Deputy Director was selected as DLIR's Manager of the Year. We are happy to have her!