East Jordan Plastics, Inc., a manufacturer of plastic horticultural containers, has agreed to pay $460,000 and provide other relief to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).

According to the suit, a class of female employees at the company’s Beaverton location was sexually harassed by a male co-worker, whose conduct included offensive sexual comments and inappropriate touching. Despite being made aware of the harassment through at least two complaints from different women, the company took no disciplinary action against the harasser. The suit alleged that the harassing conduct continued until another female employee complained and following this complaint, the company finally conducted interviews and terminated the male employe

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