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Alleged Sexual Harassment at Local College Leads to Lawsuit

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A woman from Galveston County believes that she has been a victim of sexual harassment in the workplace and is now taking action against her former employer. The Southeast Texas Record reports that the plaintiff, Sandra Brewer, is hoping to receive $75,000 from the community college that she worked for. With the help from her Texas employment lawyer Anthony P. Griffin, she has filed a lawsuit against the college.

While employed at College of the Mainland, Ms. Brewer says that she went through "a two-year pattern of sexual harassment" between early 2006 and mid-2008. She alleges that Al Bass, one of the college's associate vice presidents, persistently made sexual advances and remarks toward her on an almost daily basis. The plaintiff told Mr. Bass to stop the misconduct, but the Southeast Texas Record reports that he ignored her requests.

Ms. Brewer then filed an internal discrimination complaint against Mr. Bass, but was subsequently sent home without pay for more than three weeks and demoted to a position that included janitorial work. She was eventually dismissed from her position in December 2008.

The former employee of College of the Mainland filed the sexual harassment lawsuit on February 16 in Galveston County District Court, claiming that she was wrongfully terminated from her position. The suit says, "The reason for the termination was pretextual and simply a ruse designed to hide the illegal conduct."

FindLaw states that the main law prohibiting sexual harassment in the workplace is Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, but in addition to Title VII, there are also Texas laws that outlaw sexual harassment as well.

Related Resources:

  • Sexual Harassment Facts (FindLaw)
  • Discrimination & Harassment (FindLaw)
  • Texas Employment Lawyer Directory (FindLaw)

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