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Female Firefighters Suing Houston Fire Department

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Jane Draycott, a female Houston firefighter, filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against the Houston Fire Department on Monday in the Harris County state district court. The lawsuit listed numerous allegations of sexual harassment. She says that she endured years of sexual harassment and faced retaliation anytime she complained about it, according to the Houston Chronicle.

The female firefighter had been working with the fire department for more than eight years before she was put on leave in July. She took paid administrative leave in July after she was targeted with sexist graffiti that was sprayed in her quarters at the fire station. The woman was supposed to return to work earlier this year. ABC News reported that she was actually one of several female firefighters in Houston that experienced harassment through the offensive graffiti. Investigators have still not been able to find a suspect for the graffiti incident.

"Women in the fire services have not been treated as well as they should be in all instances and that will stop," said Houston Mayor Annise Parker to ABC News.

Jane Draycott's Houston employment lawyer is also representing several other female Houston firefighters in the lawsuit against the Houston Fire Department. In addition to the well-known graffiti incident, Jane Draycott claims that there were other instances in which she suffered from sexual harassment. There was at least one instance of unwanted sexual advances that she had not previously reported, according to the Houston Chronicle.

Everyone should be able to work in an environment that is safe, and free from sexual hostility. Anybody who has experienced sexual harassment in their own workplace is encouraged to contact a Texas employment lawyer to find out more information.

Related Resources:

  • Steps to Deal with Workplace Sexual Harrasment, and Worse (FindLaw's Law and Daily Life Blog)
  • Sexual Harassment: Examples and Types (FindLaw)
  • Contact a Houston Employment Lawyer (FindLaw)

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