Waterford Township Settles Sexual Harassment Lawsuit For $325,000
Penny Jo Dye, a former information systems clerk and steno clerk for the Waterford Township alleged in her lawsuit that she became the subject of inflamed, derogatory and degrading comments of a sexual nature after she gave a statement supporting a co-worker who had also made claims of sexual harassment against the department. Dye and her attorney will be paid a total of $325,000 in exchange for dismissing the lawsuit.
Dye made a verbal complaint of sexual harassment to her supervisor per the police department's sexual harassment policy. A written complaint reportedly was filed with the township's director of fiscal and human resources.The lawsuit claimed Dye was then aggressively retaliated against by the township and the police department.
The lawsuit alleged the retaliation included removing Dye's job duties, removing her from e-mail distribution lists, withholding training, removing her ability to use flex time, initiating and continuing ridiculous and unjustified internal investigations to discipline her, relegating her to a corner and other demeaning treatment and firing her.
