Chicago's Tomayo Financial Services Sued For Sexual Harassment
Tomayo Financial Services, based in Chicago Illinois was sued by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("EEOC") for sexual harassment and retaliation. Tomayo has four offices in Chicago and is a mortgage lending organization. According to the lawsuit female employees were sexually harassed and subjected to retaliation when they complained about the sexual harassment.
The EEOC claims numerous men employed at Tomayo, including executives, were part of continuous and widespread sexual harassment of women. The men referred to women with sexual epithets, engaged in threatening physical and verbal sexual conduct. The women reported the sexual harassment but nothing was done by Tomayo to stop the conduct and it only increased.
John Hendrickson, EEOC regional attorney for the Chicago District, said, “It does not matter what industry is involved—whether it’s automobiles, household products, mortgages—sexual harassment and retaliation are non-starters from both a business and a legal perspective.
In Illinois you can also file a claim of sexual harassment and retaliation with the Illinois Department of Human Rights ("IDHR") which automatically cross-files with the EEOC. My office handles cases in front of the EEOC and IDHR. I rprefer to file with the IDHR because it keeps the complaint in the state system which in my opinion is better for the client.
