Article: Wal-Mart to Pay in West Virginia Same-Sex Harassment Case.

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

Apr. 15 -- Wal-Mart owes $80,000 to a former worker at its Raleigh County store, in what may be the first case in West Virginia alleging same-sex sexual harassment.

Christopher Lack said a male supervisor continuously abused him with sexually charged jokes, comments and gestures. Associate Manager James Bragg then punished Lack with a burdened work schedule when he complained, Lack's federal lawsuit said.

The U.S. District Court civil jury found for Lack on Tuesday, following a one-day trial before Judge Charles H. Haden in Beckley.

"This is the first same-sex harassment case in West Virginia, and we ...

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