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Article: 339 sexual harassment charges filed with state EEOC in 14-month period
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- The Mississippi Business Journal
- Article date:
- December 16, 1996
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CopyrightCopyright Mississippi Business Journal Dec 16, 1996. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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Acting to stop legal action before it starts, many Mississippi companies are sending clear messages to employees that sexual harassment will not be tolerated in the workplace.
Still, the federal agency charged with investigating such complaints says cases of sexual harassment account for about 10% of its workload in Mississippi, a figure that does not include the estimated thousands of cases that go unreported for fear of job loss, demotion or other forms of retaliation.
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) reports from Oct. 1, 1995, to Dec. 6, 1996, 339 Mississippi workers filed charges of sexual harassment in Mississippi. "Those are the ones who had a strong heart and came ...