Prologix Distribution Services (East), LLC, an Orlando, Fla.-based
magazine distributor, will pay $162,400 and furnish other relief to
settle a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment
Opportunity Commission.
Prologix provides distribution services for publishers relating to merchandising, warehousing, and the delivery of magazines.
According to the EEOC’s complaint, several women who worked at
Prologix’s Orlando, Fla., facility as magazine order fillers were
subjected to harassment by a longtime supervisor. The harassment
included the making of sexually explicit remarks and inappropriate
touching and groping of the women.
In addition to monetary damages in the amount of $162,400, the three-year consent decree resolving the case (EEOC v. Prologix Distribution Services (East), LLC,
Case No. 6:09-cv-01681-MSS-GJK), filed in U.S. District Court for the
Middle District of Florida, Orlando Division, includes injunctive
relief enjoining the company from engaging in further sexual
harassment; requires the company to post a notice about the settlement;
to conduct anti-discrimination training; and to report information
about sex discrimination complaints it receives to the EEOC for
monitoring.