EEOC: Scottsdale Wine Bar Bosses, Staff Harassed Workers Perceived to Be Gay With Slurs, Taunts
Employees and supervisors at a Scottsdale wine bar taunted two coworkers who were perceived to be gay with repeated homophobic slurs and assaults, a federal complaint states.
Both men were subjected to harassment for more than a year at 5th and Wine in downtown Scottsdale, according to the U.S. Equal Opportunity Employment Commission, which filed the complaint on Friday.
When the general manager learned that one man had contacted an attorney and planned to file an official complaint, he was fired, the EEOC said in a news release.
"Federal law protects against all forms of discrimination based on sex," said Mary Jo O'Neill, EEOC Phoenix district office regional attorney, in a written statement about the case. "Employers cannot allow harassment based on sexual orientation, whether actual or perceived."
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