It Is Illegal for Employers to Neglect Sexual Harassment Complaints in the Workplace

The EEOC filed a lawsuit against FCA US, L.L.C., an international automobile manufacturer, alleging it violated federal law by subjecting female production employees to widespread sexual harassment. According to the lawsuit, female employees at FCA’s Detroit Assembly Complex were harassed by male supervisors and co-workers through sexually explicit comments and inappropriate touching. Despite receiving complaints, FCA either failed to act or responded in an untimely and negligent manner, including by failing to discipline the harassers. The hostile work environment ultimately caused one woman to resign. This conduct violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits sexual harassment. See EEOC v. FCA US, LLC, Case No. 2:25-cv-10174 (E.D. Mich.).