A 17 year old female supermarket employee was being severely harassed by a co worker Twice, she complained about the harassment to her fianc, who also worked at the supermarket Twice, the fianc reported the harassment to the store manager Both times the manager informed him that under company polic...

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A 17 year-old female supermarket employee was being severely harassed by a co-worker. Twice, she complained about

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A 17 year-old female supermarket employee was being severely harassed by a co-worker. Twice, she complained about the harassment to her fiancé, who also worked at the supermarket. Twice, the fiancé reported the harassment to the store manager. Both times the manager informed him that under company policy the woman had to report the harassment herself and make the report directly to the HR Department. The woman did not make the report to the HR Department and later sued.