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Body Firm Aerobics
This is a settlement for the Discrimination lawsuit.
Orem, UT: (May-23-07) The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed charges on behalf of Erin Allen and Andrea Liender against Body Firm Aerobics, which owned a former Gold's Gym, accusing it of subjecting the two former female workers to a hostile work environment.
The company allegedly demoted Allen, a former sales associate, and cut her salary and work hours after learning she was pregnant. Another former employee, Liender, allegedly endured sexual harassment and intimidation from Ron Littlebrant, an executive with a Gold's Gym franchise company. Littlebrant was incriminated after he allegedly asked the girls to show more cleavage and questioned Allen as to who would buy a gym membership from someone who is pregnant. Liender initially filed the charge with the EEOC, alleging the company violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits employment discrimination based on a person's race, color, religion, sex or national origin. Some female employees, the EEOC suit said, were allegedly called "hot babes" or "superhot chicks" and told to "show more cleavage" to make more sales.
In a settlement reached, the company agreed to pay $50,000 to settle the workplace discrimination lawsuit. Liender received half of the $50,000 settlement in attorneys' fees and also reached a private settlement with Body Firm while Allen received $25,000 in back pay and damages for emotional distress. [HERLAD EXTRA: EMPLOYEE HARASSMENT]
Published on May-26-07
The company allegedly demoted Allen, a former sales associate, and cut her salary and work hours after learning she was pregnant. Another former employee, Liender, allegedly endured sexual harassment and intimidation from Ron Littlebrant, an executive with a Gold's Gym franchise company. Littlebrant was incriminated after he allegedly asked the girls to show more cleavage and questioned Allen as to who would buy a gym membership from someone who is pregnant. Liender initially filed the charge with the EEOC, alleging the company violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits employment discrimination based on a person's race, color, religion, sex or national origin. Some female employees, the EEOC suit said, were allegedly called "hot babes" or "superhot chicks" and told to "show more cleavage" to make more sales.
In a settlement reached, the company agreed to pay $50,000 to settle the workplace discrimination lawsuit. Liender received half of the $50,000 settlement in attorneys' fees and also reached a private settlement with Body Firm while Allen received $25,000 in back pay and damages for emotional distress. [HERLAD EXTRA: EMPLOYEE HARASSMENT]
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