Paramount Healthcare Consultants, LLC, which operates nursing care facilities across Texas and Louisiana, will pay $50,000 to settle a sex discrimination and retaliation lawsuit filed by the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced. The EEOC’s suit was filed against both Paramount and MPD Operators Nazareth Hall, LLC, who jointly managed the Nazareth Living Care Center in El Paso, Texas. According to the lawsuit, the administrator at the El Paso facility sexually harassed a female housekeeping aide by subjecting her to repeated, unwelcome sexual comments and forcible kissing. The housekeeping aide reported the unwelcome touching to her male supervisor, who then elevated the sexual harassment complaint to human resources at the facility. However, in response to his complaint, management was dismissive and took no action. According to the lawsuit, the defendant failed to conduct a credible investigation of the complaint and the facility administrator was never disciplined. Further, the administrator and human resources managers retaliated against both employees after the harassment. Ultimately, both employees were forced to quit, the EEOC said.
