Story Created:
Sep 14, 2009 at 3:00 PM AKDT
Story Updated:
Sep 14, 2009 at 3:00 PM AKDT
Alaska's main public school teachers union will pay $170,000 to settle a federal harassment lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
The commission claimed former NEA-Alaska executive director Thomas Harvey harassed four female employees by yelling at them and treated men less harshly.
The settlement announced Monday by the commission was the second
against NEA-AK charging gender-based harassment by Harvey, who left the job in 2006.
The earlier case was settled on behalf of three other women for $750,000.
The commission claims management officials at NEA-AK were aware
of Harvey's abusive behavior but took no action to stop it and promoted Harvey to his executive position during the EEOC's first lawsuit on similar charges.
