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Man sues Starwood Hotels for age and sex discrimination, called a "vagina"
A 67 year old Glen Ellyn man who worked as a banquet manager for Starwood Hotels is suing the organization for age and sex discrimination.
Bernardo Sanhueza Campoy says that he worked for Starwood for nine years without incident until January of this year when his new supervisors, Tim Ohrn and Audiel Alanis, began harassing and micromanaging him in a manner not afforded to similarly situated younger and female coworkers.
The complaint states that Ohrn repeatedly asked Campoy when he was going to retire.
Campoy also says he received derogatory emails from an email address that appeared to be related to the Sheraton, such as one that stated "Your wife has bigger balls...than you. You have the vagina! You live off your father in-law."
Continue reading after the jump, including a copy of the complaint.
Blockbuster boss asked to see breasts for promotion
A Schaumburg woman is suing Blockbuster for sexual harassment after an alleged series of events, including being asked by her boss to show him her breasts, which she did on two occasions, and then being passed up for a promotion and later fired.
According to the complaint, while plaintiff Angela Prince-Stengl worked at the Blockbuster in Hoffman Estates, she was subjected to the following harassment by her supervisor, Darrik Perrier:
- Perrier made numerous inappropriate comments such as "anytime you want three inches for three minutes..."
- Perrier took photos of plaintiff's backside and refused to delete them.
- Perrier told plaintiff that if she showed him her breasts, he could make her promotion happen faster. Plaintiff "did acquiesce."
- Perrier told plaintiff that he could make her promotion happen faster if she showed him her breasts again. Perrier "promised this would be the last time" and plaintiff "conceded."
- Perrier called plaintiff into his office to go over computer training files but there was only one chair in his office. Perrier instructed plaintiff to sit on his lap and she "reluctantly, sat down but immediately got up."
- When plaintiff told Perrier that she would need five days off to visit her ill grandmother, he became angry and asked for plaintiff's keys.
Read the complaint after the jump.
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Domestic violence victim says eviction is sex discrimination
A woman is suing her former apartment complex for sex discrimination after she was evicted following a series of incidents where her fiancee beat her, raped her and threatened to kill her at gunpoint.
According to the complaint, on September 15, 2007, plaintiff Kathy Cleaves Milan moved into the Elm Creek Apartment Complex in Elmhurst, Illinois with her fiancee Allen Creasy and her daughter. Shortly after moving in, Creasy's behavior became erratic, the complaint states. On one occassion, Creasy allegedly shoved Milan into a wall. On another occassion, he allegedly raped her. Finally, on September 30, 2007, Milan ended their relationship and Creasy allegedly threatened Milan at gunpoint. Milan called 9-1-1 and Creasy was involuntarily committed to a hospital for psychiatric evaluation, according to the complaint.
Continue reading this entry as well as the full complaint after the jump.