A nurse was employed in a state-run psychiatric facility. She was subjected to sexual harassment, which included verbal threats, physical intimidation, sexual jokes, unwanted touching and groping, by male "therapeutic program workers" and by the male head of security for the facility.

   The nurse reported these incidents to her nursing supervisors, who in turn reported the incidents to the management of the institution. However, the nurses’ complaints were not only ignored, but the management of the institution actually instructed nursing supervisors not to bring up the issue of sexual harassment when orienting new nurses and not to discuss it with existing nursing staff.

   The nurse was eventually fired because of her continuing complaints. She filed a complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, which is a necessary first step before proceeding with any employment discrimination claim under Federal law. She asked for and was given permission by the EEOC to sue her employer for damages in Federal District Court.

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