IMPERIAL Pacific International LLC has agreed to pay $105,000 to settle the sexual harassment lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission against IPI.
In resolving the lawsuit, IPI and EEOC entered into a consent decree, which requires IPI and other unnamed defendants to satisfy the following conditions:
1) Provide monetary relief to the employees who experienced sexual harassment and sex discrimination.
2) Forbid sexual harassment, sex discrimination and retaliation in the future.
3) Review, revise and redistribute [company] policies and procedures regarding sexual harassment, sex discrimination and retaliation.
4) Hire an external EEO monitor and designate an in-house EEO coordinator.
5) Provide training to management and employees regarding harassment and discrimination on the basis of sex and retaliation.
The consent decree was approved by Chief Judge Ramona V. Manglona of the District Court for the NMI on Tuesday.
The consent decree was also signed by IPI chief executive officer Ray Yumul, attorney Stepehn Nutting, who represented IPI in the lawsuit, and EEOC attorney Anna Y. Park.
According to the consent decree, IPI has secured the settlement amount with 16 parcels of its Flame Tree Terrace apartments in As Mahetog as collateral.
In September 2019, EEOC sued IPI in federal court for sexual harassment and unfair employment practices on behalf of Shirlene Loh, a casino VIP hostess, “and other similarly aggrieved female employees.”
IPI had denied all the allegations and asked the court to dismiss the complaint with prejudice.
Two weeks ago, the parties told the court that they had reached a settlement agreement.
