Sean Ryan, an employee of the City of Coronado as a Maintenance Worker I, has filed a complaint against the City alleging sexual harassment, harassment and discrimination due to sexual orientation, and failure to prevent harassment and discrimination by management level employees.
Complainant was subjected to sexually harassing conduct by one of his coworkers. Complainant complained to his supervisors, but no action was taken to prevent further sexual harassment. Instead, the harassing behavior only worsened. Complainant’s supervisor began harassing Complainant in retaliation for his complaints about the sexual harassment and supervisors and coworkers began to harass Complainant on the basis of his sexual orientation. On or about July 30, 2015, Complainant contacted Human Resources and lodged a formal complaint. On or around August 20, 2015, Respondent completed its investigation. Respondent admitted insensitive language had been used by Complainant’s supervisor but no specific references were identified. On or around September 30, 2015, Respondent provided a city-wide training about sexual harassment and discrimination. In or about October 2015, in further retaliation, Respondent took Complainant entirely off the schedule for the winter. Complainant suffered extreme emotional distress–he cried constantly and was frustrated with Respondent’s retaliatory actions. In or around December 2015, Complainant was allowed to return for the minimum 8-hr workweek and was indefinitely placed on the weekend rotation. After being forced to work every weekend, Complainant became disconnected from his family and friends and became increasingly depressed. In or around April 2016, Complainant contacted HR again and complained that the relationship with his supervisors was deteriorating. In or July 2016, Complainant’s supervisor told him that he was not allowed to contact HR while on the clock and would have to lodge any complaint on his off days.
The entire complaint can be read here: Sean Ryan v. City of Coronado
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