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MILWAUKEE - A federal
agency says a machine-parts maker formerly in Milwaukee has agreed to
settle a sex-discrimination lawsuit for $35,000.
The U.S. Equal
Employment Opportunity Commission announced the settlement Friday. It
had sued Universal Brixius Inc., which has since been acquired by
Brenham, Texas-based MIC Group.
A message left with MIC
Group after hours Friday wasn't immediately returned.
The lawsuit accused
Universal Brixius of subjecting a female machine operator to a hostile
work environment.
The EEOC says she was
transferred to a light-duty position in 2007, where she was subjected to
sexist name-calling, denied overtime and disparaged by her supervisor.
The agency says she was
also eventually terminated because of her gender.
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