SHERMAN – A Dallas County resident alleges that she was unlawfully terminated from her job after making sexual harassment complaints.
Ehsan Hamed filed a complaint on Sept. 25 in the Sherman District of the Eastern District of Texas against Fry's Electronics Inc. alleging sex discrimination/sexual harassment, wrongful termination and unlawful retaliation.
According to the complaint, the plaintiff began employment with the defendant in January 2016 and alleges beginning the following month, a management trainee began sexually harassing her. She alleges she reported the conduct to no avail and afterward was retaliated against by her manager. She alleges that on March 11, 2016, she was wrongfully terminated from her employment with the defendant.
The plaintiff holds Fry's Electronics Inc. responsible because the defendant allegedly subjected her to sexually hostile and abusive working environment, retaliated against her and terminated her employment because of her sex.
The plaintiff requests a trial by jury and seeks reinstatement to her employment, compensatory and punitive damages, plus interest, attorneys’ fees, expert fees, costs and any additional and equitable relief. She is represented by Matthew R. Scott and Javier Perez of Scott | Perez LLP in Dallas.
Sherman District of the Eastern District of Texas case number 4:17-cv-00675