ARKANSAS, USA — The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission announced a lawsuit against a Slim Chickens franchisee in central Arkansas after the business allegedly failed to address complaints of sexual harassment.
Simply Slims LLC and/or Dixie Chicken LLC is accused of failing to take action against a shift manager who allegedly harassed teenage girls and young women employed by the business.
According to the lawsuit, a female employee told the franchise group's general manager that a shift manager had made inappropriate sexual comments. The shift manager would also allegedly rub workers' shoulders, poke them in inappropriate places, and even groped one young female employee.
To read more on Slim Chickens, our content partner Arkansas Business has the full article here.
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