Shegerian & Associates: Employee Rights Attorney Weighs In on Sexual Harassment Lawsuit Against Ford
NEW YORK and LOS ANGELES, Jan. 25, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- DeAnna Johnson, an employee of the Ford Dearborn Truck Plant, has filed a lawsuit against Ford, alleging her caucasian male supervisor groped her, sexually harassed her, and showed her photos of himself having sex with other women who worked at the plant.
On a daily basis, Johnson's supervisor would ask her to show him her breasts while showing her how to do her job as production supervisor and assessing her performance. The supervisor referred to Johnson, who is African-American, as a "chocolate jolly rancher." When Johnson asked what he meant, he replied that she was a "chocolate treat" that he wanted to have sex with.
The supervisor often put his phone in Johnson's face to show her photos of him having sex, often with women from the plant who were his subordinates in the workplace. The supervisor allegedly told Johnson he wanted to have sex with her because he did not have a black woman in his "collection."
The supervisor sent Johnson "numerous sexually suggestive inappropriate texts," and a photo of "himself in his underwear, and pictures of his genitals."
In October, Johnson reported the supervisor's actions to managers. The manager who Johnson first reported the incidents to told her to "just" have sex with the supervisor "and get it over with."
Carney Shegerian, the founder of Los Angeles-based employee rights law firm Shegerian & Associates, has weighed in on the lawsuit.
"The constant sexual and racial discrimination that Johnson alleges against her supervisor is deeply unsettling," says Shegerian. "The accounts of sexual harassment in the workplace are reminiscent of earlier accounts of widespread sexual harassment in Ford's Chicago plants."
Following an internal review, the supervisor accused of harassment was fired in December. Johnson is currently on a medical leave of absence and has been diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder.
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Shegerian & Associates has won clients over $200 million in employment-based disputes and maintains a 98% success rate. We have offices in Los Angeles, San Diego, Riverside and New York.
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