June 24, 2022
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission told a Washington federal judge that a Hawthorn Suites franchisee has agreed to pay $370,000 to end a suit claiming the hotel owners sat idly by while a manager sexually harassed female housekeepers.
May 27, 2022
A Hawthorn Suites franchisee told a Washington federal court to toss the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's suit alleging it failed to stop a manager from sexually harassing two housekeepers, saying the company had no knowledge of the purported misconduct until one of the workers reported it.
September 17, 2020
A Hawthorn Suites franchisee violated the civil rights of two housekeepers when it failed to stop their manager from sexually harassing them and later quash subsequent retaliation, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission alleged in a lawsuit filed Thursday in Washington state federal court.