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Federal Contractor Misconduct Database (FCMD)
The federal government routinely awards contracts to companies with
histories of misconduct, including
…
contract fraud and other
violations. POGO believes that providing this website will help to
improve contracting decisions and increase public knowledge of how
the government spends billions of taxpayer dollars each year.
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Cherry v. Shaw Coastal, et al. (Sexual Harassment)
Former Shaw Coastal employee John Cherry alleged that a male colleague sexually harassed him for six months in 2007 at his in Livingston Parish, Louisiana workplace and that he was forced to quit his job after the company failed to address his harassment claims. Cherry won a $500,000 judgment against Shaw at trial in July 2010, an amount that was later reduced to $50,000 by the judge. In May 2013, the parties reached a confidential out-of-court settlement.
- Misconduct Type
- Labor
- Enforcement Agency
- Non-Governmental
- Contracting Party
- None
- Court Type
- Civil
- Disposition
- Settlement
- Date of Complaint
- 4/21/2008
| Contractors Involved |
Penalty |
| Total |
|
| Shaw Group |
Undisclosed
|
| Further Information |
Released |
| Complaint |
4/21/2008 |
