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Wandering Backscratcher Leads To Harassment Lawsuit
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Ben Yakas
Published Mar 31, 2010
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It's no licking your employees hand, but a car dealership secretary from Queens is suing her former employers for sexual harassment while on the job for only a few weeks. In the lawsuit, Katherine Salas, 23, alleges that her bosses harassment included hounding her with come-ons and whacking her "backside with a backscratcher," according to the Daily News.
During her six week employment at the Bical Chevrolet in Long Island, Salas alleges that besides the verbal vulgarity, general manager Charles Albanese and sales manager Michael Inserillo would snap her bra up to six times a day! They also "rubbed her neck, thighs and lower back in a sexually suggestive manner," the lawsuit alleges. And then, of course, there are the sext messages:
"I want a hug,"
one read, according to the lawsuit.
"Charlie, this is crazy and you're really making me uncomfortable," Salas says she replied.
"So, how much do you love your job. LOL," Albanese allegedly responded.
Gross and wow! Though it might have once seemed impossible, these guys are actually giving car salesmen a bad reputation.
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Ben Yakas
Ben Yakas is a former Gothamist reporter.
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