Eight women have sued their employer, American Building Maintenance Industries, alleging sexual harassment by their supervisors. The plaintiffs, who clean commercial buildings at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport and other Twin Cities locations, complain that their immediate supervisors demanded sex, fondled them and, in one case, coerced a worker into having sex. They also say that complaints to their supervisor's boss were either ignored or they were retaliated against.
All the plaintiffs are Latina and Spanish speakers, and allege that their supervisors took advantage of their limited knowledge of English. They are now seeking unspecified monetary damages and class action status for their lawsuit.
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