The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals recently upheld the dismissal of a sexual harassment class action asserted by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). The EEOC filed its suit in September 2007, alleging that CRST Van Expedited, Inc. — one of the country’s largest interstate trucking companies — had subjected a group of similarly situated female employees to sexual harassment through its New-Driver Training Program.
Certainly, this decision represents a legal victory for employers defending class action suits filed by the EEOC. This decision, however, is also a cautionary tale of the significant burden and expense — five years of litigation and approximately $4.5 million in legal fees — associated with such suits, regardless of their outcome.
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