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The simple truth
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Posted on Dec 20 2011
Asia Pacific Hotel, Inc. and Tan Holdings Corp. are exceedingly pleased with the jury’s verdict entered yesterday morning in the U.S. District Court.
It was a hard fought trial; however, at the end of the day the jury found that the complaining witness was not exposed to a hostile work environment. The simple truth is that my clients have expended a considerable amount of human resources, time, and treasure ensuring compliance with all applicable laws including those addressing sexual harassment and discrimination issues. Tan Holding Corp. and Asia Pacific Hotels, Inc. are good corporate citizens.
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission spent thousands upon thousands of taxpayer’s money prosecuting this questionable case. The commission flew two experienced trial attorneys to Saipan approximately three weeks ago to work exclusively on this case. The commission hired a $350 hour labor law expert who was flown to Saipan to testify.
Perhaps this case will send a message to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and other United States government enforcement agencies that they should consider changing their focus from aggressive litigation/ enforcement actions to a policy that emphasizes training and cooperation with employers here. In point of fact, the EEOC had not shared its training capabilities and other resources with the people of the CNMI.
We would welcome such a change of focus and we look forward to working productively with the United States EEOC in the future.
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Steven P. Pixley[/B]
Chief legal counsel
Tan Holdings Corp.
