Handling Harassment

A recent study by the Restaurant Opportunities Centers United (ROC) highlighted a troubling trend of sexual harassment in the restaurant industry: 60 percent of female and transgender workers and 46 percent of male workers report harassment as an uncomfortable aspect of work life. These findings follow an MSNBC review of 2011 data from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), which found that restaurants accounted for 37 percent of all claims.