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The EEOC prevailed on behalf of two servers who were sexually harassed by an assistant manager. A jury found defendants liable for hostile work environment harassment and awarded $1,000 and $4,000 in compensatory damages to each server, plus $100,000 in punitive damages to one server. The court denied defendants' motions for judgment as a matter of law and new trial.
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