Three female sales representatives working for the same manager at Eli Lilly & Co. brought suit against the company for sexual harassment and other types of discrimination. The series of decisions, all under the caption Tourtellotte v. Eli Lilly & Co., 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 54218 (E.D. Pa. April 15, 2013) (plaintiff Ashley Hiser), 54219 (Margaret Tourtellotte), and 54392 (E.D. Pa. April 16, 2013) (Ana Reyes), discuss the parameters of sexual harassment law, as well as an employer’s accommodation obligations and scope of a charge of discrimination.
Barbie Dolls
The common thread in the cases is that from January 2007 through the end of their tenures with the company, the women worked for Tim Rowland. Each alleged that she was subjected to various levels and types of inappropriate comments by Rowland, beginning with a comment at his first district meeting, when Rowland allegedly announced that he "loved being around women" and referred to the "Barbie dolls" now working in the pharmaceutical industry, according to the opinion. Each woman, however, had distinct allegations of comments by Rowland that each claimed to be sexually harassing.
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