BUS 483 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Punitive Damages, Wrongful Dismissal

• School: Simon Fraser University
• Department: Business Administration
• Course: BUS 483
• Professor: Shafik Bhalloo

Document Summary

Completed 3 years of training in a male dominated industry. Worked as an heavy equipment operator on road construction. Ms. ratzlaff was the only woman on a heavy equipment crew. The owner of the company made sexual comments to her, like telling her she was beautiful and he was lonely, and that he knew what she could do for him. He told her he"d love to screw her until she could not walk and that he enjoyed sex with younger women. On a business trip, the owner forced his way into her hotel room and grabbed her throat. He kissed her aggressively, grabbed her breasts and tried to get his hands into her vagina. He tried to rape her but ms. ratzlaff got him out of her room. Vulnerability: there was a big age difference between ms. ratzlaff and the owner.