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| Posted: Mon Jul 31, 2006 12:20 pm Post subject: Utahn's suit accuses eBay of harassment, conspiracy |
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A Salt Lake County man is suing eBay Inc. for nearly $4.9 million, claiming he was unfairly demoted and then sexually harassed by his replacement and new supervisor.
In his U.S. District Court complaint, Emmanuel D. Kepas says he was manager of the online auction company's technical troubleshooting eWatch Team in Draper from July 2003 to January 2005, when he was demoted by his supervisor, Carolyn Patterson, as part of an alleged conspiracy of several female co-workers to have him removed.
As manager of the 12-member unit, the suit says, Kepas always received excellent performance evaluations. However, in November 2004, he claims, Patterson berated him for unspecified reasons in a telephone call. He reported the incident to higher-ups, and about a month later Patterson demoted him from manager to analyst.
Kepas, 45, says he was replaced by Susan Dutton, a woman eight years younger. Not long after, Kepas claims, Dutton began exhibiting inappropriate sexual behavior that allegedly escalated to office advances and an invitation to her home.
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