Re: Money money money
We can do both; there could be a criminal case, or series of them, independently of the settlement with the EEOC. But criminal cases are much more expensive to prosecute and have a higher standard of proof. And evidence of harassment is often difficult to obtain (in part because physical evidence is often scarce), and such cases can be controversial with jurors.
The unfortunate truth is that harassers generally do get away with it. Fines like this are a way to convert some of that bad action from an externality for their employers to a direct cost, which gives employers an incentive to discourage it. At the moment, that's often the best feasible result.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
