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Philip Morris has been charged with sexually harassing women at its Louisville cigarette plant. The female employees say that they were pressured to trade sex for promotions and favorable job assignements.
This is the third such law suit filed since 1994. All charge that the plant is plagued by a sexually-charged atmosphere.
The women in the latest law suit say that their careers suffered if they didn't join a "stable of thoroughbreds" -- i.e., women who were expected to sexually entertain company officials and vendors.
They also said they witnessed or experienced unwanted touching, pinching, and neck massages, were pressured for dates and sex by male workers, and had to listen to men tell about their sexual fantasies.
A previous similar law suit was settled out of court by Philip Morris.
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