Employees Kiss and Tell About Boss

Sure, sometimes you put up with your boss's quirks because he/she is, well, your boss. But when a boss pulls down a woman's blouse, that's a big problem. Three female employees at a city welfare office in the Bronx are suing their supervisor, Serena Reaves-Cain, for sexual harassment.

According to the lawsuit, Reaves-Cain allegedly "held their hands, caressed the back of their hands, rubbed their shoulders and backs in a sexually suggestive manner" and "hugged the plaintiffs and pushed her breasts up against their breasts and used the palm of her hand to spank them on the buttocks." Ugh. Reaves-Cain also left lipstick on one employee's cheek, which earned her the nickname "The Lipstick Bandit."

When Reaves-Cain suggested a calendar of "scantily clad women" to raise money, she allegedly pulled down the blouse of Clara Luz Badia and said, "All Badia would have to do is show some t---ies." And Anitra Kincy claims she was smacked on the butt and was told, "God don't like ugly, but he's not too fond of pretty, either." The Daily News reports that the women complained to other supervisors, but no action was taken until they filed a formal complaint last year.

The city's lawyers say they received the lawsuit and will review it thoroughly.

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By Jen Chung in News on March 21, 2007 10:48 AM

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Not amused

@j-diddy ; Then she needs to hit one of the city's many titty bars for that relief .

j-diddy

Its prefectly understandale. The lady needed

some relief.

Booboo

This story is worthless without pictures...

Not amused

Wow! It's kind of funny to see how the shoe feels on the "Other" foot . The boss here was probably looking for some action on the side from the crew . Ahh, Can't wait for the updates to start rolling in on this story .

TS

CK - Did you think I could let that go without a requisite "Hey now!"? Memory must be fading.

ck

@TS:

The reaction I imagined was the smug and concise, "Hot."

spam

Yes, one can only imagine the hotties that work at the welfare office bluugh.!

kang

This story is HOT!

Alphabet Citizen

Reaves-Cain allegedly threw herself on top of Constance Trotman last April while the woman was sitting in her chair.

"Trotman jumped up out of the chair and Cain almost fell to the ground," the lawsuit claims.

Reaves-Cain encouraged Trotman to "come to Mama" and grabbed her in a bear hug, according to the lawsuit.

webster

No, *tugs at hair* SHE'S A MAAAAAN, BAYBEE!

TS

Female on female sexual harassment? Hey now! Who knew there was so much hot girl on girl action at the welfare office? All the more reason to not find that job just yet.