Colorado House Minority Leader Mike May is accused in a federal lawsuit of propositioning an employee at a Holiday Inn in Casper, Wyoming, in addition to other harassment charges, although May denies any wrongdoing.
The suit---which recounts the experiences of other employees, as well---was filed in April but not widely reported by news organizations until now.
A female front desk clerk says the problem began when she spoke to May, a co-owner of the hotel, about sexual harassment by other employees, writes the Casper Star-Tribune. He allegedly invited her for drinks, then told her she was doing a wonderful job and would be promoted.
But when she "declined to have a drink with Mr. May, he pressured her by asking 'who signs your paychecks, and who is the owner of this company?'" He also asked her to spend the night with him in a room, but she refused, according to the suit, and was then denied the supervisory position the two had discussed.
The suit also claims that a company founded by May and Rick Hill, MARS Development LLC, which owns several hotels, retaliated against three other employees who complained of sexual harassment. Before filing the lawsuit, the plaintiffs logged discrimination complaints with the Wyoming Department of Employment that, May's attorney points out, were subsequently dismissed.
"The Wyoming Department of Employment found these complaints to be completely frivolous," May says in a statement (via Face the State).
The former employees, however, received "right to sue" letters from the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for incidents in 2008.Comments
Submitted by tw (not verified) on Tue, 2010-08-03 12:44.
start looking and contacting folks in colorado. you should hit the jackpot
Submitted by DP (not verified) on Fri, 2010-07-02 18:54.
Mike May is not the only owner of this Holiday Inn. There are 2 other owners. One is Bob Bergner of Buffalo, Wy and Chris Tioppen of California. These four people are not the only one with lawsuits against this pervert. There are more than 12. Mike May also was seen with a young female employee of the hotel at a bar one night in Casper while he was investigating the other Sexual Harrassment complaints. There was a picture taken of them at the bar that night. They were both very drunk and all over each other. Mike May will not be able to deny that picture when it surfaces. I hope the girls stays safe and alive and doesn't come up missing so she can also tell her story.


