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   Jenson v. Eveleth Taconite Co., 130 F.3d 1287 (8th Cir. 1997), [1] was the first class-action sexual harassment lawsuit in the United States. It was filed in 1988 on behalf of Lois Jenson and other female workers at the Eveleth Taconite mine in Eveleth, Minnesota on the state's northern Mesabi Range, which is part of the Iron Range .

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   It all came to a head in 1984 when Lois Jenson was stalked by a salaried co-worker who broke into her home and threatened her son. The union still refused to help her and management promised to transfer him but it never happened. She had had enough, so she filed a complaint with the State Department of Human Rights in October of 1984.

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   May 14, 1993 · Lois E. JENSON, et al., Plaintiffs, v. EVELETH TACONITE COMPANY, et al., Defendants. Civ. No. 5-88-163. United States District Court, D. Minnesota, Third Division. May 14, 1993. *848 *849 *850 *851 *852 *853 *854 *855 Paul Sprenger and Jean Boler, Sprenger & Lang, Minneapolis, MN, for plaintiffs.

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   Settlement. On December 31, 1998, Judge John Tunheim approved a settlement between plaintiffs and the mine company for a total of $3.5 million dollars. Exact awards to individual plaintiffs were not disclosed.

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   Feb 26, 2018 · by Emma Dill 02/26/2018. Lois Jenson and her coworkers Patricia S. Kosmach and Kathleen Anderson filed the lawsuit Jenson v. Eveleth Taconite Co. in 1988, after years of harassment at...

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   The filing, Lois E. Jenson and Patricia S. Kosmach v. Eveleth Taconite Co., aimed to certify the case as a class action and obtain an injunction forcing the mine to adopt a sexual harassment policy. Federal District Court Judge James M. Rosenbaum heard the trial, which began on May 13, 1991, in Duluth.

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   Why did Lois Jenson Sue Eveleth Taconite?

   • Lois Jenson and her coworkers Patricia S. Kosmach and Kathleen Anderson filed the lawsuit Jenson v. Eveleth Taconite Co. in 1988, after years of harassment at Eveleth Mines. The case became the first sexual harassment class action tried in US federal court and set a precedent for future harassment trials.

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   Why did Lois Jenson file a class action for sexual harassment?

   • The case became the first sexual harassment class action tried in US federal court and set a precedent for future harassment trials. In 1975, Lois Jenson became one of the first women employees at Eveleth Mines Forbes Fairlane Plant. Jenson, a single mother, applied because the job paid $5.50 an hour and offered insurance.

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   Why did Lois Jenson file a lawsuit?

   • Lois Jenson’s first request was for just that, an educational sexual harassment policy, compensation for her stress related health problems and job security, but they flatly refused. In the end, the suit set many very important precedents.

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   • Jenson v. Eveleth Taconite Co. Lois Jenson and her coworkers Patricia S. Kosmach and Kathleen Anderson filed the lawsuit Jenson v. Eveleth Taconite Co. in 1988, after years of harassment at Eveleth Mines.

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   Jun 18, 2002 · The surprisingly brisk page-turner CLASS ACTION: The Story of Lois Jenson and the Landmark Case that Changed Sexual Harassment Law traces Jenson's 20+-year struggle for justice and the legal precedents the fight established.