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Jenson v. Eveleth Taconite Co., 130 F.3d 1287 (8th Cir. 1997), 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.
Among these women was a 27-year-old single mother named Lois Jenson. Jenson took a job at the mines because it paid 3 times as much as she could earn anywhere else and she needed a job that would pay enough to support herself and her young son and provide benefits such as health care.
Jul 18, 2021 · Lois Jenson made her decision as she slammed her locker door. The nooses hanging over work stations, the sexual innuendoes, the leers, jeers, open threats, obscene language, exposure to...
Feb 26, 2018 · Lois Jenson was one of the first women employees at Eveleth Mines Forbes Fairlane Plant in 1975. She and other women sued the mine in 1988 for sexual harassment and won a landmark case that set a precedent for future trials.
- Emma Dill
Dec 9, 2017 · Lois Jenson, pictured here in 2005, filed the first class action sexual harassment lawsuit in 1988 against Eveleth Mines. The case, which also established the hostile work environment, helped changed the landscape for workplace sexual harassment.
Mar 15, 2017 · Lois Jenson was one of the first women ever hired by Eveleth Mines, as featured in the film North Country — but that’s not the main reason we’re celebrating her today. In a series of cases...
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May 14, 1993 · Named plaintiff Lois Jenson began her employment with Eveleth Mines on March 24, 1975. As of the 1992/1993 proceedings, Jenson was on medical leave from Eveleth Mines. Named plaintiff Patricia Kosmach began her employment with Eveleth Mines on January 21, 1976.
