Shocking allegations of workplace misconduct have surfaced as a former employee accuses her previous employer of severe sexual harassment and retaliation. Shalita Alexander filed a complaint in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois on January 22, 2025, against C.W. Resources, Inc., a Connecticut-based non-profit corporation, and Terry Macon, an individual. The lawsuit outlines a disturbing pattern of behavior that allegedly created a hostile work environment for Alexander during her tenure as a Custodial Lead from December 2021 until her resignation in January 2024.
According to the complaint, Alexander was subjected to continuous sexual harassment by her supervisors at C.W. Resources shortly after she began working there. She alleges that supervisors Jermaine and Tylee, along with co-worker Eric Martin, engaged in repeated propositions for dates, lewd comments, and inappropriate touching. Despite her complaints to management about this behavior, no effective action was taken to address the misconduct. Matters escalated when Terry Macon, then Assistant Project Manager who later became Project Manager, allegedly pursued Alexander with unwanted advances and threats to hinder her career progression if she did not comply with his demands for sexual relations.
Alexander claims that Macon's conduct persisted until his dismissal in late 2023 but alleges that he continued to intimidate her by returning to the workplace without any employment-related reason. She also reports retaliatory actions following her complaints about the harassment, including being assigned less desirable tasks and having her work performance unfairly scrutinized compared to colleagues who had not reported similar issues.
The lawsuit accuses C.W. Resources of violating Title VII of the Civil Rights Act by allowing a hostile work environment and failing to prevent quid pro quo sexual harassment and retaliation against Alexander. Additionally, it invokes the Illinois Gender Violence Act against both defendants for acts constituting gender-related violence under coercive conditions.
Alexander seeks various forms of relief from the court: compensatory damages for emotional distress and lost wages; punitive damages; pre-judgment and post-judgment interest; reasonable attorney's fees; and any other appropriate legal remedies deemed just by the court.
Representing Shalita Alexander are attorneys Seth R. Halpern and John R. Malkinson from Malkinson & Halpern P.C., based in Chicago. The case is identified as Case No.: 1:25-cv-00742 and will be presided over by judges from the Northern District of Illinois.