The EEOC investigates cases of sexual, racial, gender and other discrimination on the job, including class action claims. Which means Chelette, Boyd and other female corrections officers at the prison are still subject to discrimination and harassment by the inmates. “Despite class action certification…and the inmates’ ongoing sexual harassment, Pollock management’s response to the sexual harassment has worsened.” “Whether in a federal prison or elsewhere, women do not need to endure sexual harassment in the workplace,” said Heidi Burakiewicz, one of two lead attorneys representing the two women. “By refusing to process class claims” of sexual harassment on the job, “the EEOC has abandoned the women and prevented them from obtaining implementation of steps to stop it.