Workers say they reported it - and then the trouble only got worse for them

Federal regulators say a California employer let sexual harassment fester for years - and that its own HR team ignored the warning signs.

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has sued Wish Farms CA LLC, accusing the company of allowing sexual harassment to go unchecked and then punishing the women who complained.

The lawsuit, filed June 16, 2026 in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, reaches back to at least 2020. The EEOC alleges that Wish Farms' "managers, supervisors, crew leaders, and employees subjected Charging Parties and aggrieved individuals to constant unwelcome touching of their bodies, persistent demands for sex, and sexual comments about their bodies."

For anyone who runs an HR function, the sharpest detail is what the complaint says about the company's response. The EEOC alleges Wish Farms "knew or should have known about sexual misconduct because Defendant's managers, supervisors, and human resources employees received complaints of the sexual misconduct but did not take steps to prevent reoccurrence of the sexual harassment."

Put simply: the agency claims the reports landed on HR's desk, and the conduct continued.

The complaint says the women objected and reported what was happening to HR or other managers. Then, the EEOC alleges, came retaliation. The filing states that Wish Farms "retaliated against the Charging Parties after they complained...

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