The complaint says his pay dropped and discipline piled up after he went to HR
A former Hershey worker says he reported harassment to HR for months, got a brochure instead of help, then lost his job.
The account comes from a complaint filed on July 15, 2026, in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia against The Hershey Company. The plaintiff, who worked as a production operator at the company's chocolate plant in Stuarts Draft, Virginia, alleges sexual harassment, a hostile work environment, retaliation, disability discrimination, failure to accommodate, and wrongful termination.
The case is worth a read for HR leaders less for its headline brand than for how, according to the filing, the complaints were handled once they reached HR.
The worker alleges that starting in mid-2023, a line supervisor repeatedly touched him without consent and made comments about his body and clothes. He says he first told his relief manager in May 2023, and that the manager brushed the concerns aside. When he escalated to HR, the complaint alleges, no one affirmatively followed up.
The response is where the story lands for HR readers. According to the filing, the worker broke down in tears during meetings with an HR business partner. Her answer, the complaint says, was to hand him a brochure for the company's employee-assistance provider and tell him to "get help." The filing alleges she never told him about his medical-leave rights and never engaged in the kind of...
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