Hot Wheel City, a Detroit-based automotive wheel and accessory store chain, has agreed to pay $20,000 and to provide equitable relief to settle a federal sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit brought by the EEOC.

According to the EEOC's suit, Hot Wheel City subjected a female employee to a sexually hostile work environment at the hands of a male co-worker. The EEOC also charged that the employee reported the sexual harassment and was thereafter fired in retaliation for complaining.

In addition to providing monetary relief to the employee, the seven-year consent decree settling the case requires Hot Wheel City to institute new anti-discrimination policies and procedures; conduct training twice a year on sexual harassment and retaliation; provide reports to the EEOC regarding its training; and permit the EEOC to monitor its compliance with the terms of the consent decree.