The San Diego County-based Swami's Cafe restaurant chain has agreed to pay $650,000 to settle a that alleged numerous female employees were sexually harassed by male supervisors and co-workers.

The lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission alleged that young female Swami's employees, including teenagers, were subjected to "repeated, frequent and offensive sex-based remarks and advances, as well as unwelcome touching."

The EEOC said employees who complained were retaliated against and forced to quit their jobs.

Swami's did not admit wrongdoing in the settlement, but agreed to a two-year consent decree that was approved by a San Diego federal judge on Monday.

Along with the monetary relief, the decree holds that Swami's will retain an equal employment opportunit

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