A Hardee County company agreed to settle a case involving alleged unlawful employment practices on the basis of sex harassment and retaliation.

Windmill Farms Nursery Inc. of Zolfo Springs entered into a consent decree with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and was assessed a $40,000 fine. Under the three-year consent decree, Windmill agreed to conduct management-worker training in English and Spanish on sexual harassment and its anti-discrimination policy.