Sexual Harassment by the Boss' Wife
I'm just absolutely stuck and have no clue what to do in this situation.
I used to work in HR but now am working as a Matchmaker (long story - not the point). The service I work for is owned by a man but his wife works at the company and she basically serves as "boss lady".
Tonight a conversation went down between myself, a few other coworkers and the owners wife. The conversation ended when the owners wife began to humilated one of my co workers because she has large breasts and due to this has chronically hard nipples.
The owners wife ripped her apart and her pretty much accused of her of being sexually suggestive by having hard nipples. Our saleswoman tried to defend herself by stating the obvious which is that it's a biological function that she has zero control over. The owners wife just kept attacking her. It was so uncomfortable to watch. The saleswoman left the office furious and embarrassed.
She now doesn't know what to do. The owners wife only comes in to work at 5pm so our saleswoman wants her hours adjusted so that she can leave before the owners wife comes in but she is uncomfortable having this conversation with the owner and our male senior manager. She knows she could have a potential lawsuit (this isn't the first time this has happened) but isn't able to walk away from the job right now.
What can she do when she is being harassed by the owners wife? Could she just start by filing a complaint with the EEOC? Is there something else? Any help would be greatly appreciated.