On October 23, 2008, the EEOC announced that WorldMark by Wyndham will pay $370,000 to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by the EEOC that alleged the company failed to stop the manager of one of its hotels from sexually harassing five young male employees age 17 to 25 (EEOC v. Wyndham Worldwide Corporation d/b/a WorldMark by Wyndham, formerly Trendwest Resorts, Inc., No. CO7-1531 RSM; Western District of Washington at Seattle).