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Oakland- from www.theoaklandpress.com – Three women — one of whom is from Oakland County — have filed a lawsuit against their former employer, DMCare Express, amid several sexual harassment claims against some of their former co-workers.

DMCare Express contends the allegations are false in a statement released Tuesday.

Represented by the Dailey Law Firm of Royal Oak, Kimberly Flynn, Amanda Huber and Cassandra Drew spoke about the allegations during a Tuesday morning press conference.

One incident occurred on April 20, 2009, according to a lawsuit filed in Wayne County Circuit Court. The defendants accuse Chris Zugel — a supervisor — of soliciting a lap dance from Flynn.

“At least a lap dance. I did put blinds on my office 4 a reason,” reads one text from Zugel to Flynn, which was submitted as Exhibit 1.

“Its my birthday n i hav never gotten a lapdance in my office. If u had the guts that would redefine my perceptions of u. 4 the better,” read another text from Zugel, who was Flynn’s boss at the time.

Zugel continues on to call Flynn “timid,” a “sissy” and a “panzy,” according to the lawsuit.

Flynn reported the texts to Terrye Nicholls, who said the incidents would be kept secret and did not take any further action, according to the lawsuit.

Adam Williard — another defendant named in the lawsuit — is accused of several inappropriate acts, including asking Huber to remove her shirt or perform sexual favors in exchange for better treatment, laying in Huber’s bed during an overnight shift and refusing to leave, asking Huber what she thought of his erect penis after exposing it to her, and masturbating in front of her in an on-call ambulance around midnight in the middle of Detroit.

Williard and Zugel are also accused of making unwanted sexual advances toward all three plaintiffs in the presence of Nicholls.

“DMCare Express takes these allegations very seriously and contends the accusations against DMCare Express are false,” reads a statement.

“DMCare Express has always had a zero tolerance policy against sexual harassment in the workplace. Once an allegation was reported, DMCare Express acted swiftly and consistency with its policy.”

The company hired a third-party investigator to examine the accusations, disciplined employees in violation of the policy, re-educated all employees in harassment training, procedures and policies and re-emphasized the company’s commitment to a safe, professional workplace free of harassment, according to the statement.

All three plaintiffs believe they lost their jobs due to reporting the sexual assault. The company says that is not true.

“Contrary to the allegations, DMCare Express did not discipline or discharge any employee as a result of reporting sexual harassment, did not fail to act quickly or responsively once allegations were reported, does not foster a workplace where harassment of any kind is permitted (and) was never the site of any reported sexual assault,” the statement reads.