The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said it has filed a discrimination lawsuit against Safeguard Services Inc., for allegedly subjecting female security officers to harassment based on their age and sex.

According to the EEOC, a supervisor repeatedly subjected the female security officers to harassing comments. After company was alerted to the incidents, it took no steps to prevent or correct it, the suit alleged.

The actions were violations of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the EEOC said.

The EEOC said it filed the suit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Hawai'i after first attempting to reach a voluntary settlement out of court.

The EEOC is seeking back wages, compensatory and punitive damages as well as injunctive relief remedies to ensure equal employment opportunity in the workplace.