Minnesota is joining a lawsuit filed against a Twin Cities construction company after its management allegedly fired a woman who reported being sexually harassed and raped on the job by a co-worker.

A Lakeville drywall company violated the Minnesota Human Rights Act by allowing an employee to sexually harass and rape a co-worker and then fire her after she reported the harassment, a lawsuit alleges.

State officials say Absolute Drywall violated the Minnesota Human Rights Act by allowing continuous sexual harassment of an employee who was eventually raped at an Eagan, Minnesota, worksite