The largest sexual-harassment monetary settlement in the history of the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, by which Del Laboratories agreed in 1995 to pay nearly $1.2 million to 15 plaintiffs who had worked for Daniel K. Wassong, the chief executive as assistants. At a press briefing, according to Dallas Gatewood of Newsday, 11 of the 15 women told reporters that Wassong grabbed their breasts or stroked their buttocks, spoke about his sex life, cast profane slurs on their appearance, and urinated in his office bathroom with the door open. Ten of the plaintiffs said they were fired or forced to quit because of his behavior. Nineteen other former employees also testified against Wassong but were not entitled to damages because of a statute of limitations. Wassong, who had taken the title of chairman as well as president of Del in 1992, denied any wrongdoing in statements issued through lawyers.