Slurs, Employer Liability Issues, Discrimination

Taos Hotel Formerly Known as Whitten Inn and its Successor Settle EEOC Race and National Origin Harassment Suit

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 6/28/2023

Former Owner of Whitten Hotel Accused of Racist Behavior, Federal Agency Charges - ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Roark-Whitten Hospitality 2, LP, doing business as the Whitten Inn, and its successor purchaser of the hotel SGI, LLC,...more

EEOC Announces Two Recent Settlements of Title VII Race Lawsuits

Poyner Spruill LLP on 3/8/2022

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently announced two high-profile settlements of race claims – one for discrimination and one for harassment – that highlight the dangers of employers failing to protect...more

EEOC Condemns Antisemitism in Unanimous Resolution

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 5/27/2021

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has unanimously approved a resolution condemning the recent violence, harassment, and acts of bias against Jewish individuals in the United States, the...more

Employer’s Interests Outweigh Free Speech Rights of Employee Fired for Using Racial Slur

Butler Snow LLP on 11/4/2020

Government employees enjoy more protection than employees of private-sector companies when it comes to speaking their minds about politics or other matters of public concern outside the workplace. A public employee may not be...more

EEOC Sues Riddle Painting and Coatings For Racial and Sexual Harassment

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 9/26/2018

Employer Tolerated Repeated Verbal and Physical Racial and Sexual Harassment, Federal Agency Charges - PHOENIX - Riddle Painting and Coatings, an Arizona industrial and commercial painting company, violated federal law...more

EEOC Sues on The Border Mexican Grill & Cantina for Race Harassment Against African-American Cook

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 9/13/2018

Workers at Holtsville Restaurant Used Abusive Language Toward Black Chef, and Restaurant Failed to Stop Harassment, Federal Agency Says - NEW YORK - A popular Tex-Mex restaurant violated federal law when it engaged in...more

EEOC Sues Murex Petroleum Corp. For Race Discrimination

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 8/9/2018

Texas-Based Oil and Gas Company Subjected Employee to Racial Abuse, Federal Agency Charged - MINNEAPOLIS - A Texas-based oil and gas company, operating in Tioga, N.D., violated civil rights law by subjecting an...more

Aqua Resources to Pay $150,000 to Settle EEOC Racial Harassment and Retaliation Suit

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 2/2/2018

Water Company Fired Foreman Because He Complained about Racial Slurs, Federal Agency Charged - PHILADELPHIA - Aqua Resources Inc., a Delaware-based water and wastewater service company, will pay $150,000 and provide...more

Taylor Shellfish to Pay $160,000 To Settle EEOC Racial Harassment Suit

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 8/1/2017

Black Mechanic Forced to Quit After Enduring Slurs, Stereotypes and Retaliation, Says Federal Agency - SEATTLE - The largest producer of farmed shellfish in the United States, Taylor Shellfish, will pay $160,000 and...more

Pennsylvania employers beware: One slur by a supervisor can now create a hostile work environment.

Tucker Arensberg, P.C. on 7/21/2017

The Third Circuit recently ruled that a single extreme act of discrimination can produce an actionable hostile work environment claim. In doing so, the court clarified that the legal standard for such claims requires that an...more

Big 5 Sporting Goods Sued by EEOC for Racial Harassment

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 7/21/2017

Black Employee Taunted with Racial Slurs and Death Threats, Federal Agency Charges - SEATTLE - One of the Western United States' largest sports retailers, Big 5 Sporting Goods, violated federal law when it allowed ongoing...more

Third Circuit Holds that A Single Word Can Lead to Liability for Hostile Work Environment

McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC on 7/18/2017

Most employers take proactive steps to prevent and eliminate workplace harassment. Until recently, courts recognized and rewarded the proactive approach. Businesses in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware could avoid...more

EEOC Sued Diversified Maintenance Systems for Race Discrimination and Retaliation

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 7/6/2017

Tampa-Based Janitorial Service Provider Rejected African-Americans for Jobs and Punished Black Employee for Opposing Discrimination, Federal Agency Charges - BALTIMORE - Janitorial Service Provider Diversified Maintenance...more

Antonella’s Restaurant & Pizzeria to Pay $50,000 to Settle EEOC National Origin Discrimination Suit

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 6/26/2017

Dutchess Co. Pizzerias Subjected Hispanic Employees to a Hostile Work Environment Because of Their National Origin, Federal Agency Charged - NEW YORK - A small group of pizzeria restaurants based in Wappinger Falls and...more

Rosebud Restaurants to Pay $1.9 Million to Settle EEOC Race Discrimination Suit

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 5/31/2017

Federal Agency Alleged Italian Restaurant Group Refused to Hire African-American Applicants - CHICAGO -- Rosebud Restaurants, Inc. will pay $1.9 million and furnish other relief to settle a class race discrimination...more

Glaser Organic Farms Llega A Un Acuerdo Resolutorio En La Demanda Que La EEOC Habia Radicado Por Acoso Basado En Origen Nacional,...

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 5/8/2017

Trabajadoras de la Cocina Fueron Compensadas por el Discrímen por parte de la Gerencia Basado en Origen Nacional y Color - MIAMI-Glaser Organic Farms, es una granja de venta al detal en Redlands cuyo propietario y...more

With N Word, Once is Enough. Second Circuit Rules on Hostile Environment Case

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 5/4/2017

Is a single incident enough for a hostile work environment claim? It is in the Second Circuit. In Daniel v. T&M Protection Resources, Inc., the court held that one racial epithet was sufficiently severe, by itself, to create...more

EEOC Sues T-N-T Of York County, Inc. And Tm Trucking of The Carolinas, LLC For Racial Harassment

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 9/8/2016

Owner Constantly Harassed Black Employees, Forcing Many to Quit, Federal Agency Charges - ROCK HILL, S.C. - Two interconnected South Carolina trucking companies violated federal law when they subjected black employees to...more

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