A manufacturing company has reportedly agreed to pay $19,500 to settle a race discrimination lawsuit brought by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. The lawsuit alleges that the company hired a white employee instead of a biracial (African-American and white) employee because of his race. The lawsuit alleged that the biracial applicant was qualified, had previous experience, and passed job-related assessment tests. Making a hiring decision based upon an applicant’s race is prohibited by Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. See Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Windings, Inc., No. 15-cv-02901 (D. Minn.).
The EEOC recently filed a lawsuit against Glaser Organic Farms, alleging that Glaser subjected its kitchen employees to a hostile work environment because of the employees’ national origin and race. The lawsuit also included a retaliation charge as a result of Glaser terminating an employee for filling a discrimination charge with the EEOC. The EEOC’s suit alleges that a kitchen manager created a hostile work environment for Hispanic employees by making disparaging comments such as “You Mexicans are ignorant, “Mexicans are lazy,” and “Mexicans are stupid.” Glaser fired the employee who filed a discrimination charge with the EEOC. This conduct violates Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits discrimination based on race and national origin, and prohibits an employer from retaliating against employees who oppose this type of discrimination. See EEOC v. Glaser, No. 1:15-cv-23642 (S.D. Fla.).
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