‘race discrimination’ Archives
DHL Express sued by EEOC for race discrimination
The EEOC has filed a race discrimination lawsuit against DHL Express after it received complaints from more than 20 African-American employees who alleged that they were being discriminated against by DHL. The EEOC conducted an investigation into the complaints and found that DHL assigned black drivers to predominately black neighborhoods and [...]
State fines prominent Boston businessman for not paying wages at Popeyes franchise
The Massachusetts state attorney general's office is fining attorney Richard L. Taylor, a Popeyes restaurant franchise owner in Boston, for failure to pay immigrant workers at the Boston-area Kenmore Square Popeyes restaurant. This does not look good for Taylor, a Harvard-educated businessman, Rhodes Scholar, and longtime area civil rights [...]
Affordable Care settles EEOC sex and race discrimination lawsuit brought against affiliated dentist
The EEOC announced that Affordable Care, Inc., a national denture provider with a network of over 150 affiliated dentists, has agreed to pay $150,000 to settle a sexual harassment and race discrimination lawsuit. The lawsuit was filed after two female employees complained to the EEOC about being harassed by Nelson Wood, a dentist affiliated [...]
Waiter sues Ritz-Carlton for discrimination after being prevented from serving racist guests
A black waiter who has worked at the Ritz-Carlton beach resort in Naples, Florida for 15 years is suing the hotel and its vice president for employment discrimination after he was told not to serve guests who had requested "not to be served by 'people of color' or with 'foreign accents.'" A guest named Rodney Morgan, who checked in to the [...]
EEOC finds hostile work environment at Turner Industries
Two weeks ago, the EEOC determined "that on a regular basis ... Black employees (at Turner Industries) were subjected to unwelcome racial slurs, comments and intimidation, racial graffiti, nooses in the workplace and other symbols of discrimination." In addition, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission found that white employees who [...]
Investigation recommends anger management classes for Barrow County Commission Chairman
An independent investigation into employee complaints of workplace bullying by Barrow County bosses concluded that it didn't find evidence of race and gender discrimination or sexual harassment. The investigator did, however, find that Commission Chairman Danny Yearwood and Community Development Director Lyn Clement had violated a county [...]
Loading ...
