‘racial harassment’ Archives
Did racial harassment trigger Connecticut workplace shooting?
Some are alleging that the gunman in Tuesday's deadly workplace shooting had complained to friends and relatives about being racially harassed on the job. Eight people were shot to death by Omar Thornton at the Manchester, Connecticut based beer and wine wholesaler Hartford Distributors Inc. According to the Hartford Courant, Thornton, who is [...]
Asheville police officer sues her boss for racial and sexual harassment
Cherie Byrd, a former Asheville, N.C. police officer, is suing the city of Asheville and her former supervisor, Eric Lauffer, on the grounds that she was sexually and racially harassed via lewd and racist text messages sent by Lauffer. In her lawsuit, Byrd also alleges that when she reported the racial and sexual harassment to Lauffer’s [...]
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 [...]
Sandia Drilling bosses sued for race discrimination
Three black employees are suing the Texas based Sandia Drilling Company for race discrimination and workplace bullying. The employees claim that their bosses often used racial slurs, accused black employees of stealing, put a noose on an employee's car, and gave preferential treatment to white employees. The alleged bad bosses named in the [...]
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