Category Archives: Race Discrimination News
EEOC Brings Racial Harassment Case Alleging Employee Endured Racial Slurs & Threats Of Physical Harm
In a press release issued on October 15, 2019, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced that it has filed a racial harassment lawsuit against American River Transportation Company (American River) pursuant to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII). Title VII makes it an unlawful practice for an… Read More »
EEOC Files Lawsuit Alleging Florida Employee Worked In A Racial Hostile Work Environment
In a press release issued on September 25, 2019, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced that it has filed a racial harassment lawsuit against Ring Power Corporation (Ring Power) pursuant to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII). Title VII makes it unlawful for an employer to discriminate… Read More »
EEOC Claims Employer Tolerated Racial Harassment & Promoted Racial Harasser
Having litigated racial hostile work environment harassment cases for almost two decades, our Citrus County, Florida race discrimination attorneys know employers often never punish employees who engage in racial harassment. Instead of punishing racial harassers, employers manufacture excuses for their egregious conduct, such as by telling victims that the harasser was only joking, was… Read More »
EEOC Files Discrimination Lawsuit Alleging Employees Were Racially Harassed
Having represented victims of workplace harassment for almost twenty years, our Citrus County, Florida employment discrimination lawyers have learned that employers still do not take action to prevent and correct racial harassment in the workplace. Under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII), employees are protected from discrimination on the… Read More »
EEOC Resolves Discrimination Lawsuit Claiming Employer Tolerated Racial Hostile Work Environment
In a press release issued on April 17, 2019, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced that it has entered into a Consent Decree to settle a racial harassment and retaliation lawsuit filed by the EEOC against Fanatics Retail Group Fulfillment, LLC (Fanatics). On July 24, 2018, the EEOC filed the lawsuit, U.S…. Read More »
EEOC Resolves Discrimination Lawsuit Claiming Employee Was Racially Harassed
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently announced that it has entered into a Consent Decree to settle a racial harassment lawsuit filed by the EEOC against Murex Petroleum Corp. (Murex). On September 27, 2017, the EEOC filed the lawsuit, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Murex Petroleum Corp., Case No. 1:18-cv-169, in… Read More »
EEOC Brings Racial Discrimination Lawsuit Against DSW Shoe Warehouse
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently announced that it has filed a racial discrimination lawsuit against DSW Shoe Warehouse, Inc. (DSW Shoe) pursuant to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII). Title VII protects employees from discrimination on the basis of race. The EEOC has brought the race… Read More »
EEOC Files Racial Harassment Lawsuit Against Lancaster’s BBQ & Wings
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently announced that it has filed a racial harassment lawsuit against Lancaster’s BBQ & Wings (Lancaster’s) pursuant to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII). Under Title VII, employers are prohibited from discriminating against employees on the basis of race. Racial harassment is… Read More »