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EEOC Sues PRC Industries for Racial Harassment and Retaliatory Termination

RENO, Nev. – E-commerce remanufacturer PRC Industries (PRC) violated federal law by tolerating racial harassment of two Black workers and firing them in retaliation for reporting the harassment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.

According to EEOC’s suit, two Black workers, a married couple hired in Jan. 2020 to work at PRC’s repair facility in Reno, Nev., faced constant racial taunts and slurs, including the ‘n-word,’ from their

March 29, 2023

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EEOC Sues Subway Franchises for Unlawful Employment Practices on the Basis of Race and Color

RALEIGH, N.C. – North Carolina-based Subway franchises Bilal & Aaya Subway, Inc., H & F Subway, Inc. and L & H Subway, Inc. (Subway) violated federal law when they subjected employees to a hostile work environment, discharged Black employees and discriminated against applicants in the hiring process because of their race and color, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) alleged in a lawsuit filed today.

According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, from October 2018 to

March 16, 2023

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Exxon Mobil Corporation Sued by EEOC for Race Discrimination

BATON ROUGE, La. – Exxon Mobil Corporation, doing business as ExxonMobil Chemical Corporation, violated federal law when it failed to take effective measures to prevent the display of hangman’s nooses at its Baton Rouge complex, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed on March 2, 2023.

According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, a Black employee at ExxonMobil’s chemical plant found a hangman’s noose at his worksite in January 2020. At the

March 2, 2023

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EEOC Sues Domino’s Franchise for Racial Harassment, Constructive Discharge

BUFFALO, N.Y. – Parris Pizza Company, LLC, a Domino’s Pizza franchise in Olean, New York, violated federal law when it permitted race-based harassment of Black employees by managers and co-workers, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today. 

The EEOC charges that, beginning in at least 2019, Parris Pizza subjected its African American employees, including Andrew Ross and others, to a race-based hostile work environ­ment. The mistreatment included two

February 2, 2023

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American Piping Inspection to Pay $250,000 to Settle EEOC Race Discrimination and Retaliation Suit

HOUSTON – American Piping Inspection, Inc. (API), an Oklahoma-based testing and piping inspection services company, agreed to pay $250,000 and to provide other substantial equitable relief to resolve a discrimination and retaliation lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.

According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, a Black radiographer hired to work out of API’s Midland, Texas office was subjected to racist remarks by his supervisor, beginning his first

December 23, 2022

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Proctor Financial to Pay $67,000 to Settle EEOC Retaliation Suit and Avoid Trial

DETROIT – Proctor Financial, Inc., an insurance company based in Troy, Michigan that provides insurance products for residential and commercial properties, will pay $67,000 to settle a retaliation lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).

According to the EEOC’s suit, the employee filed a charge with the EEOC in which she alleged that she was denied a promotion due to her race. Roughly three months after she filed her charge, the employee

December 21, 2022
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