Today's Date: March 28, 2024
BMO Recognized for Gender Equity by Report on Business' Women Lead Here List 2024   •   Boston Children’s Hospital and NRG Energy celebrate $1 million milestone, thanks to the Choose to Give program   •   In 23rd Annual Sexual Assault Awareness Month Campaign, NSVRC Calls for Building Connected Communities to Prevent Sexual Violenc   •   ElementalTV and Spanglish Movies Partner to Accelerate US Hispanic Market Activations in CTV Advertising: 'Spanglish Audiences'   •   ComPsych Corporation Announces 2023 Health at Work Award Winners   •   /R E M I N D E R -- Travelling for Easter? The Canada Border Services Agency gives tips for a smooth trip/   •   Black & Veatch Distributed Infrastructure Business Awarded Highest OSHA Star Recognition   •   Jack Link’s® Unveils a Sweet Collaboration with Dr Pepper® That Brings Two Classic Tastes Together   •   Guaranteed Rate Welcomes New Atlanta Branch Manager, Carlos Mata   •   Stamp showcasing maamoul commemorates Islamic festivals of Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha   •   From Tee to Triumph: Teen Entrepreneur and Golf Sensation Hosts First Annual Autism Awareness Golf Tournament   •   Leading In-Home Care Franchise Looks to Expand in La Crosse   •   Green Boom Expands Product Line to The Home Depot   •   Tractor Supply Opens Applications for Second Annual Open Buying Days Event   •   Morningstar Publishes Fourth Annual Corporate Sustainability Report   •   Yamaha Motor Signs Technical Partnership with Lola Cars for Development and Supply of Powertrains for Formula E   •   THE ST. JAMES AND TPH ACADEMY PARTNER TO LAUNCH PREMIER ACADEMIC AND SPORTS PERFORMANCE ACADEMY SERVING THE GREATER WASHINGTON R   •   Modern Health & Naomi Osaka’s Hana Kuma Launch Mental Health Focused Video Podcast Series “Can’t Wait To H   •   Children's Hospital of Philadelphia's Richard D. Wood Jr. Center for Fetal Diagnosis and Treatment Earns Two Press Ganey Awards   •   Lutheran Senior Services and Diakon Enter Into Senior Living Agreement
Bookmark and Share

EEOC wins suit over race bias in AZ.

L&W SUPPLY CORP. TO PAY $49,500 FOR RACE BIAS
EEOC Said Company Supervisor Used Racial Slurs, Based Work Assignments on Race
 
PHOENIX – L&W Supply Corporation has agreed to settle a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal
Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) for nearly $50,000 and other relief on behalf of an
African American employee who was subjected to discrimination based on race, the federal agency
announced today.
 
The EEOC maintained in its suit that L &W Supply Corporation, which operated Coyote
Building Materials, assigned African American employee Kevin Hamilton and his team member,
Ricardo Lopez-Gonzales, to less desirable and lower-paying jobs because of Hamilton’s race. The
EEOC charged that the L&W supervisor responsible for determining job assignments referred to
Hamilton using racial slurs, including racial slurs in Spanish and use of the “N-word.”
 
Such alleged conduct violates Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits
employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy or sexual
harassment) or national origin and protects employees who complain about such offenses from
retaliation. The EEOC filed suit (No. 07-CV-1364-PHX-JWS) after first attempting to reach a
voluntary settlement out of court.
 
“An employee’s race should not impact his paycheck,” said Regional Attorney Mary Jo
O’Neill of the EEOC’s Phoenix District Office, who oversaw the case. “In the current economy, the
consequences of discriminatory pay decisions can be especially devastating.”
 
“The battle to eliminate race-based discrimination from the workplace is far from over,” said
EEOC Phoenix Trial Attorney Valerie Meyer. “We still see egregious instances of racial bias at job
sites across the country, as evidenced by this case and many others.”
 
In addition to paying $49,500, the EEOC settlement by consent decree requires L&W Supply
Corporation to provide training and other relief aimed at educating its employees about race
discrimination and their rights under Title VII.
 
Acting EEOC Phoenix District Director Rayford Irvin added, “It is the responsibility of every
employer to make sure that its decisions about work assignments and pay are free of race
discrimination.”
 
In Fiscal Year 2008, the EEOC received 33,937 charges alleging race-based discrimination.
The number of race-based charges has increased each year since 2005. Historically, race-based
charges have been the most frequent type of filing with EEOC offices nationwide.
 
The EEOC enforces federal laws prohibiting employment discrimination. Further information
about the EEOC is available on its web site at www.eeoc.gov.

# # # 



Back to top
| Back to home page
Video

White House Live Stream
LIVE VIDEO EVERY SATURDAY
alsharpton Rev. Al Sharpton
9 to 11 am EST
jjackson Rev. Jesse Jackson
10 to noon CST


Video

LIVE BROADCASTS
Sounds Make the News ®
WAOK-Urban
Atlanta - WAOK-Urban
KPFA-Progressive
Berkley / San Francisco - KPFA-Progressive
WVON-Urban
Chicago - WVON-Urban
KJLH - Urban
Los Angeles - KJLH - Urban
WKDM-Mandarin Chinese
New York - WKDM-Mandarin Chinese
WADO-Spanish
New York - WADO-Spanish
WBAI - Progressive
New York - WBAI - Progressive
WOL-Urban
Washington - WOL-Urban

Listen to United Natiosns News