Hiring Process Racial Bias Lawsuit

The U. S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (”EEOC”) is a federal agency which enforces federal laws prohibiting employment discrimination, including work related racial bias.  In this regard, EEOC lawyers announced in a January 5, 2010 Press Release that an investment management company will pay $300,000 to a qualified black applicant the federal agency claims was not hired for a financial planning manager position because of the applicant’s race, despite substantial work experience.  According to the Press Release at http://www.eeoc.gov/eeoc/newsroom/release/1-510.cfm , EEOC lawyers charged that the applicant was well qualified for the position of financial planning manager at the company’s Charlotte, North Carolina office, but was rejected for hire based on her race.  Instead, the company allegedly hired a less qualified white applicant.  Further information about the EEOC is available at www.eeoc.gov .

Whether unlawful hiring practices and race related job application rejections occur in Beaumont, Houston, San Antonio or elsewhere, employment application discrimination victims may contact the EEOC and a lawyer to determine if an employment discrimination lawsuit is ultimately appropriate under the particular circumstances and facts of the potential bias in hiring claim.