Modular Home EEOC Racial Harassment Lawsuit

United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (”EEOC”) attorneys charged in a racial harassment lawsuit that a manufacturer of custom modular homes violated federal law by subjecting African American employees to a racially hostile environment at two company locations in Pennsylvania and North Carolina, according to an EEOC August 13, 2009 Press Release.  See, http://www.eeoc.gov/press/8-13-09a.html .  As stated in the EEOC Press Release, the lawsuit alleges that black employees were subjected to egregious racial harassment, including nooses and racially offensive drawings, while employed at the company from around July 2005 to around early 2008.  In addition, black employees were also allegedly subjected to racial slurs, including use of the racial epithet “n—-r.”  The Press Release states as well that the company failed to take action to stop or prevent further harassment.  In this regard, racial harassment violates Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the EEOC is a federal agency which enforces federal laws prohibiting employment discrimination, including racial harassment.  EEOC attorneys filed the discrimination lawsuit after first attempting to reach a voluntary settlement with the company.  An EEOC attorney quoted in the Press Release said “This agency will continue to carry out its mission to eliminate discrimination in the workplace, and to ensure that employers who condone racial harassment make amends to aggrieved employees.” 

Whether racist graffiti and hangman nooses appear at the workplace in Baytown, League City, Texas City or elsewhere, victims of employment related racial discrimination may contact the EEOC and an attorney to determine if a racial harassment or hostile work environment lawsuit is ultimately appropriate under the particular circumstances and facts of the potential race harassment claim.