Racial Discrimination Case

WSOCTV.com posted a February 15, 2010 article regarding a North Carolina lawsuit filed on behalf of 12 current and former AAA Carolinas employees. According to WSCOTV.com, the plaintiffs allege that they were denied promotions and subjected to racial and sexual slurs by managers at AAA.  See, http://www.wsoctv.com , “Lawsuit Alleges Racial, Sexual Discrimination At AAA Carolinas,” 2/15/10.  As further stated in the article, the discrimination lawsuit also claims those managers favored white employees over African-American.  WSOCTV.com reports in the article that Eric Greene said he was demoted after complaining about being called “boy” and having to endure racial jokes, adding that, after filing a complaint with the EEOC, he got an anonymous letter saying: “You better drop those charges with the EEOC because if you don’t, something will happen to you and your family.”  In this regard, Greene claims his car was stolen and set on fire that same day.  For its own part, AAA issued a statement denying the allegations and stating it would vigorously defend itself in court. 

The EEOC is a federal agency which enforces federal laws prohibiting employment discrimination, including employer retaliation for complaining about and opposing unlawful racial and sexual discrimination.  Further information about the EEOC is available at www.eeoc.gov .   

Whether illegal employment related racial and sexual discrimination, as well as retaliation for complaining about it, occurs in Beaumont, Conroe, Houston or elsewhere, victims of employment discrimination may contact the EEOC and an attorney to determine if a racial or sexual discrimination and retaliation lawsuit is ultimately appropriate under the particular facts and circumstances of the potential discrimination case.