HAVE YOU BEEN VERBALLY ABUSED AT YOUR SAN FRANCISCO JOB BECAUSE OF YOUR RACE? YOU MAY BE A VICTIM OF RACIAL HARASSMENT AND DISCRIMINATION.
The Equal Employment and Opportunity Commission (EEOC) just recently settled a lawsuit for $415,000 against a credit card processing company for racial harassment. The lawsuit alleged that company harassed African American workers with racial slurs and epithets. The racially hostile work environment included extreme verbal abuse including referring to African American workers with the N-word, calling them “porch monkeys,” and forcing them to play “Civil War games” where employees were divided into North and South. The supervisors also referred to employees’ black or mixed race children as “porch monkeys” or “Oreo babies.”
Racial harassment is often linked to racial discrimination. Both racial discrimination and racial harassment are illegal under California law. Under the law, an employer may not discriminate against an employee on the basis of their race in relation to the “terms or conditions” of employment. “Terms and conditions” include things such as salary, vacation time, position, title, etc. “Race” is generally defined as a person’s ancestry or ethnic characteristics. Discrimination based on association is also illegal. Therefore, your boss may not discriminate against you because you are married to, or friends with, a person of a certain race.
If you believe that you have been a victim of racial discrimination or racial harassment you are not alone. It is not only unfair, but it is illegal, for your employer to refer to you through the use of racial slurs or derogatory terms. Contact our skilled team of lawyers at Greenberg & Rudman LLP. You can reach us at 1-800-ALAWPRO or 1-800-252-9776 for a free consultation. You can also visit us at www.discriminationattorney.com to learn more. We are here to help you fight for your right to a non-hostile workplace.
