AFRICAN AMERICAN WORKERS SHOULD NOT PUT UP WITH OFFENSIVE COMMENTS AT WORK. CALL NORCAL DISCRIMINATION ATTORNEYS FOR LEGAL ADVICE.
Six African American employees emerged victorious from a racial discrimination lawsuit filed against their former employer and steel manufacturer, Nucor. The workers were awarded $1.2 million in damages for the discrimination they faced at work. The African American employees were forced to deal with images of nooses, threatening gestures, and company-sold symbols of the confederacy. If you are working in the Silicon Valley area, you should know that it is illegal for you to be working in an environment where you a subjected to continual racial slurs and threats.
It is not too late, and you are not alone in this experience. Race discrimination is illegal under both California’s Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) and federal Title VII. If you think you may be a victim of discrimination, you should be aware that there are two types of race-based discrimination. The first type of discrimination is known as “disparate treatment.” This type of discrimination is rather “straight forward” and involves your boss treating you differently than other workers because of your race. The second type of discrimination is known “disparate impact” discrimination. This type of discrimination occurs when a company policy tends to exclude one race from a certain job or position. The policy wasn’t designed to have this effect, but it was rather the unfortunate side-effect of the policy.
If you believe that you have been a victim of race-based discrimination, get help today. Call the experienced attorneys at Greenberg & Rudman LLP for advice. You can reach us at 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 guide you through this process.
