Bias claim against C-suite shows need for company-wide training: $85K payout
In this case, the EEOC sued on behalf of three Hispanic women who alleged that two C-suite executives in Texas created a hostile work environment.
Who was involved: Alden Short and Hinson Jennings, a Dallas-based property management company, and three Hispanic female employees.
Cringeworthy comments: C-suite exec said what!?
What happened: According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, the owner and the chief operating officer (COO) of the company subjected the women to a hostile work environment by making inappropriate comments about the women’s “heritage, their parents, and children all relating to their national origin.” For example, the COO allegedly told one woman that “he could treat her any way he wanted to because she is Mexican.”
Result: The company agreed to pay $85,000 to the women to settle the dispute. Under a three-year consent decree, the company must also:
- Develop and implement a new employee handbook, and
- Provide annual training to all employees on discrimination.
Info: Property Management Company to Pay $85K to End EEOC’s National Origin Discrimination Suit, 4/6/23.
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