OfficeMax in Sarasota agreed to pay $85,000 and change its recruiting practices to settle a retaliation lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).
According to the lawsuit, a Hispanic sales associate was fired and complained to human resources that he was fired because of his race. Human resources ordered the manager to reinstate the associate, but after doing so, began to subject the associate to “unwarranted and disparate discipline, disciplinary actions based on false accusations,” and lowered the associate's hours in an attempt to have the associate quit.
The associate continued to complain about the treatment before finally quitting.
In addition to the monetary settlement, OfficeMax agreed to recruit more black and Hispanic applicants in the Sarasota/Bradenton area, among other provisions.
Thursday, February 7, 2013
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