Shepard Electric Co. will pay $185,806 and furnish additional relief to settle a race discrimination and retaliation lawsuit, the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said Friday.
The wholesale electrical distributor allegedly discriminated against two Black managers at its Laurel, Md., location. After one manager allegedly complained of Black employees receiving harsher discipline than White employees, he was fired. The company also allegedly fired the other manager after he complained that a newly hired white employee was paid significantly more for the same job. Wholesale Maxi Dresses
Such alleged conduct is in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. ...
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