The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed a lawsuit against energy giant Exxon Mobil accusing the company of failing to address workplace racial discrimination.
In one January 2020 incident, a Black employee at the facility discovered a noose at his worksite and reported it to management. According to the lawsuit, the company was aware of three similar incidents at the facility in the last several years, with a fifth incident reportedly occurring in December 2020.
The EEOC claims that the company investigated some but not all the incidents and "failed to take measures reasonably calculated to end the harassment." "A noose is a long-standing symbol of violence associated with the lynching of African Americans. Such symbols are inherently threatening and significantly alter the workplace environment for Black Americans," Elizabeth Owen, a senior trial attorney in the EEOC’s New Orleans field office, said in the release.
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