RECYCLING COMPANY PAYS $90K TO SETTLE RETALIATION CLAIM
TCI of Alabama, LLC – a recycling, removal, disposal and repair company – has agreed to pay $90,000 to settle a retaliation lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).
The company allegedly retaliated against an employee who participated in an internal investigation of discrimination against female applicants. Repeatedly pressured to “change his story,” the manager – who had been associated with the company for some 28 years – refused to do so and was eventually fired.
Believing that such conduct violated the anti-retaliation provision of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the EEOC filed suit (EEOC v. TCI of Alabama, LLC) in the Northern District of Alabama Case No. 4:23-cv-1200-CLM, seeking monetary damages and injunctive relief.
In addition to the monetary payment, TCI has agreed to modify its employment and training-related practices.
By way of a written statement, EEOC Birmingham District Director Bradley Anderson, noted that, “Title VII protects employees from retaliation when they participate in their employer’s internal investigation into allegations of discrimination or otherwise oppose illegal discriminatory hiring practices.”
While Marsha Rucker, regional attorney for the EEOC’s Birmingham District added “Employees willing to stand up against discrimination by telling the truth about illegal practices by their employer are protected by law. The EEOC will aggressively pursue remedies for individuals whose employers retaliate against for exercising their rights under Title VII.”
How’s that for retaliation?
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