Law360, New York (March 20, 2008, 12:00 AM ET) -- Construction company Washington Group International has agreed to fork over $1.5 million to a group of black workers who sued for racial harassment and retaliation.
Announcing the settlement Wednesday, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said WGI had signed a consent decree to compensate 17 construction workers at a Massachusetts construction site.
The EEOC alleged that WGI operated a racially charged workplace and neglected to clamp down on discrimination at the Sithe Mystic Power Plant construction site in Everett, Mass, which the company ran as general...
Construction Co. Settles Race Bias Suit For $1.5M
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