Law360, New York (October 16, 2006, 12:00 AM EDT) -- An Ohio construction company accused of illegally firing black carpenters and replacing them with inexperienced latino workers has settled a race discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
As part of the settlement, Mason, Ohio-based Cleveland Construction Inc. agreed to pen an anti-harassment policy, institute anti-discrimination training for its supervisors and pay nearly $94,000 in compensatory damages and back pay.
The lawsuit was filed in September 2004 on behalf of six workers hired by the company to help build the FedEx Forum in...
Construction Firm Settles Race Discrimination Suit
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