U.S. EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION v. COASTAL DRILLING EAST, LLC

  1. August 17, 2023

    Black Oil Rig Worker Gets Extra $56K In EEOC Race Bias Suit

    A Pennsylvania federal judge tacked on $56,000 to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's win in a suit that alleged a Black former oil rig worker faced severe racial abuse, including being accosted with nooses on the job.

  2. December 06, 2022

    Black Oil Rig Worker Wins $24K In EEOC Race Bias Suit

    A jury awarded a Black former oil rig worker $24,375 in a racial bias suit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission that alleged his employer allowed rampant harassment and discrimination.

  3. September 13, 2021

    Black Drill Rig Worker Faced Racial Slurs, Nooses, EEOC Says

    The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission sued a well drilling contractor Monday, alleging higher-ups stood idly by while a Black former rig hand faced severe racial abuse, including repeatedly being called a racial slur and being accosted with nooses.