August 17, 2023
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.
December 06, 2022
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.
September 13, 2021
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.