Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Crain Automotive Holdings, LLC et al

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Case Number:

5:23-cv-05164

Court:

Arkansas Western

Nature of Suit:

Civil Rights: Jobs

Judge:

Timothy L. Brooks

Firms

Friday Eldredge

Government Agencies

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

May 23, 2025
Car Dealership Can't Swerve Around EEOC Firing Suit

An Arkansas federal judge declined Friday to toss a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission suit claiming a car dealership fired a Black worker for complaining that a co-worker called him a "monkey," stating the business couldn't overcome a "Catch-22" it presented the employee before canning him.
September 29, 2023
Car Dealer Fired Black Worker Over Race Charge, EEOC Says

An Arkansas car dealership fired a Black sales employee after he complained that colleagues called him a "monkey" on the job, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission told an Arkansas federal court.