No "N-Word," But A Noose: Brevity Is The Soul Of Witlessness
By Richard Cohen | | Uncategorized
Two racial harassment cases were just settled by the EEOC and the only thing of real note to me is that the N-word apparently was not used. This is an exception in these cases, of course. Racial animus still rears its ugly head in the workplace, as these cases evidence. I try to post about every…
Read More One More “N-word” Case Settles
By Richard Cohen | | Discrimination in the Workplace, EEOC, Race, Religion, and National Origin
A Long Island location of what is touted as the “country’s largest casual Mexican restaurant chain,” has just settled an EEOC racial harassment lawsuit which, as usual, alleged that the N-word was used. Apparently, an African-American chef at the restaurant: “was subjected to frequent verbal harassment and offensive language by co-workers. The harassment included…
Read More If You Read This Blog You Can Probably Make A Good Guess As To What the Racial Epithet Was
By Richard Cohen | | Uncategorized
The EEOC just sued a large health organization for alleged racial harassment and retaliation against African American employees in its California facility, contending that “such harassment was perpetrated by co-workers, supervisors, and managers, and included daily use of racial epithets, degrading racial comments and racially derogatory graffiti.” The EEOC, uncharacteristically, did not say what the racial epithets…
Read More "You All's President"
By Richard Cohen | | Abuse in the Workplace, Discrimination in the Workplace
It’s not only the EEOC which is litigating cases of racial harassment which hit the news – today’s post is about a recent case arising out of the Iowa Civil Rights Commission. Iowa? A beacon of civil rights? Who knew? Apparently, a business owner in West Des Moines was hit with a $14,700 judgment (lost…
Read More "Slaves," "Monkeys" and "Little Asians" – Racial Harassment Still Plaguing Workplaces
By Richard Cohen | | Uncategorized
Three more racial harassment lawsuits in the news – both with allegations of racial slurs. Thankfully, no N-word usage, or nooses in these cases – but just as bad. A Jacksonville-based online retailer of officially licensed sports merchandise has just been sued by the EEOC for race harassment and retaliation. The suit alleges that the…
Read More “Get Out – We’re Having a Klan Meeting!”
By Richard Cohen | | Uncategorized
Seems that I almost can’t keep up with the number of racial harassment cases in the news these days. I just did a post about nooses and the N-word … and now a new one with similar – but more – epithets and threats. The EEOC just announced that it sued an Arizona moving company…
Read More Nooses And the N-Word At Work: Same As It Ever Was
By Richard Cohen | | Uncategorized
It has been awhile since I posted about nooses and the N-word at work — “It is extraordinary,” I wrote some years ago, “that the ‘N-word’ and the noose keep reappearing in lawsuits claiming a racially harassing workplace.” And that “More than 50 years after the Civil Rights Acts were passed, racism continues in the society…
Read More Threats Of Hanging In The Workplace?
By Richard Cohen | | Uncategorized
It was just last month – August – that I posted my most recent article about the use of the N-word and nooses in the workplace. In Above the Law I noted that: “Unfortunately, recent events make it time to revisit the N-word in the workplace — which I wrote about only last month. At that…
Read More The N-Word: How Many Uses Are “Severe” Enough To Create A Hostile Work Place?
By Richard Cohen | | Uncategorized
In answer to the title question, I would have to say “not clear” – but likely more than one. Courts, thankfully, are virtually unanimous in condemning such things. Unfortunately, they are not so unanimous in their decisions. Most courts have held that such racial slurs and tropes must occur more than once to make out a…
Read More KKK Hood Used To Intimidate Black Employee
By Richard Cohen | | Uncategorized
Besides words and phrases used to describe older workers, I also collect cases in which the N-word and/or nooses are used to create a hostile workplace to remind readers – and myself – that these cases have not ended, and that racism in the workplace has not ended. The latest is a lawsuit filed by…
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Richard Cohen has litigated and arbitrated complex corporate, commercial and employment disputes for more than 35 years, and is a trusted advisor to business owners and in-house counsel both in the United States and internationally. His clients have included Fortune 100 companies, domestic and foreign commercial and investment banks, Pacific-rim corporations and real estate development companies, as well as start-up businesses throughout the United States.
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