Severe settlement conditions for supervisor. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently settled a religion, race and national-origin case, EEOC v. Pace Services LP, which alleged that the supervisor of a Muslim employee of East Indian origin repeatedly called him “terrorist,” “Osama” and “al-Qaeda.” The supervisor also usedand allowed other workers to useracial epithets toward several Black and Latino employees. The plaintiff complained to no avail and then was fired after he complained. The settlement provides $123,000 to the 14 employees who were impacted. It also stipulates that the supervisor will be barred from employment by the Houston-area construction company and will never receive a positive reference for other jobs. In addition, the EEOC will monitor the company for two years (S.D. Texas, 2010). ReadMuslims & Stereotypes: Do They Really Hate Us
Corporate executive sacked for misuse of company credit cards, not age. An insurance-company vice president, who was older than 50, gave company-expensed credit cards to his wife and mistress, both of whom used them to make personal purchases. The company discovered this, demanded $15,000 repayment for unauthorized personal use and then fired the executive. The vice president’s replacement was 28 years old. In McLain v. Liberty National Ins. (11th Cir., 2010), the fired vice president sued for age discrimination. But the court dismissed the case, finding that his credit-card misuse was a valid reason for the discharge.
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