Discrimination
Placement agency cannot hide behind code; settles case for catering to its clients’ discriminatory requests. A placement agency wanted to please its clients. When clients requested preference for no older people, Blacks, Asians, Latinos, people with disabilities, etc., the agency allegedly complied. Knowing that discrimination in placement is illegal, the agency adopted euphemisms and attached them to the applications. “Hockey player” meant white man. “Basketball player” meant Black man. “Small hands” meant woman. “Chocolate cupcake” meant young Black woman. The agency settled the discrimination case for $650,000. (Some of the clients who requested the discriminatory placements are also being sued by the EEOC.) EEOC v. Area Temps (N.D. Ohio, 2010).
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