Choctaw Settles Racial Discrimination Lawsuit For $75,000
Choctaw Transportation Company, Inc. pays $75,000 to settle a racial discrimination lawsuit. The lawsuit was filed by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("EEOC") on behalf of an African-American job applicant. According to published accounts the company refused to hire a black job applicant for a deckhand position because of his race. The applicant was qualified and should have been hired for the position.
This isn't the first problem for Choctaw. The EEOC alleges Choctaw has been discriminating for decades against black workers. Apparently Choctaw segregated its work force and has refused to hire blacks in deckhand positions. This type of activity is hard to believe. The company now has been exposed and the EEOC held the company to the laws that apply regarding employment. Hopefully this type of activity will not occur in the future at this company.
“Employees should not be subjected to racial discrimination in hiring, as it is a violation of federal law,” said EEOC attorney Faye Williams.
