Blog #4092020EEOC
SUNRIDGE NURSERIES SETTLES DISCRIMINATION LAWSUIT
Sunridge Nurseries, Inc., a grower in the grapevine nursery stock industry, has agreed to pay $237,500 to settle a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). Sunridge allegedly failed to re-hire a group of Filipino seasonal farm workers in retaliation for having complained about national origin/race discrimination. Some of these workers were long term employees.
The EEOC filed suit in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California (EEOC v. Sunridge Nurseries, Inc., et. al., Case No. 1:19-cv-01365-AWI-JLT) after first attempting to reach a pre-litigation settlement through its conciliation process.
Notes on National Origin Discrimination
Employer Coverage – 15 or more employees
Time Limits
Non-Federal employees – 180 days to file a charge
(may be extended by state laws)
Federal employees have 45 days to contact an EEO counselor
Resources
National Origin Discrimination
- Facts About National Origin Discrimination
- Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
- Regulations: 29 C.F.R. Part 1606
- Policy & Guidance
EEOC Enforcement Guidance on National Origin Discrimination:
Heidi Macomber 