EEOC v. Fremont Toyota

EEOC v. Fremont Toyota

The EEOC Fremont Toyota case was presented in the San Francisco U.S. District Court. Fremont Toyota was being charged with discriminating against Afghani employees by subjecting them to constructive discharge and harassment because of their national origin. The company was also accused of discharging an Afghani manager who had raised concerns about the harassment and discrimination in the company. According to the U.S Equal Employment Opportunity (2012), the Afghani employees stated that the general manager had called them terrorists and threatened to use violence against them. They added that after reporting the harassment, they received retaliation from the company in the form of job scrutiny and verbal harassment.

The court established that Fremont Toyota had violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and was, therefore, expected to pay the affected employee damages. The court also ruled that the company would train all its managers, report to the EEOC for three years, and post a notice about the lawsuit (U.S Equal Employment Opportunity, 2012). The court’s decision was correct because the EEOC prohibits any form of discrimination in the workplace and requires employers to have a clear policy on discrimination that prohibits any form of discrimination. The court’s decision was also correct because an employer is liable for the discriminatory practices of its employees and is required to take action against the employee. In the Fremont Toyota case, the organization knew that the general manager discriminated against employees but did not take any action against the accused employee. Therefore, the court made the right decision, holding the company accountable for the general manager’s actions and ordering the organization to pay the affected employees.

References

U.S Equal Employment Opportunity. (2012). Fremont Toyota pays $400,000 to settle EEOC’s harassment and retaliation lawsuit. US EEOC. https://www.eeoc.gov/newsroom/fremont-toyota-pays-400000-settle-eeocs-harassment-and-retaliation-lawsuit

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For this discussion, please browse the cases found here: Selected List of Pending and Resolved Cases Alleging Religious and National Origin Discrimination Involving the Muslim, Sikh, Arab, Middle Eastern and South Asian Communities | U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (eeoc.gov) (This is the same link listed in the reading materials for this week).

EEOC v. Fremont Toyota

Browse the case descriptions. Scroll down to see cases going back to 2002. Please minimize duplication. Before posting, please read your classmates’ posts so you can see which cases they have already selected. Select a case and read the description. Then, conduct an internet search to find more detailed information about the case. For this discussion, please do the following:

>Provide the Name of the Case and where/when it was heard.
>Provide a brief summary of the facts, including the religion at issue here and what happened to the plaintiff (e.g., not hired, not accommodated, terminated, etc.)
>Based on what you read about the EEOC and how it handles religious discrimination claims, do you believe that the court’s decision was correct? Why/why not?