Anthony Roofing Tecta America LLC, an Aurora, Illinois-based roofing company, will pay $700,000 and furnish other relief to settle a race and sex harassment lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced.
The EEOC suit asserted that one of Anthony Roofing’s vice presidents racially and sexually harassed multiple employees. This included repeatedly calling one employee the n-word and his “slave,” among other offensive racial remarks.
The harassment continued even after the employee raised objections to such treatment. Left unaddressed, the harassment escalated — resulting in at least one instance of unwelcome physical contact, forcing the employee to quit to avoid further abuse.
Multiple employees reported the race and sex harassment to management and human resources for Anthony Roofing, but the company failed to act, the lawsuit said.
The alleged conduct violates Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits workplace harassment based on race and sex, as well as retaliating against individuals who oppose such harassment.
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