FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 6, 2024
Majestic Care of Columbus to Pay $30,000 in EEOC Racial Discrimination and Harassment Charge
Resolves Federal Investigation Which Found Care Facility’s Work Environment Forced Employee to Quit
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Nursing facility Majestic Care, will pay $30,000 to settle a racial harassment, discrimination and retaliation charge filed with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.
An EEOC investigation found reasonable cause that a Majestic Care manager discriminated against an employee by subjecting her to racial harassment. The harassment led to the employee's being forced to quit, a violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
The parties engaged in pre-litigation conciliation, culminating in a settlement providing $16,578 in monetary damages and $13,421 in back pay.
As part of the settlement, Majestic Care committed to providing comprehensive training on racial harassment, discrimination, and retaliation under Title VII for its supervisory, managerial, and human resources employees at its Columbus location. The training will emphasize the company’s policy prohibiting unlawful employment acts under Title VII, and methods for reporting workplace discrimination.
Additionally, Majestic Care will redistribute its anti-discrimination policy, which prohibits unlawful employment acts under Title VII, including the prohibition of harassment, a procedure for reporting harassment and other discriminatory acts, and an anti-retaliation provision.
“Employees have the right to work in an environment free from discrimination and harassment because of their race,” said Dilip Gokhale, director of the EEOC’s Cleveland Field Office. “This settlement reinforces the EEOC’s commitment to vigorously enforce those rights.”
For more information on harassment, please visit https://www.eeoc.gov/harassment. For more information about race discrimination, please visit https://www.eeoc.gov/racecolor-discrimination. For more information about retaliation, please visit https://www.eeoc.gov/retaliation .
The conciliation agreement was facilitated by the EEOC’s Cleveland Field Office, a component of the agency’s Philadelphia District Office, which has jurisdiction over several states including Maryland, Pennsylvania, Delaware, West Virginia and parts of New Jersey and Ohio. Attorneys in the Philadelphia District Office also prosecute discrimination cases in Washington, D.C. and portions of Virginia.
The EEOC works to prevent and remedy unlawful employment discrimination and promote equal opportunity for all. More information is available at www.eeoc.gov. Stay connected with the latest EEOC news by subscribing to our email updates.
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