Nursing facility Majestic Care will pay $30,000 to settle a racial harassment, discrimination and retaliation charge filed with the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced. 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.
