EEOC sues Schuff Steel for discrimination
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In the suit, EEOC said the plant manager compared Black and Hispanic employees to excrement and stains in a toilet. "Contrary to the EEOC's current allegations of widespread discrimination at its Eloy, [Arizona] facility, the company did not find evidence supporting the original complaint, let alone a pattern of widespread discrimination," Schuff said in a release. Dive Insight: The lawsuit is at least the fourth discrimination complaint EEOC has lodged against construction companies in recent weeks. Previously, EEOC filed against California-based contractor Goodsell/Wilkins and Florida contractors Alto Construction and J.A. Croson. In May, EEOC held a hearing in Washington, D.C., to specifically look at the prevalence of discrimination in construction after numerous bias-related incidents, including the display of nooses and racist graffiti, were reported on commercial jobsites in recent years. An EEOC spokesperson didn't immediately respond to Construction Dive's questions about whether the recent lawsuits signal a new chapter in the agency's focus on the construction industry. EEOC Chair Charlotte Burrows told a gathering of attorneys to expect "Renewed attention to tackling systemic discrimination in all forms on all bases."