Francisco, a Hispanic man, is employed by the Inter-Pacific Railroad as a superv

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Francisco, a Hispanic man, is employed by the Inter-Pacific Railroad as a supervisory conductor on its commuter trains. Except for one white woman, all other supervisory conductors are black men. The other supervisor conductors refer to Francisco as “Taco” and used other racial slurs when referring to him. Francisco complains about this to the senior trainmaster and threatens to file a claim with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). What steps would you suggest the trainmaster follow so as to address Francisco’s concerns and prevent him from filing a claim with the EEOC?

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I would suggest the trainmaster to review his hiring practices, it seems there could be a case of racisms due to the fact that most of the employees are black men, and it seems there isn’t much opportunity to women and people with Latin backgrounds.

Next, he needs to follow up with Francisco`s complaint and meet with the supervisor who was acting racist against Francisco, it should be a penalty, like 1 day without payment.

The supervisor also needs to provide a training where he needs to make clear there would be a zero tolerance for racism and harassment, legal implications are too high for the company.

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