East Coast Waffles, Inc., an Atlanta-based company which owns and operates more

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East Coast Waffles, Inc., an Atlanta-based company which owns and operates more than 100 Waffle House restaurants in Florida and Virginia, fired an employee who claimed that his fellow servers at a Tampa Florida Waffle House were harassing several customers because of their race. The employee that was fired did not claim "whistleblower" status, the employee simply claimed that such action was improper.

Is this permitted (firing the employee who reported the actions of the others) under Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act?

Explanation / Answer

Those several customers in the above case, does not form part of the employee group but represent the third-parties. However, as per Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, there is still a violation since there has been a complain of racial harassment. Therefore, EEOC can file suit against Tampa Florida Waffle House for exercising such a discriminatory practice. The Organization has a responsibility towards the terminated employee on this ground and are expected to impart training to their Managers and Human resources so that such a discriminatory practice does not occur again.

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