A) According to the EEOC, 5th & Wine, a Scottsdale, Ariz., wine bar, allowed its

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A)

According to the EEOC, 5th & Wine, a Scottsdale, Ariz., wine bar, allowed its management and line staff to harass Wyatt Lupton and Jared Bahnick, including egregious name calling, comments, innuendos and touching. Although the two employees complained to their supervisors, the supervisors did nothing about the conduct, and, in some instances, actually participated in the harassment, according to the federal agency. When Lupton mentioned that he planned on taking legal action against 5th & Wine, the company fired him, the EEOC said.

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1. Under which law in Chapter 3 can this lawsuit be filed and why?

2. According to the law in No. 1, why were the organization’s actions illegal?

B)

According to the EEOC, a white superintendent and white foremen at Aqua Resources' Bear, Del., facility has repeatedly made derogatory and offensive comments to and about an African-American foreman and black employees, including calling them racial epithets such as "n----r," "monkey," and "boy."

The African-American foreman complained to company management officials about the racially hostile work environment. Aqua Resources not only failed to stop the harassment, it instead promoted one of the harassers and even assigned him to supervise the African-American foreman, according to the suit. The company fired the black foreman in retaliation for complaining about the racially hostile work environment.

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1. Under which law in Chapter 3 can this lawsuit be filed and why?

2. According to the law in No. 1, why were the organization’s actions illegal?

Explanation / Answer

(A)

1. They can file the lawsuit under title VII of Civil rights act of 1964 that prohibitts harassment at workplace. Though it does not specify bullying, but acknowledges harassment on te basis of race, nationality, age, disability etc.

2. The organisation not only failed to attend to the complaints made by the victims, but also fired them in retailation when they intended to sue the organisation.

(B)

1.The lawsuit can be filed under title VII of Civil rights act of 1964 that prohibits harassment at workplace on the basis of race.

2. The organisation not only failed to curb the racial harassment from the white superintendent and foreman, it also promoted one of the harassers and made him the incharge of African American employees.

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