Complaint describes heat assignments, offensive supervisor remarks, and unanswered ethics calls
A lawsuit filed last week against DHL Express alleges years of racial discrimination and retaliation at its Dallas-Fort Worth operations, with HR repeatedly ignoring employee complaints.
Eight workers at DHL's airport and warehouse facilities filed the case November 14 in federal court in Texas, claiming the company fostered a hostile work environment where minority employees faced harsher treatment than their White colleagues.
The allegations describe a workplace where supervisors allegedly yelled racial insults, assigned Black and Hispanic employees to dangerous outdoor work in triple-digit heat while White workers played cards inside, and punished employees for taking legally protected medical leave.
Six of the plaintiffs are Black or Hispanic men who say they endured the discrimination firsthand. Two White employees joined the case, saying they were retaliated against for speaking up on behalf of their coworkers.
One incident stands out: On September 9, 2024, a supervisor allegedly called two employees "used wet condoms" after they came in from working in the rain. Both men reported it through the company ethics hotline and directly to the HR director. Despite security cameras that allegedly captured the incident, DHL sent them identical letters on October 21 saying it "could not verify the unprofessional conduct."
That response reflects a pattern described throughout the...
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