Juice and Sandwich Bar Failed to Hire Females, Federal Agency Charges
LOS ANGELES – Joe & the Juice, a nationwide restaurant specializing in juice, coffee and sandwiches, has settled a federal charge of discrimination filed with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) for $715,000 and other injunctive relief, the federal agency announced today.
According to the charge filed with the EEOC, since at least June 2017, Joe & the Juice failed to recruit, hire and promote females in their restaurants.
The EEOC investigated the allegations and found reasonable cause to believe that Joe & the Juice violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. A resolution in this matter was attained through the EEOC’s pre-litigation administrative conciliation process.
Without admitting liability, Joe & the Juice has agreed to enter into a nationwide four-year conciliation agreement with the EEOC. Joe & the Juice has agreed to provide $715,000 in monetary relief to establish a class fund for female applicants that were denied hire into in-store non-management positions. Additionally, the company has also agreed to appoint an EEO monitor to oversee the terms of the agreement and continue to make good-faith efforts to recruit, hire and promote females into in-store positions. Joe & the Juice has further agreed to develop and implement a nationwide internal online promotion platform to ensure that the workforce has equal access to promotional...
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