The Justice Department announced today that it has filed a lawsuit against Bartow County, Georgia, alleging that the County violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 when it subjected former employee Carlen Loyal to a racially hostile work environment, retaliated against former employee Bobby Turner, and fired both men, who are Black. Title VII is a federal statute that prohibits employers from discriminating on the basis of sex, race, color, national origin and religion. Title VII also forbids employers from retaliating against employees for complaining about discrimination in the workplace or otherwise asserting their rights under Title VII.
According to the complaint, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, Loyal was employed at the County’s Road Department for almost 10 years. Loyal’s brother-in-law, Turner, was also employed by the Road Department for several years. In 2019, Loyal complained to his supervisor that a white co-worker sent him a text message referring to him as an “n-word.” After Loyal’s complaint, the human resources (HR) director called Loyal into his office, where he subjected Loyal to additional, severe racial harassment in front of the employee who sent the racist text message. The HR director also demanded to know whether Loyal had informed anyone else of the text message, and Loyal responded that he had informed Turner. Just over two weeks later, the County accused Loyal and Turner of misconduct and...
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