Morton Salt, Inc. will pay $75,000 and provide other relief to settle a race, disability and retaliation discrimination case filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced.
According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, the affected employee worked for Morton Salt in a labor position in Rittman, Ohio. He was fired and subjected to other unfavorable treatment because of his race (Black), disability, and because he reported alleged discrimination.
Such alleged conduct violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits race discrimination and retaliation. The alleged conduct also violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), which prohibits disability discrimination and retaliation and requires employers to provide reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities unless it would cause undue hardship. The EEOC filed suit (EEOC v. Morton Salt, Inc., Case No. 1:24-cv-01689) in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio after first attempting to reach a pre-litigation settlement through its administrative conciliation process.
The two-year consent decree settling the suit requires Morton Salt to pay $75,000 in back pay and compensatory damages, and to provide periodic reporting, monitoring and training for its employees to ensure compliance with Title VII and the ADA.
Source: EEOC
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