EEOC files lawsuit on worker complaints
By Joanne Kelley, Rocky Mountain News (Contact)
Published April 1, 2008 at 12:05 a.m.
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The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed a lawsuit against Albertsons, alleging the supermarket chain operator retaliated against workers at its Aurora Distribution Center for complaining about racial harassment, including racist slurs, graffiti and discriminatory job assignments.
The agency previously filed suit against the Boise, Idaho-based company, alleging racial and ethnic harassment against the Aurora facility's black and Hispanic employees.
The latest suit alleges that Albertsons denied workers medical care, failed to pass along emergency telephone calls, rejected promotions and transfers, and "taunted, disciplined, and terminated employees who spoke out," according to the EEOC.
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