Lithia Motors Paid $562,500 to Settle EEOC Race Harassment and Retaliation Case
Company: Lithia Motors, Inc.
Summary
In March 2006, a federal court approved a $562,500 settlement of an EEOC race-discrimination lawsuit against Lithia Motors, Inc. and Lithia Cherry Creek Dodge. The EEOC case involved three African American former employees who were subjected to alleged racial harassment and retaliation. The agency said one employee complained after a general manager made explicitly racist statements and that the employees were targeted because of race. The settlement resolved the federal discrimination case and provided monetary relief to the affected former employees. Source: U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission https://www.eeoc.gov/newsroom/lithia-car-dealership-pay-562500-race-bias-against-black-salesmen-targeted-manager