Comments on: Labor and employment roundup

By: Allan

Allan — Fri, 16 Sep 2016 20:42:40 +0000

Certainly. Look back to how employers treated African-Americans in Alabama in 1963, for example. http://racialinjustice.eji.org/timeline/ (look for the story about white dock workers). That was after a 10 second google search. I am certain an 11 second search would yield more results.

Note, this was before the Civil Rights Act.

By: Mike

Mike — Fri, 16 Sep 2016 16:59:00 +0000

Re: one simple trick.

” It used to be that employers would freely admit their managers were racists…”

Interesting. Can you cite an example?

By: Allan

Allan — Fri, 16 Sep 2016 14:27:48 +0000

Re: one simple trick.

Hmmm. Employers do not use “simple tricks” to get around laws either. It used to be that employers would freely admit their managers were racists–because a hostile work environment was not an actionable cause. Now, employers of racist managers try to protect themselves disclaiming liability because those managers are no longer overtly racist.

It does happen.

The whole area of employment law is fraught with loopholes. If employers as a whole would hold themselves to higher standards, I would have empathy for Coyote’s point of view.