Racial & Ethnic Employment Harassment

The federal government enacted Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to protect employees from employment discrimination based on race.

Racial & Ethnic Employment Harassment

An employer should never discriminate against an employee based on his or her race or ethnicity. The federal government enacted Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to protect employees from employment discrimination based on race. Many states have their own laws against racial discrimination in the workplace. The California Fair Employment and Housing Act prohibits harassment based on “race, religious creed, color, and national origin.” Despite these efforts to prevent racial harassment, the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) reported 35,395 racial discrimination complaints in 2011.

Workplace racial discrimination is not only harming to the victim. The Department of Fair Employment and Housing has also stated that racial harassment leads to decreased productivity, lower employee attendance, and a loss focus of companies’ goals. Forms of racial harassment are extremely harmful to society and businesses.

What Does Racial Harassment Look Like in the Workplace?

Racial harassment can occur directly by the employer, and an employer may still be liable for damages to the employees who are victims if the employer did not take reasonable steps to prevent such harassment. Racial harassment takes many different forms:

Racial slurs
Offensive or derogatory remarks about race
Display of racially offensive symbols
Termination or demotion as a result of racial discrimination
Denial of employment based on race
Deprival of benefits as a result of racial discrimination
Discriminatory company policies based on race

What Must You Prove for Racial Harassment?

In California, an employee must show that the harassment created a hostile work environment. To determine if the alleged racial harassment is severe enough to recover in a lawsuit, the plaintiff must prove:

He or she is a member of a protected class;
He or she experienced unwelcome harassment;
Harassment was racially motivated; and
Harassment unreasonably interfered with the employee’s work performance by creating a hostile, intimidating or offensive work environment

No one should ever be discriminated against based on race, ethnicity, gender, age or sex. At the Hariri Law Group we will never stop fighting to obtain the justice and compensation for employees who are victims of racial discrimination, harassment or any other work place violations.

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