What do i do if my employer just told me not to hire black people?
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What do i do if my employer just told me not to hire black people?
It wasn’t recorded or documented.
Asked on January 9, 2012 under Employment Labor Law, Tennessee
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
Discrimination in employment on the basis of race is illegal. Since you were not yourself injured by this instruction, you would have no lawsuit (you can only sue to recover compensation for losses, costs, injuries, etc. which you suffer), but you could could file a complaint with the federal government's EEOC (Equal Employment Opportunity Commission) or witih your state's civil rights division or labor department. The issue of recording or documentation goes to how easy or hard it would be to prove what was said, not whether you are legally allowed to raise the complaint, if you believe it is justified.
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