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EEOC: DON'S SPECIALTY MEATS EMPLOYEE IDENTIFIED AS "BLACK BOY" ON SCHEDULE

EEOC files suit against Don's Specialty Meats



Posted at 2:26 PM, Nov 03, 2021
and last updated 3:31 PM, Nov 04, 2021

The federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has filed a civil rights
lawsuit against Don's Specialty Meats, alleging that a black man employed there
was subjected to racist treatment.

The suit, filed in federal court in September, alleges that the employee was
identified as "black boy" on the work schedule, called the n-word and subjected
to harassment at work because he is a black person.

The EEOC alleges that they investigated the man's complaint and tried to work
something out with Don's but wasn't able to.



We reached out to Don's and they told us their attorney will issue a statement
tomorrow.

According to the suit, the employee worked at both the Scott and Carencro
facilities that Don's operates in Lafayette Parish. Even though both facilities
employ more than 75 people, at each location the employee was one of only one or
two black people working there, the lawsuit states.

"The general manager routinely referred to (the employee) as “Black boy,” “the
Black boy,” or “little Black guy.” In addition, (the employee) was identified as
“Black boy” on the schedule; non-African American employees were identified by
name," the suit alleges. "The general manager and other employees routinely used
racial slurs in the presence of (the employee).... A manager told him that Don’s
Specialty Meats, Inc. was hiring, but that applicants “just can’t be Black” and
that the general manager “don’t want them to be Black.”



The employee also was singled out for work that similarly-situated employees did
not do, the suit alleges.

"In addition to preparing food, (the employee) was required to pick up trash and
debris on a public road. Non-African American employees were not required to do
this. A manager told (the employee) that the general manager told the manager to
have “the Black boy” do it," the suit alleges.

The manager was disciplined, once, the suit alleges. The punishment was that she
was not allowed to wear her Don's shirt for a day.

"Don’s did not take any prompt, remedial action in regard to the harassment.
Don’s Specialty Meats, Inc. did not otherwise discipline on any manager or
supervisor," the suit alleges.

The employee finally resigned in July 2020.

The suit asks that the court order Don's to stop any racist practices, properly
train employees about these practices, and make the employee "whole" for the
damages he sustained as well as back pay.

This is not Don's first run-in with the feds over employment issues.



Back in 2016, Don's Specialty Meats agreed to pay $480,313 in back wages and
damages to 133 workers to resolve U.S. Fair Labor Standards Act violations at
the business's Scott and Carencro locations, according to the Labor Department.

Here's a copy of the suit filed in September:




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