Exxon Mobil Corp. was sued by a US federal agency for racial discrimination on Thursday, alleging that the oil group failed to protect workers from harassment after a noose was discovered at one of its facilities. theirs by 2020.
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) said in a statement that a Black employee at Exxon’s chemical plant in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, found a hanging noose at work. his job in January 2020.
The EEOC said that at the time of writing this report, Exxon was aware of three other cases of such loopholes exhibited at the complex and a nearby refinery, and that a fifth case had been reported. then in 2020.
According to the EEOC, Exxon investigated some of these incidents, but not all, and “failed to take reasonably calculated measures to end the harassment.”
The federal agency alleges that Exxon’s actions and omissions related to the noose incident “created a racially hostile work environment.”
Exxon said it disagreed with the EEOC’s findings and allegations.
“We encourage employees to report complaints like these, and we investigate them thoroughly. Hate symbols are unacceptable, offensive and violate our company policies,” Exxon said in a statement.
