THINK THESE SHEETZ WERE A BIT TOO WHITE?
Sheetz, a family-owned convenience store chain based out of Altoona, Pennsylvania, was recently sued by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) for allegedly refusing to hire Black, Native American/Alaska Native, and multiracial applicants to work at their 600+ locations in some six states.
Since such conduct is allegedly violative of federal law (Title VII), the EEOC filed suit in U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland, Northern Division (U.S. EEOC v. Sheetz, Inc., et al., Civil Action No. 1:24-cv-01123-JKB, seeking monetary damages and injunctive relief.
In a written statement, EEOC Regional Attorney Debra M. Lawrence observed that, “Federal law mandates that employment practices causing a disparate impact because of race or other protected classifications must be shown by the employer to be necessary to ensure the safe and efficient performance of the particular jobs at issue …. Even when such necessity is proven, the practice remains unlawful if there is an alternative practice available that is comparably effective in achieving the employer’s goals but causes less discriminatory effect.”
There’s no pulling the Sheetz over their eyes!
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