EEOC v. Waste Pro of Florida, Inc.

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Case Number:

3:23-cv-01132

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Nature of Suit:

Civil Rights: Jobs

Judge:

Wendy W. Berger

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Government Agencies

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

October 16, 2024
Fla. Waste Co. Inks $1.4M Deal To End EEOC Race Bias Suit

A waste company agreed to hand over $1.4 million to settle a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission suit filed in Florida federal court alleging it failed to step in when Black and Haitian employees were called racial slurs on the job.
September 26, 2023
Fla. Waste Co. Let Workers Use Racial Slurs, EEOC Says

Waste Pro of Florida failed to take action while Black and Haitian employees faced racial slurs from co-workers and got less desirable assignments from managers, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said Tuesday in a lawsuit.