Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Any recourse for false accusation of racism???

Have a caucasian friend who is a manager and not racist in the least. Two african-american employees didn't get the jobs that were posted internally. My caucasian friend has hired several african-american employees over the past year and several caucasian employees- both men and women and young and old.


The two african american employees have filed a complaint with the EEOC stating they didn't get the jobs due to their race. This is completely unfounded as there has never been a bad or harsh word of any kind against any race by my friend in public or in private. Another caucasian employee was also not given the jobs and he did not file a complaint with the EEOC.


Can my friend now file a complaint with the EEOC for a false accusation of racism against the employees??? As isn't that defamation of character???


Any experience or knowledge of this instance would be appreciated. Thanks.Any recourse for false accusation of racism???
Don't worry about it, as long as she can prove they were not hired because they were unqualified, it will be dropped. She could go to HR, and after the case is dropped it will be put in their work file, so if they try it again they could be firedAny recourse for false accusation of racism???
It makes you wonder what would have happened if he had hired the black person who filed the complaint. With that person as an employee, I wonder how many times a day various people at that company would be accused of racism by this person? Some people seem to have nothing to do in their lives but try to find racism, or fabricate it if it doesn't exist.
I think that would just ruffle unnecessary feathers. I think he should just stand his ground and profess his innocence. If he's never made any kind of racist remark or anything everyone will know it was unfounded.
he can file anything he wants, it will not do any good.





Just like the people who filed against him, if it is unfounded, then it will be dropped.
If your friend suffered a monetary loss as a result of the allegation, he/she can sue.
That's what they do when they don't get their way. They play the race card. I'm sick of it.
He can probably file a complaint, but the system is biased in favor of false racism accusations rather than giving the accused the benefit of the doubt. In particular, the fact that your friend is Caucasian doesn't help his or her cause b/c society has no qualms about accusing any and every Caucasian of being racist on a whim. Racist accusations against minorities tend not to stick as easily b/c racism against Caucasians seems to be somehow construed as socially acceptable and less detrimental than racism against minorities.





In a nutshell, in an effort to remedy past racism, the racist pendulum has swung in the opposite direction, rather than being placed firmly in the middle where it should be. It's gotten to the point that Caucasians and public figures will go out of their way to avoid being called racist, even to the point of giving minorities special treatment, rather than treating them as equals (which could also be construed as racism).





Racism is racism, period. It matters not at whom it is directed. It is equally reprehensible on all sides. Your friend's chances are slim that anything will be done about it, unfortunately.

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