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I was hired on my job almost three months ago for office manager. There were two sales guys there when I started. Following my hire another sales person which is a female got hired. The sales Guy that hired me was instructed to let the other two go because they weren't selling any Lumber. After that they started talking about closing down the warehouse. I was told they need me to keep the paperwork going so I'll be there until the final decision has been made. On 5/25/2012 the Guy who hired me wants me to go and train the sales lady to do my job so she can keep a job. I know that was wrong because he had no reason to end my job other than I'm black and he kept his race working. So do I have a case??
Can you prove that actions were due to your race? I;m not talking a bit of suspicion, or what else can it be, or but the white person ...... I mean actual proof.
Unless he said "You're fired because your black" I highly doubt it's racially motivated. Just from reading your message, it doesn't sound like you're fired? Have you ever thought they want you to train the other person for another department, or another branch? Or even for your days off?
Why are you so quick to use the race card anyway? Perhaps you aren't working to the employers standards. Perhaps they want to relocate you. Perhaps you are making too much money so they are going to bring in someone who will work cheaper.
If you have actual verifiabkle proof that the actions was based on race and nothing else, contact your local office of EEOC and file a complaint. Bring with you copies of the documentation that states they did this or that because of your race. and bring the names of all the other people who knew for a fact that was the reasons and can verify that your race was the reason. Once agian, you must be able to prove that fact based on doumentation.
One reason to end your job instead of a sales person is that it may be easier to cross train a sales person to do office manager tasks while it is more difficult to cross train an office manager to do sales tasks. It may not be a bad idea to try to put this behind you and focus all of your energy on finding another job.
I was hired on my job almost three months ago for office manager. There were two sales guys there when I started. Following my hire another sales person which is a female got hired. The sales Guy that hired me was instructed to let the other two go because they weren't selling any Lumber. After that they started talking about closing down the warehouse. I was told they need me to keep the paperwork going so I'll be there until the final decision has been made. On 5/25/2012 the Guy who hired me wants me to go and train the sales lady to do my job so she can keep a job. I know that was wrong because he had no reason to end my job other than I'm black and he kept his race working. So do I have a case??
Honestly? Probably not. For a bunch of reasons. As I have been through the EEOC process as the employer, I do have an idea what they are going to look for....
1. He hired you and up until now you make no mention of racism.
2. After you were hired, 2 employees who were there previous to you were terminated. Showing that the employer terminates often and also showing that he was willing to keep you there.
3. You say there was no reason to end your job, yet you mention terminations right and left and talk about closing the warehouse entirely.
4. You are training a female to take your position. In deciding EEOC claims of gender and race discrimination, the EEOC WILL look at the race and gender of the current employees to determine a pattern. Not finding a pattern will NOT disprove your case, but it will not help it either.
5. You say you have proof. You need more than "He fired all the minorities". You need in writing preferably, a statement saying that he is letting you go because you are black. Even if you say you have proof, you will likely lose unless you have written proof as all the employer needs is a REASON, ANY REASON that he kept someone other than you. If you have been late even once, that can be the employer's reason. Without the discrimination in writing, or in some cases witnessed by another person who is NOT you, these cases are notoriously difficult to prove.
The race card could last succesfully be played around 1992-93. All cases since then have absolutely no merit. Man up and get another job, it is obvious they don't want you.
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