I had a friend whom worked at a dealership as a bookeeper. Well my friend happened to work at the Berwyn, IL location. As the organization decides to centralize their offices; the Berwyn office moves into another dealership being in Chicago, IL. Anyways my question is that now these two offices are together, my friend is hispanic and the other bookeeper from Chicago is white, the white girl was making 16.50 an hour when my friend was making 14.75 an hour. Now that they merged together you would think that they would give the bookeepers equal pay since their position is the same and working under the same office manager but they dont give her a raise or incentive for commuting farther now. After months of commuting like this they fire her and give her a bullshit reason for so after over 10 yrs working with them. How can she go about this, can she file a complain? If so with who? Can she go to the EEOC?
2006-10-09 17:15:26 · 6 answers · asked by babydoll 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
As far as the pay situation goes, that's life in the real world. It's common practice for two people doing essentially similar work to be paid different amounts. I've had employees working for me that have had a far larger pay gap than the one that you describe. There's lots of factors that go into a decision like that, and race is usually down with the amount of garlic eaten in an average full moon cycle.
As for the termination, she can file for unemployement. Most unemployment offices will determine whether the termination has merit. If you can get past that gate arguing racism, then you might consider filing discrimination charges.
2006-10-09 17:27:06 · answer #1 · answered by mrmatt1476 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, like the other guy said the difference in pay can be explained. I was laid off when I was 7 months pregnant. I was told there wasn't enough work to keep me employed oh and by the way, one of the managers thought my condition made me emotional. (I am not a super emotional person, that was pure b.s). I filed a claim for discrimination but it was my word against theirs. Unless she has documented racially charged incidents, she will not have a claim. This took place in Michigan by the way. If she worked for the same place for 10 years and only made 14.75 then she is better off without that. If she has good experience and a solid resume she should be able to get a better job with a better salary.
2006-10-09 17:29:54 · answer #2 · answered by Mel 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Companies fire people for no reason all the time. It is almost impossible to sue unless you have remarkable proof. You need to have solid evidence that it was race and nothing else was the cause of the termination. Everyone knows someone who was fired just because the company wanted more money.
2006-10-12 06:56:10 · answer #3 · answered by Lea 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
She is free to file a claim of racial discrimination with the EEOC, but she will need proof that she was treated differently due to her race and for no other legitimate business reason.
If she has proof, she should make the claim.
2006-10-09 17:22:34 · answer #4 · answered by Harvie Ruth 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
IF she has a viable gripe..
differences in pay can easily be explained by "work experience"
What reason did they give to fire her?
Is IL. a "right to work" state? If so, she is pretty much S.O.L.
2006-10-09 17:19:21 · answer #5 · answered by CrazyCatLady 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It does not sound kosher to me. Have her get legal counseling from an employment lawyer or something! Good Luck!!!!
2006-10-09 17:20:58 · answer #6 · answered by PROUDJEW 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋