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Article

29 Nov 2016

Author:
Jeff John Roberts, Fortune (USA)

USA: Facebook sued by two African-American men alleging racial discrimination at North Carolina data centre

"Facebook Hit With Lawsuit Over Alleged Racial Discrimination", 28 Nov 2016

Two African-American men filed a federal lawsuit against Facebook last week, citing patterns of discrimination and a series of racist acts that allegedly took place at a company data center in North Carolina...One of the men...works as a maintenance worker and claims he has been paid lower wages and received smaller raises than white employees who do the same job.  The other...says he left the company in October after being stripped of many of his duties and confronting systemic racism...According to the lawsuit, Gary and Duffy informed Facebook’s Human Resources departments about the situation, leading the company to conduct several investigations...A Facebook spokesperson told Fortune by email the lawsuit claims are without merit...“We’re an equal opportunity employer and do not tolerate discrimination, harassment, or retaliation at Facebook.”...The lawsuit claims the acts of Facebook...violated the Civil Rights Act.  The suit seeks a jury trial and at least $25,000 in compensation from the defendants...In June, Facebook published its second diversity report, which showed the company trailing other tech companies in the rate at which it employs women and minorities...