The EEOC's lawsuit, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Emmert Industrial Corp., d/b/a Emmert International, No. 2:11-CV-00920CW, charged Emmert International with harassing Jonathan Redmon and John Brainich during Emmert's work on the Odd Fellows Hall project in Salt Lake City. The lawsuit alleged that the foreman and other Emmert employees repeatedly harassed Redmon and Brainich. Emmert's foreman and employees regularly used the "n-word," called Redmon "boy," called Brainich a "n---- lover," and made racial jokes and comments. The EEOC also alleged that Emmert International retaliated against Redmon for complaining about the harassment.
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Source: EEOC
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