Different companies favor a specific criteria when hiring possible employees. For RCH Colorado, owner and operator of Reserve Casino Hotel in Colorado, it’s young, male employees they like.
Or so the lawsuit charged against them indicates.
The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) sued RCH Colorado, claiming it violated federal law when it did not hire female and older candidates even though they have equal or even greater qualifications.
Instead, the casino opted for younger, male applicants with lesser qualifications.
After RCH Colorado, formerly known as Luna Gaming Central City, bought Reserve Casino (formerly known as Fortune Valley Hotel and Casino) back in 2011, they hired 240 employees in a variety of positions.
None of the 240 employees were female or older.
According to the investigation of EEOC, there were talks among employees the need to get rid of “gray hairs.” They said there were “too many old, fat, ugly and gray-haired employees working in the casino.
The Commission also found a great disparity in the hiring of female applicants and those aged 40 years old and above.
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“…Employers should focus on the qualifications of an individual when making hiring decisions.”
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There’s an existing law that protects individuals who are 40 years old and above from employment discrimination based on their age. It’s called the Age Discrimination in Employment Act or ADEA.
Another law that prohibits companies from employing individuals based on sex is Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
EEOC (Further info about the Commission can be found at: www.eeoc.gov) first attempted to reach pre-litigation settlement but failed. The lawsuit they filed seeks monetary payment for damages caused to four older female applicants and others plus injunctive relief to prevent future discrimination from happening.
Mary Jo O’Neil, Regional Attorney of the Phoenix District, said they are committed in eliminating discrimination and barriers based on age and sex in the workplace.
“…Employers should focus on the qualifications of an individual when making hiring decisions,” John Lowrie, EEOC Denver District Director, added.
After RCH Colorado, formerly known as Luna Gaming Central City, bought Reserve Casino (formerly known as Fortune Valley Hotel and Casino) back in 2011, they hired 240 employees in a variety of positions.
None of the 240 employees were female or older.
According to the investigation of EEOC, there were talks among employees the need to get rid of “gray hairs.” They said there were “too many old, fat, ugly and gray-haired employees working in the casino.
The Commission also found a great disparity in the hiring of female applicants and those aged 40 years old and above.
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“…Employers should focus on the qualifications of an individual when making hiring decisions.”
______________________________________________________________________________
There’s an existing law that protects individuals who are 40 years old and above from employment discrimination based on their age. It’s called the Age Discrimination in Employment Act or ADEA.
Another law that prohibits companies from employing individuals based on sex is Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
EEOC (Further info about the Commission can be found at: www.eeoc.gov) first attempted to reach pre-litigation settlement but failed. The lawsuit they filed seeks monetary payment for damages caused to four older female applicants and others plus injunctive relief to prevent future discrimination from happening.
Mary Jo O’Neil, Regional Attorney of the Phoenix District, said they are committed in eliminating discrimination and barriers based on age and sex in the workplace.
“…Employers should focus on the qualifications of an individual when making hiring decisions,” John Lowrie, EEOC Denver District Director, added.