Central Freight Lines of Waco, TX, has agreed to settle an age discrimination lawsuit that was filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission after eight dockworkers were fired and replaced with younger workers.
According to the consent decree, Central Freight has “agreed to pay $400,000 to the claimants and to train management and supervisory personnel at the Central Freight Dallas and Fort Worth terminals on equal employment opportunity policies and procedures.”
The EEOC’s lawsuit alleges the dockworkers were fired by Central Freight because of their age by using a “reduction-in-force ruse.” Some of the dockworkers had been with the company for 20 or more years and were approximately 50 years or older.
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According to the consent decree, Central Freight has “agreed to pay $400,000 to the claimants and to train management and supervisory personnel at the Central Freight Dallas and Fort Worth terminals on equal employment opportunity policies and procedures.”
The EEOC’s lawsuit alleges the dockworkers were fired by Central Freight because of their age by using a “reduction-in-force ruse.” Some of the dockworkers had been with the company for 20 or more years and were approximately 50 years or older.
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