The Charlotte District Office of the EEOC brought this suit against Custom Industries, Inc., doing business as Grease Master, in September of 2005, in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina. The suit alleged that supervisors and co-workers of the complainant harassed him based on his race, African-American. He was constructively discharged as a result of this harassment, and retaliated against by the company for testifying. The case resulted in a consent decree in June of 2006, only 9 months after the start of the case.

The consent decree consisted of both monetary and injunctive relief. Custom Industries agreed to pay the complainant $50,000 and to pay up to $200 for him to retain an attorney to draft a release of claims against Custom Industries. Custom Industries was also required to refrain from discriminating or retaliating in violation of Title VII, must provide a positive reference to the complainant, expunge the complainant's record, develop an anti-discrimination policy, post notice of this suit, distribute the notice of EEO rights, and last but not least provide annual training for supervisors. The decree was to last 36 months. The docket sheet does not show any further enforcement; the case was presumably closed in 2009.

Alex Bean - 06/26/2007
- 06/10/2017


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