The Philadelphia district office of the EEOC brought this suit against Spitzer Management, Inc., an auto dealership, in September 2006 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio. The complaint alleged that Spitzer management had created a hostile work environment for employees by harassing a Nigerian complainant, a Korean complainant, and other employees based on their national origin. The complaint also alleged that Spitzer constructively discharged the Korean employee on the basis of his ethnicity. The case is still ongoing in the district court as of April 22, 2008. In January 2007 a trial date was set for September 28, 2009, an amended complaint was filed in August 2007, and the most recent occurrence was the switching of the magistrate judge associated with the case, in March 2008.

Shankar Viswanathan - 05/29/2008


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