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One of our goals here at Georgia Home Law is to educate our readers on current events - not just legal cases - that affect homeowners and the housing industry. So, with that goal in mind, today's post contains news about a settlement reached in a lawsuit against a local home builder.
The builder at the center of the case is John Wieland Homes and Neighborhoods, Inc. ("JWH"). One of JWH's human resources representatives filed a complaint with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. The representative claimed that JWH's policy was to not hire black sales agents for white communities, no matter how qualified they were. This resulted in black agents making significantly less money than white agents because the white communities were generally higher-priced. The representative complained, and when no action was taken, she felt forced to resign.
The EEOC conducted an investigation and eventually filed suit against JWH in 2009, and the case was finally settled last week. Under the terms of the settlement, JWH must do the following:
- Pay $378,500.00 plus an additional $1 million for salaries and fringe benefits to the victims of race and sex discrimination;
- Hire at least 10 African Americans and women for management positions in the next 6 years; and
- Implement nondiscriminatory hiring procedures.
The settlement is apparently the last of the several discrimination claims filed against JWH in the last six years.
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