Transportation Company to Pay $40,000 to Settle EEOC Race Harassment Lawsuit

Barge Company Employees Displayed Nooses in the Workplace, According to Lawsuit - NEW ORLEANS – American River Transportation Company (ARTCO), headquartered in Decatur, Ill., will pay a former employee $40,000 to resolve a racial harassment lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today. ARTCO provides river transportation services, including barges and a shipyard, to its parent company, Archer Daniels Midland, and to third-party...
By: U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)