In Latino boom, a new view on race bias

“Donnie Gaut, an African American with 12 years of warehouse experience, applied for a job in 2002 at Farmer John Meats, a large Los Angeles pork processor. When he was turned down for the position, a job stocking goods that paid $7 an hour, Gaut decided the problem wasn’t his résumé — it was his race. He filed a complaint with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the federal agency that enforces anti-discrimination laws in the workplace.

In October, the EEOC secured a $110,000 settlement from the company to be shared by Gaut and six other black applicants who were rejected for production jobs at Farmer John based on their race, according to the agency….”

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