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US Equal Employment Agency Sues Colorado Casino Over English-Only Rule3 April 2001COLORADO -– As reported by the Rocky Mountain News: "Central Station Casino, one of Black Hawk's biggest gaming halls, is being sued by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission over a company policy that allegedly forbids its housekeeping staff from speaking Spanish at work. "…The EEOC, which filed the civil rights suit Friday in Denver federal court, is seeking a permanent injunction to ban the policy, which the agency said discriminated against the casino's Hispanic workers. " The suit also asks for monetary and punitive damages to be awarded to at least a half-dozen of the casino's Hispanic employees. "…Management refused to remove the policy after workers voiced their objections, the suit said." |