Friday, August 19, 2011

EEOC Mediation regarding racial harment..what to ask for?

I was employed by a non-profit in Texas for almost a year. During this time, on SEVERAL occasions, I was told by my employer all sorts of snide racial remarks. He even used a racially derogatory term once. I have two witnesses to a few of the occurences. I told him it wasn't funny, yet it continued. Even after apologizing once, he said something ELSE using a horrible term for Hispanics the following week. He also had magazines of naked women sent to the office and once I was told to do some work in his office. When I went in, there was a magazine sitting right there at the edge of a desk. Very inappropriate. He made racial remarks about my toddler son as well. I actually cried in the copy room once over his remarks. He even REPEATED the remarks to my direct supervisor. Finally, I couldn't take it anymore and quit. My former employer has agreed to mediation and I figure it couldn't hurt to go. I really dont want my job back but I dont know what to ask for as far as monetary amounts go.

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