Source: National Restaurant Association
Should the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission investigate businesses on its own when no complaints have been filed?
That was the question at the center of a recent Senate committee hearing, when the EEOC’s investigation of alleged age discrimination by Texas Roadhouse was held up as an example of possible overreach by the agency. The EEOC brought a case against the Louisville, Ken.-based national chain in 2011, claiming the company refused to hire individuals 40 and over for front-of-the-house positions. The case is based on the EEOC’s assessment of Texas Roadhouse employees’ demographics rather than employee complaints of discrimination. The case has yet to be resolved.
Should the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission investigate businesses on its own when no complaints have been filed?
That was the question at the center of a recent Senate committee hearing, when the EEOC’s investigation of alleged age discrimination by Texas Roadhouse was held up as an example of possible overreach by the agency. The EEOC brought a case against the Louisville, Ken.-based national chain in 2011, claiming the company refused to hire individuals 40 and over for front-of-the-house positions. The case is based on the EEOC’s assessment of Texas Roadhouse employees’ demographics rather than employee complaints of discrimination. The case has yet to be resolved.
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