Stokesdale-based Yates Construction has agreed to pay two black employees $30,000 to settle racial discrimination, harassment and retaliation charges. Rodney McCants and a co-worker claimed they were subject to racial epithets and jokes in the workplace. When McCants complained about the ongoing harassment, Yates Construction fired him.
Yates Construction settles race case with money–and more
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