Shipley's Donut's Employees Sue for Prison-Like Conditions

by: bonddad on Tue Jun 27, 2006 at 20:37:15 PM CDT

Houston-based chain Shipley Do-nuts is accused in one lawsuit of abusing employees in prison-like working conditions and in another of retaliating against an employee who filed a discrimination complaint.

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed a lawsuit accusing the chain of retaliating against driver Gerardo Guzman after he filed a national origin discriminatory complaint.

Separately, Guzman and 14 employees filed a lawsuit saying that they endured beatings, threats, sexual advances and racial slurs while working in a hot kitchen without air conditioning 40 to 60 hours a week.

Some workers, according to the lawsuit, were forced to pay a supervisor for the opportunity to work overtime or for sick leave.

According to the company’s website, most of their stores are in Texas.
The firm has denied all the charges.

It’s going to take a long time to work this one out.  This falls under the banner of complex litigation – multiple parties verses a big company.  As a result, don’t expect any resolution soon.

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