Mr. Nicholas Sweet President & CEO SUGAR RUSH INC. 1234 Mary Jane Avenue New York, NY 10000 Dear Mr. Sweet, This letter
Posted: Fri Jul 01, 2022 9:06 am
Mr. Nicholas Sweet
President & CEO
SUGAR RUSH INC.
1234 Mary Jane Avenue
New York, NY 10000
Dear Mr. Sweet,
This letter is being sent in accordance and in compliance withEqual Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Section: 0001. Thiscorrespondence is in response to a letter received, dated January3, 2022, written by a Mr. Jeremy Smith.
EEOC Compliance Officer, Jenny Yang, has conducted a preliminaryinvestigation in a compliant made by Mr. Smith in which theallegation is that Sugar Rush Inc. has violated Title VII of theCivil Rights by conducting recruitment activities whichdiscriminate against a candidate’s race, ethnicity, national originand sexual orientation.
ALLEGATION STATEMENT
On Monday, October 25, 2021, Mr. Jeremy Smith, a 35 year oldAfrican American Male, interviewed for the positionentitled Customer ServiceSupervisor. During the interview process, it wasconveyed to Mr. Smith that Sugar Rush Inc. had already intervieweda number of other candidates through the process of employeereferrals. Mr. Smith contends that several of the questionspertained to his “outside” interests and asked if he belonged toany groups or associations that Sugar Rush Inc. would findinteresting or want to learn more about. Mr. Smith claims to haveinformed Ms. Michelle Cocoa, Sr. Human Resources Manager that hebelonged to the following groups: Association of Young Americans,ACLU, NAACP and the local LGBT Chapter. Mr. Smith further contendsthat his interview lasted two (2) hours in duration. On Wednesday,October 27, 2021, Mr. Smith received a letter from Sugar Rush Inc.indicating that he was not selected for the position.
It must be noted that the EEOC has since determined that theprior five (5) applicants for the same position were sourcedthrough employee referrals and all were allCaucasian.
Thank you in advance for your cooperation and attention to thismatter. We expect to receive your response no later than August 1,2022. Please note that this letter is an informal discussion of theissues raised and should not be considered an official opinion ofthe EEOC.
Sincerely,
Carol MartinAssistant Legal Counsel EEOC
Michael Munch Email. Please read through the email inthe Final Project documentation found in the Assignment Section onBB. Please read and respond to thefollowing:
a) As HR, how would you advise the CEO regarding theemail?
b) In a response email to Michael, what would yousay?
President & CEO
SUGAR RUSH INC.
1234 Mary Jane Avenue
New York, NY 10000
Dear Mr. Sweet,
This letter is being sent in accordance and in compliance withEqual Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Section: 0001. Thiscorrespondence is in response to a letter received, dated January3, 2022, written by a Mr. Jeremy Smith.
EEOC Compliance Officer, Jenny Yang, has conducted a preliminaryinvestigation in a compliant made by Mr. Smith in which theallegation is that Sugar Rush Inc. has violated Title VII of theCivil Rights by conducting recruitment activities whichdiscriminate against a candidate’s race, ethnicity, national originand sexual orientation.
ALLEGATION STATEMENT
On Monday, October 25, 2021, Mr. Jeremy Smith, a 35 year oldAfrican American Male, interviewed for the positionentitled Customer ServiceSupervisor. During the interview process, it wasconveyed to Mr. Smith that Sugar Rush Inc. had already intervieweda number of other candidates through the process of employeereferrals. Mr. Smith contends that several of the questionspertained to his “outside” interests and asked if he belonged toany groups or associations that Sugar Rush Inc. would findinteresting or want to learn more about. Mr. Smith claims to haveinformed Ms. Michelle Cocoa, Sr. Human Resources Manager that hebelonged to the following groups: Association of Young Americans,ACLU, NAACP and the local LGBT Chapter. Mr. Smith further contendsthat his interview lasted two (2) hours in duration. On Wednesday,October 27, 2021, Mr. Smith received a letter from Sugar Rush Inc.indicating that he was not selected for the position.
It must be noted that the EEOC has since determined that theprior five (5) applicants for the same position were sourcedthrough employee referrals and all were allCaucasian.
Thank you in advance for your cooperation and attention to thismatter. We expect to receive your response no later than August 1,2022. Please note that this letter is an informal discussion of theissues raised and should not be considered an official opinion ofthe EEOC.
Sincerely,
Carol MartinAssistant Legal Counsel EEOC
Michael Munch Email. Please read through the email inthe Final Project documentation found in the Assignment Section onBB. Please read and respond to thefollowing:
a) As HR, how would you advise the CEO regarding theemail?
b) In a response email to Michael, what would yousay?