The foreman at a Coeur d’Alene company used racial slurs and told racial jokes in the presence of two African-American employees, according to a lawsuit filed today by the U.S. Equal Opportunity Commission. The suit was filed on behalf of Shawn Fletcher and his nephew, Richard Fletcher, who worked at Coeur d’Alene Paving Inc. during the 2005 construction season. According to the lawsuit, the two men reported the foreman’s harassing behavior to the company’s owners, but no action was taken.

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