Boston Employment Lawyer Blog

One of the most egregious fact patterns in a race discrimination case has presented itself against NASCAR. Maurica Grant, 32-year-old black female, worked as a technical inspector from January 2005 until her termination in October 2007. During her employment, Grant was allegedly subjected to a panoply of racially hostile and offensive conduct, which included:

• Being called "Nappy Headed Mo" and "Queen Sheba" by her co-workers
  
• Being told she worked on "colored people time"
• Enduring references to the Ku Klux Klan made by one particular race official
• Being asked, "Does your workout include an urban obstacle course with a flat-screen TV on your back?"
• Being forced to work outside more often than white male officials because her supervisors believed she couldn't sunburn because she was black
• Being instructed to duck as she passed race fans in the backseat of a carpool with one race official stating, "I don't want to start a riot when these fans see a black woman in my car"
• Being told, "Keep smiling and pop your eyes out 'cause we can't see you."
• Being accused of being gay when she rejected the sexual advances of co-workers

NASCAR terminated Grant approximately two months after she complained about how she was treated. For more information, please visit the Chicago Tribune article entitled, Mauricia Grant, NASCAR.