CMR Partners LLP

Anderson, IN: (Jul-04-07) The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed a federal lawsuit in September 2006 on behalf of Alia Dollar against Indianapolis-based CMR Partners LLP, the owner of Ponderosa Steakhouse, alleging that Dollar was continuously harassed about her children's race. Dollar, who is white, began working at the restaurant as a server in July 2003. A married couple who regularly ate at the restaurant started harassing Dollar in August 2004, after Dollar brought her biracial children into the restaurant on a day off. Though restaurant officials were informed about the harassment, they did nothing about it. The harassment continued on and off for over a year, and the couple, who was not named in the EEOC's complaint, would bring in presents for all of the employees except Dollar, inviting all other employees to parties, yet excluding Dollar. In a settlement reached, the Anderson steakhouse agreed to pay Dollar $75,000 to resolve the lawsuit. [HERALD BULLETIN: EMPLOYEE HARASSMENT]

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Published on Jul-5-07