"Boeing employee wins racial harassment, discrimination lawsuit against company, which has 5 lawsuits on the way", 15 Jul 2018

...[T]he jury found Boeing guilty of having a hostile work environment, failing to prevent harassment, and being negligent in its hiring, supervision or retention of employees — and ordered the aerospace behemoth to pay Marshall $350,000 in damages.  In a statement, Boeing said it “is disappointed with the verdict in this lawsuit, and firmly believes that the company acted appropriately at all times. Treating others with respect and refraining from any type of harassment is central to our team values and aspirations as a company.”  Boeing is reviewing the verdict and “weighing its options,” according to the statement...Marshall and a series of corroborating witnesses described a series of racist jokes levied at the 18-year Boeing employee’s expense that they said went unreported by supervisors.  Boeing, according to court transcripts, never denied the allegations — but argued Marshall did not follow company procedures for filing complaints...Five other racial harassment and discrimination lawsuits are working their way through the courts, with the next trial set to start in September...[E]ach alleges varying degrees of systemic racism...The employees cited in the Marshall complaint as creating the hostile environment either did not respond to requests for comment or could not be reached...