Employment-Discrimination

Trump Plaza Fined $200,000 for Removing Black Employees from Gaming Floor

1991-06-05 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 7/10

New Jersey casino regulators fined Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino $200,000—at the time one of the largest civil rights penalties ever imposed on an Atlantic City casino—for systematically removing Black employees and women from craps tables to accommodate the racist demands of Robert LiButti, a …

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Eisenhower Executive Order 10479 Creates Committee on Government Contracts, Weak Anti-Discrimination Enforcement

1953-08-13 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 6/10

On August 13, 1953, President Eisenhower signed Executive Order 10479, establishing the President’s Committee on Government Contracts under Vice President Richard Nixon’s chairmanship. The committee was charged with ensuring that federal contractors did not discriminate in employment, …

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