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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><img width="229" height="74" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.png@01CFEDE1.9B2E48C0" alt="cid:image001.png@01CFEDE1.9B2E48C0"></b><span style="mso-fareast-language:AR-SA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">October 22, 2014<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">CONTACT: Charlie Burr, BOLI, (971) 673-0788 <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#363636">BOLI expands Daimler civil rights investigation as four more employees step forward with allegations<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i>New complaints allege racial abuse, slurs, failure to take corrective action and retaliation</i><i><o:p></o:p></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:15.0pt;background:white"><b><span style="color:black">PORTLAND, OR—</span></b><span style="color:black">The Bureau of Labor and Industries (BOLI) is expanding its civil rights investigation of Daimler Trucks North America
as four more employees have stepped forward to allege unlawful discrimination at the north Portland facility, the agency announced today.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:15.0pt;background:white"><span style="color:black">The new civil rights complaints add to the agency’s investigation of whether a pattern of racial discrimination and abuse exists at Daimler. In total, nine Daimler
employees have open civil rights complaints, in addition to a commissioner’s complaint filed by Brad Avakian on behalf of the people of Oregon.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:15.0pt;background:white"><span style="color:black">In addition to allegations of racial discrimination against African American employees, the complaints include charges that a Native American employee faced threats
of physical violence and intimidation as another employee pushed him against a truck and challenged him to a fight.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:15.0pt;background:white"><span style="color:black">Other allegations in the complaints include
<b>unfair treatment</b>, <b>discrimination based on race, national origin and age</b>, use of
<b>racial epithets, retaliation </b>and <b>failure of management</b> to take appropriate action to improve Daimler’s workplace. At least one complainant may have been forced to leave his position because of working conditions at the North Portland facility.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:15.0pt;background:white"><b><span style="color:black">“</span></b><span style="color:black">Our investigators are working hard to determine whether there’s evidence of a pattern of severe racial discrimination and abuse,”
said Brad Avakian. “We have a duty to ensure that employees are treated fairly on the job. Our investigations will be thorough – and if we find substantial evidence, we will aggressively prosecute any unlawful discrimination uncovered.”
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:15.0pt;background:white"><span style="color:black">The complaints can be found on BOLI’s website. Earlier employee discrimination complaints against Daimler have included descriptions of racial slurs and physical threats.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">BOLI investigators may take up to a year to determine whether there’s substantial evidence of unlawful discrimination, although the investigation into Daimler’s practices is likely to be concluded before the end of the year.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Visit <a href="http://www.oregon.gov/BOLI">www.oregon.gov/BOLI</a> for more information about all of BOLI’s work to
<span style="color:black">protect employment rights, advance employment opportunities, and protect access to housing and public accommodations free from discrimination</span>.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Charlie Burr<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Communications Director<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">800 NE Oregon Street, Suite 1045<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Portland, Oregon 97232<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Tel: 971-673-0788<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Cell: 503-913-5407<o:p></o:p></p>
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