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June 12, 2008
Lawsuits, Investors and NASCAR
Well, the two biggest stories this week, NASCAR-wise, are the lawsuit and Petty Enterprises.
I have to say I wasn't surprised to see Petty get an investor to help the team, especially after their move, I was surprised to read comments from others that it gave the investor majority in the company, I never thought Petty would do that, but I never thought Evernham would have done it either and he did. Hopefully it will help breath new life into the team, their first job was re-signing Bobby Labonte and if they're going to be the ones calling the shots, I can see Kyle out of the car soon.
The other big news is the discrimination lawsuit against NASCAR. I've read this ladies accusations and I have a hard time believing anyone would put up with what she says she put up with for so long. I may not always be happy with the way NASCAR does things, but I've read and heard that they have channels for employees to go through to handle problems of this nature and/or other problems and this lady did not do that according to NASCAR. Now she says she went to her supervisor and nothing was ever done.
My biggest question is why would she put up with this stuff for two and a half years? Why only file a lawsuit AFTER being fired? It just doesn't seem right. If all this did happen, why did it happen just to her? There are other women employed by NASCAR and I haven't heard any complaints, this is usually where more seem to come out of the woodwork if it's a wide problem once someone comes forward, that hasn't happened here.
I just find it hard to believe anyone would put up with treatment like that for so long and it doesn't seem to help her case that there are no records of any of these allegations, it also doesn't help that she did not file any lawsuit for this horrible treatment of her until after she was fired.
Your thoughts?
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Wow. I read for about 1 1/2 hrs. Let me say first of all that I don't -on the surface -"buy it". You do not work FOR THAT LONG under THOSE conditions with out leaving. ESPECIALLY for $30,000 per year. You damn sure don't stay in a job working with neanderthals such as this alleges, for 3 GODDAMN YEARS.
I'll say this as well....I have been on the receiving end of what the law percieves as "sexual harrassment". It never not one time occurred to me to sue my employer. I took it up with the asswipe after hours. SH law is very broad and generalized. In this state you HAVE to tell the perp that you are uncomfortable and that you do not want to hear/see the advances, in order for it to be perceived as SH. Otherwise I guess it's all in good fun.
Follow me for a few more seconds before y'all blow.... They are in a GARAGE. NOT in a spa. Shit gets said between folks that are together THAT much. I believe a lot of the shit in the 43 pages was likely said. HOWEVER, I DO NOT FOR ONE SECOND believe that said Plaintiff was appalled, disgusted agast, or any other word her lawyer chose to use in his 43 pg complaint. If she were, any self respecting woman would have quit AFTER filing the proper complaints with NASCAR over and above NBS' director's head.
One thing that caught my eye, was that allegedly, the NCTS director witnessed one remark and sided with said plaintiff- makes me go hmmmmm. In fact a lot of the 43 pages makes me go hmmmmm.
But she was not agast, appalled, and SCARED. Bullshit. She got fired and decided to utilize conversations THAT SHE HAD TAKEN PART IN as a catalist for her lawsuit.
But.........Moore needs to keep his dick in his pants, Duke needs to shut the fuck up in the future, and many of the others need to as well. This is going to be a HUGE black eye on NASCAR's mainstream friendly, diverse face. Regardless of the actual merits of her lawsuit.
Posted by: Gretchen | Jun 12, 2008 10:33:07 AM
The whole thing is bullshit. Racist white men are going to turn around and make sexual overtures to this savage negress? Not hardly. It's just another case of typical negro behavior. Gets fired from its job because it couldn't show up to work on time and pulls the race card. And $250 million in damages? Her black ass isn't worth $10 dollars. They wonder why people are racist.
Posted by: jr | Jun 12, 2008 10:50:34 AM
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