The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently announced that Sinclair Broadcast Group will pay $100,000 to settle a race discrimination case. This settlement serves as a powerful reminder of an employee's rights and an employer's responsibilities. What Happened in the Case? The lawsuit claimed that Sinclair discriminated against a Black female financial analyst. Even though she was a strong performer, the company allegedly paid her less than other analysts because of her race. When she brought this pay gap to her manager and to human resources, Sinclair didn't fix the problem. The situation became so difficult for the employee that she was constructively discharged. This is a legal term that means the working conditions were so intolerable that a reasonable person would have felt forced to quit. Essentially, the law views this as if the company had fired the employee, even though she was the one who resigned. What Law Was Violated? This case c...