Lumber Manufacturer Will Pay $215,000 To End EEOC Race, Religious Harassment Case

(October 3, 2023, 2:01 PM EDT) -- MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — A UFP Industries Inc. subsidiary that manufactures lumber and building materials will pay $215,000 to end a lawsuit by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission alleging that it subjected Black workers, some of whom were Muslim, to harassment based on their race and religion, according to a consent decree signed by a federal judge in West Virginia....