Joe & the Juice pays $715,000 to settle discrimination charge

Joe & the Juice, a Danish coffee, juice and sandwich chain, has agreed to pay $715,000 and hire an employment monitor to settle a federal discrimination charge alleging the company has failed to recruit, hire and promote females at its American restaurants.

The settlement was announced by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on Thursday, Feb. 2.

Joe & the Juice operates 11 locations around the Bay Area.

The agency investigated the allegations and found reasonable cause to believe Joe & the Juice violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The EEOC said the company’s practice of discriminating against females dates back to at least June 2017.

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