Racial Bias Found in Atty. Gen. Office

The state attorney general violated civil rights laws by hiring too few black lawyers in a district office and paying them less than white co-workers, a federal investigation has determined. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s probe of Bob Butterworth’s Fort Lauderdale office also concluded that a black employee was denied time off and given extra work after she complained of having too few black colleagues, the Miami Herald reported. Butterworth said he is unaware of details of the report but promised a quick response to correct any problems.