NCL to pay $485K in ‘9/11 backlash’ case

NCL America has agreed to a $485,000 settlement with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in a lawsuit alleging ethnic profiling of seven Arab and Muslim crew members it fired in 2004. The lawsuit was filed in August 2006 in U.S. District Court on behalf of seven crew members of Arab or Muslim origin who were fired from jobs aboard the Pride of Aloha. In addition to $485,000, which will be divided among the seven crew members, NCL America has also agreed to an additional $300,000 in attorneys' fees. "We are very pleased with this outcome, and NCL America should be applauded for its commitment to prevent discrimination by agreeing to the comprehensive injunctive relief in this case," said Anna Y. Park, regional attorney for the EEOC's Los Angeles District Office, which includes Hawaii.

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