Specifically, Mr. Williams maintained, he had not been promoted in what he said was a racially hostile environment.

Thompson resigned as men's basketball coach in July 2007, later claiming that he had been in a "racially hostile work environment."

The suit, brought in early 1994, asserts that Texaco systematically discriminates against minority employees in promotions, and has fostered a racially hostile environment.

Or would it settle the lawsuit, which accused it of systematically denying minority employees promotions because of their race and fostering a racially hostile environment?

A plaintiff named Quera Pruitt sought declaratory judgment and punitive damages from the defendants for creating a racially hostile environment.

The suit claimed that items photographed included a black male doll, a master's plantation hat and a miniature coffin containing items taken from black inmates, called "racially hostile objects."

The jury found the entire Marshals Service to be a "racially hostile environment" which discriminates against blacks in its promotion practices.

The department, in particular Commissioner Henry J. Stern, promoted "a racially hostile environment," say the former employees, who are black and Hispanic.

The OIG report acknowledges occurrences of racially hostile conduct, but found it not to be pervasive or sanctioned.

As a result, employer liability under Title VII is judged by different standards depending upon whether a sexually or racially hostile work environment is alleged.