Employment Discrimination Southern California

A group of more than 200 African-American employees of Southern California Edison Corp. has filed formal complaints with state and federal agencies charging that the utility has been unfair in hiring and promoting blacks. Complaining that few blacks have "broken the glass ceiling" to enter top-management ranks, Employees United for Equality is asking the California Public Utilities Commission to bar rate increases by Edison until the company is in full compliance with equal-opportunity laws.

A group of more than 200 African-American employees of Southern California Edison Corp. has filed formal complaints with state and federal agencies charging that the utility has been unfair in hiring and promoting blacks. Complaining that few blacks have "broken the glass ceiling" to enter top-management ranks, Employees United for Equality is asking the California Public Utilities Commission to bar rate increases by Edison until the company is in full compliance with equal-opportunity laws.