Shipley Do-Nuts seems like exactly the kind of abusive, racist, and sexist Southern manufacturer of "comfort food" that John Flynt would love.
For example:
Going back to 2006, a federal lawsuit filed by several current and former employees at the production facility said they worked 40-60 hours a week in a hot, non-air-conditioned kitchen with minimal breaks and no vacations. The lawsuit also stated they were “forced to endure inhumane and egregious conduct at the hands of supervisors.” They had to pay supervisors for permission to see a doctor or request vacation later denied.
That case was settled on a confidential basis.
Lawsuit: Former employees accuse Shipley Do-Nuts owner of sexual harrassment, racial discrimination
Also in 2006, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission brought a civil suit against the doughnut company for firing an employee who had filed a complaint with the EEOC for being “extorted, threatened with violence” and racially discriminated against.
That case was also later settled.
Then, a 2009 lawsuit by a former employee, says he was injured on the job after he slipped and fell from a ramp while unloading what he called an overloaded pallet, adding that Shipley failed to provide safe working conditions.
That case was dismissed on an agreement of parties.
These accusations mirror those seen in this most recent lawsuit by three former employees, who call working at Shipley’s Do-Nuts "a hostile work environment." They said in the lawsuit that on an ongoing basis the three Hispanic women were subjected to unwelcome touching, staring and name calling by Shipley and another employee.