Exxon faces U.S. government racial discrimination lawsuit after 5 nooses are discovered at one of its plants.

The article discusses a federal lawsuit filed by the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) against Exxon Mobil Corp. for racial discrimination related to the presence of hangman's nooses at a Louisiana petrochemical plant. The EEOC alleges that Exxon failed to adequately address the harassment, creating a racially hostile work environment, and claims this violates the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The lawsuit follows unsuccessful attempts to reach a settlement, with Exxon denying the allegations and asserting that it has a zero-tolerance policy for harassment and discrimination. The incidents began in 2016, with multiple nooses found over the years, and the EEOC contends that Exxon did not take effective measures to prevent further occurrences. [Extracted from the article]