On Monday, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said that it found that Wet Seal had discriminated against an employee because of their race. A manager was fired from the store after executives complained about the number of black employees. The manager filed a complaint with the EEOC after she and two other former managers filed a discrimination lawsuit against the company last year. The EEOC said that it found evidence that the company created a hostile work environment, and would seek a resolution through negotiations.
See "E.E.O.C. Finds Race Bias in Firing at Wet Seal Store", Steven Greenhouse, The New York Times, December 3, 2012