Managers' race has had a "significant" effect on the race of employees, according to a study of personnel data from a U.S. retailer over 30 months. The "Manager Race and the Race of New Hires," report was authored by Laura Giuliano, David Levine and Jonathan Leonard, and printed in the October 2009 issue of the "Journal of Labor Economics" (page 589).

Given all the arguments about race discrimination and the implementation of the the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) this comes as a surprize. The EEOC is a federal agency whose goal is ending employment discrimination. The EEOC investigates discrimination complaints based on an individual's race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, disability and retaliation for reporting and/or opposing a discriminatory practice. The Commission is also tasked with filing suits on behalf of alleged victim(s) of discrimination against employers and as an adjudicatory for claims of discrimination brought against federal agencies.