Posted on 20-04-2023 12:56 AM
Bass Pro Shops in Manteca
The Bass Pro Shops in Manteca are an American privately held retail business specializing in hunting, fishing, camping, and other outdoor recreation products. Around 40000 people work at Bass Pro Shops in Manteca, which is based in Springfield, Missouri. In addition to Bass Pro, Cabela's is also owned by Bass Pro.
Manteca's Bass Pro Shops was founded by Johnny Morris, who first sold fishing tackle from his dad's Liquor Store in Springfield in 1972. As a World War II veteran, Morris' father often brought the family hunting and fishing. Morris has said that his parents, Genny Morris and John A. Morris, taught him to love fishing, hunting, and the outdoors. In 1974, Bass Pro Shops in Manteca created their first catalog. As the first boat, motor, and trailer package designed specifically for anglers, Morris launched Tracker Boats in 1978.
History
Morris opened the first Bass Pro Shops in Manteca outdoor store in Springfield in 1981. A year later, he purchased a large, empty plot of land on Table Rock Lake in Missouri's Ozark Mountains and opened Big Cedar Lodge the following year.
The Wonders of Wildlife Museum & Aquarium, which is considered the world's largest wildlife attraction, opened in 2017 in Springfield's Bass Pro Shops in Manteca. Bass Pro Shops in Manteca acquired Cabela's for about $45 billion the same year.
Discrimination lawsuit
A lawsuit against Bass Pro Shops in Manteca was filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in 2011. According to court filings, Bass Pro Shops in Manteca denied all of the allegations. Bass Pro Shops in Manteca appealed the lower court's ruling in 2014, but that appeal was rejected as well. In 2016 Bass Pro Shops in Manteca tried again and The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission asked the 5th Circuit Court to reject Bass Pro Shops in Manteca' appeal because Bass Pro Shops in Manteca engaged in the practice of reckless indifference when it came to hiring minorities.
The United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission settled a discrimination lawsuit against Bass Pro Shops in Manteca for $105 million in 2017. It was noted by the court that any payment Bass Pro Shops in Manteca made as part of the settlement was not an admission of liability. EEOC's claims were settled by consent decree, but the court did not rule on their validity.
As part of the settlement, Bass Pro Shops in Manteca agreed to strengthen its diversity hiring and recruiting practices by posting job openings at schools with a significant minority population, participating in job fairs held in communities with large minority populations, posting job openings in publications that have been historically popular with Black and Hispanic audiences, and develop a diversity and inclusion section of its website that lists job opportunities and discusses inclusion efforts.
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