Four former employees of Chugach Support Services, Inc. (CSS) alleged the company fired them because of their race (Hispanic) and national origin (Dominican, Salvadoran and Guatemalan), in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. They claimed their supervisors prohibited them from speaking Spanish in the workplace, made inappropriate comments about foreigners, and terminated them despite the fact they had performed their work in a satisfactory manner. The U.S. Equal Opportunity Commission (EEOC) determined that there was reasonable cause to believe CSS discriminated against the four men and that their terminations were based on their race and national origin.