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Wal-Mart To Pay $17.5 Million To Settle Discrimination Class Action
This is a settlement for the Discrimination lawsuit.
Wal-Mart has agreed to pay $17.5 million to settle a class action lawsuit alleging that the retail giant discriminated against African-Americans when recruiting truck drivers for its private fleet. The settlement is subject to approval by federal court in Arkansas.
The company also agreed to priority job placements for 23 of the plaintiffs who submit approved claim forms, provide direct notice of all future job opportunities to all interested members of the class-action suit, establish benchmark hiring goals so future hires are proportionate by race to the composition of applicants, select a diversity recruiter, and improve its recruitment efforts and advertising aimed at African-Americans.
Published on Feb-20-09
The company also agreed to priority job placements for 23 of the plaintiffs who submit approved claim forms, provide direct notice of all future job opportunities to all interested members of the class-action suit, establish benchmark hiring goals so future hires are proportionate by race to the composition of applicants, select a diversity recruiter, and improve its recruitment efforts and advertising aimed at African-Americans.
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