Nike to settle race discrimination suit
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Nike Inc. has reached a $7.6-million settlement in a class-action race discrimination lawsuit filed on behalf of 400 black employees of the Chicago Niketown store, the company said.
The lawsuit, filed in 2003, claimed managers at the retail store used racial slurs to refer to black workers and customers. They also said the store segregated black employees into lower-paying jobs.
Beaverton, Ore.-based Nike has denied the allegations.
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