The U.S. Equal Employment Alternative Fee introduced Thursday that Germany-based delivery and logistics firm DHL agreed to pay $8.7 million to resolve allegations that it discriminated towards Black staff.
The company mentioned DHL was accused of discriminating towards Black staff by assigning them to routes in neighborhoods with increased crime charges, giving Black staff heavier dock work and requiring them to maneuver heavier packages than their white counterparts.
The EEOC initially sued DHL federal court docket in Chicago in 2010 on behalf of 1 worker and the quantity grew to 83 staff, 20 of whom have been represented by non-public counsel.
Along with the financial treatment, DHL should practice its workforce on federal legal guidelines prohibiting racial discrimination and supply stories to EEOC Commissioner Leslie Silverman and the company documenting work assignments and racial discrimination complaints.
Representatives for the events didn’t reply to requests for remark.
