FedEx Freight East has agreed to pay $500,000 to settle a lawsuit in which
the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) accused the trucking
company of denying 20 qualified African American employees promotions and assignments
based on their race.
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Download NowThe EEOC alleged in the lawsuit that American Freightways, which was subsequently
acquired by FedEx, discriminated against African Americans in making promotions
from part-time to full-time dockworker positions, promotions to dock supervisor
positions, and work assignments at its St. Louis terminal.
In addition to $500,000 in monetary relief, the consent decree resolving the
litigation--pending approval by the U.S. District Court in St. Louis--also requires
reporting by FedEx on promotions from part-time to full-time dockworker positions
and to dock supervisor positions.
"We are pleased that FedEx corrected the problems at its St. Louis terminal
after it acquired American Freightways and now has reached a fair resolution
of this lawsuit," says Robert G. Johnson, regional attorney for EEOC's
St. Louis District Office.