Walgreen settlement wins OK
From Times Wire Services
A federal judge has signed off on Walgreen Co.’s plan to pay $24 million to settle a U.S. lawsuit alleging racial bias at the nation’s largest drugstore chain.
About 10,000 past and present black Walgreen workers will split $20 million under a consent decree given final approval by U.S. District Judge G. Patrick Murphy.
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission had accused the Deerfield, Ill.-based retailer of discriminating against thousands of black workers in hiring and assignment decisions.
