White Woman Wins Reverse Discrimination Lawsuit Gets $246,500
A Merrillville Dots store will pay $246,500 to one-time potential employees in order to settle a racial discrimination lawsuit. This is a unique lawsuit because it involves white applications who claim they were not hired because they are whlte--reverse discrimination. In addition to paying a substanial amount of money, the store will change its hiring practices. The lawsuit was filed by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("EEOC") and the settlement came prior to trial.
According to published accounts a Merrillville Dots staffer denied a woman and other white applicants employment. The denial was based soley on the color of their skin--white. This type of case is unusual but it shows that discrimination works both ways. The store had to pay a substanial amount of money and I am sure they won't make this mistake again. I am glad the women hung in there and contacted the EEOC to protect their rights. My chicago office handles these types of cases and I am seeing an increase in discrimination cases.
The applicant was told by a store manager that the store "doesn't hire white people."
