Walgreen settlement wins OK
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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.
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