EEOC's $510K Consent Decree with Target Over Alleged Race Discrimination and Record Retention

The EEOC announced the entry of a consent decree in Wisconsin federal court where Target agreed to pay $510K to four African-American applicants for entry-level managerial positions, to revise its record-keeping policies, to provide training to supervisors on employment discrimination and record-keeping; to report to the EEOC on hiring decisions; and to post a notice about the consent decree to employees in order to end six-year litigation which last year resulted in the denial of summary judgment to Target by the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals (at EEOC v. Target Corporation, 7th Cir. No. 04-3559). The EEOC had also alleged that Target had destroyed employment applications in bad faith, and its changed policies with respect to retaining records were insufficient.

Insomniacs can read the full press release at http://www.eeoc.gov/press/12-10-07a.html.

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