Ryder, Staffing Firm Settle Race Bias Suit for $2 Million (1)

Ryder Integrated Logistics Inc. and Kimco Staffing Services will pay $1 million each to settle an EEOC lawsuit that accused the companies of racially discriminating against Black employees in California, the civil rights agency said.

Employees at a Ryder facility in Moreno Valley, Calif., were subjected to a hostile work environment in which colleagues used racial slurs and epithets, according to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. They also faced discrimination in assignments, training, promotions, and terminations in violation of Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, the agency said Wednesday.

After a Black employee complained about harassment, neither ...