State Farm Hit With Class Claims of Race Bias Against Agents (1)

A former agent for State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. filed a proposed class action in Illinois federal court accusing the company of underpaying, over-disciplining, and limiting the opportunities of African American agents compared to other workers.

State Farm’s “racially biased corporate culture” is full of harmful stereotypes about the skills, abilities, and potential of Black employees and customers, and it causes the company to engage in improper “racial steering and race-matching of Agents, territories, and clients,” plaintiff Vvonaka Richardson said in the complaint.

According to Richardson, there’s “no accountability” for racist conduct and statements at the company, and State ...