THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT has launched an initiative aimed at cracking down on discriminatory hiring practices in the workplace-a program that could land unsuspecting employers in court, employment attorneys are warning.
That’s what happened to Walgreen Co. this month, lawyers note, when the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission hit the national pharmacy chain with a class action alleging widespread racial bias against thousands of African-American workers. EEOC v. Walgreen Co., No. 07-172, S.D. Ill..
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