20041117
a&f settles suit
Abercrombie & Fitch to pay to settle suit
By Paul Chavez
Associated Press Writer
Posted, Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2004
LOS ANGELES -- Abercrombie & Fitch Co. has agreed to pay $40 million to black, Hispanic and Asian employees and job applicants to settle a class-action federal discrimination lawsuit that accused the clothing retailer of promoting whites at the expense of minorities, lawyers said Tuesday.
The settlement, approved Tuesday morning by U.S. District Court Judge Susan Illston, requires the company to adhere to a consent decree that calls for the implementation of new policies and programs to promote diversity and prevent discrimination in its workforce. Abercrombie & Fitch also must pay about $10 million to monitor compliance and cover attorneys' fees, although the agreement contains no admission of wrongdoing by the company.
"We have, and always have had, no tolerance for discrimination. We decided to settle this suit because we felt that a long, drawn out dispute would have been harmful to the company and distracting to management," chairman and CEO Mike Jeffries said in a statement Tuesday. [ more ]
while it is true that a&f seems to discriminate, the people who work at the a&f store i sometimes visit seem to hold down a physically and psychologically balanced staff. like most young people clothing stores, the place feels like a club, ahahaha. the salesclerks are kids like you, so you have to tell them what you need - "do you have this in khaki?" "in 12?" "can you please reach for that?" "can i try this on?"
yay for the cali kids who filed this suit! i don't know their story, only that the suit has been filed and settled by the company. it sounds like a bunch of managers at some cali stores who ill treated the five plaintiffs who held the news conference. it went all the way to the top coz race is a crazy touchy issue around here - it's ridiculous that it's even an issue, and at los angeles, california at that.
but yes. stranger things have occured. ¶ 11/17/2004 03:52:00 PM
By Paul Chavez
Associated Press Writer
Posted, Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2004
LOS ANGELES -- Abercrombie & Fitch Co. has agreed to pay $40 million to black, Hispanic and Asian employees and job applicants to settle a class-action federal discrimination lawsuit that accused the clothing retailer of promoting whites at the expense of minorities, lawyers said Tuesday.
The settlement, approved Tuesday morning by U.S. District Court Judge Susan Illston, requires the company to adhere to a consent decree that calls for the implementation of new policies and programs to promote diversity and prevent discrimination in its workforce. Abercrombie & Fitch also must pay about $10 million to monitor compliance and cover attorneys' fees, although the agreement contains no admission of wrongdoing by the company.
"We have, and always have had, no tolerance for discrimination. We decided to settle this suit because we felt that a long, drawn out dispute would have been harmful to the company and distracting to management," chairman and CEO Mike Jeffries said in a statement Tuesday. [ more ]
while it is true that a&f seems to discriminate, the people who work at the a&f store i sometimes visit seem to hold down a physically and psychologically balanced staff. like most young people clothing stores, the place feels like a club, ahahaha. the salesclerks are kids like you, so you have to tell them what you need - "do you have this in khaki?" "in 12?" "can you please reach for that?" "can i try this on?"
yay for the cali kids who filed this suit! i don't know their story, only that the suit has been filed and settled by the company. it sounds like a bunch of managers at some cali stores who ill treated the five plaintiffs who held the news conference. it went all the way to the top coz race is a crazy touchy issue around here - it's ridiculous that it's even an issue, and at los angeles, california at that.
but yes. stranger things have occured. ¶ 11/17/2004 03:52:00 PM
