Conectiv Energy [part of Pepco] and three subcontractors [A.C. Dellovade, Steel Suppliers Erectors, Matrix Services Industrial Contractors (doing business as Bogan Inc./Hale Group)] will pay $1.65 million to settle a discrimination lawsuit filed by four black workers who said they were subjected to racial slurs, Ku Klux Klan graffiti and a noose that was left hanging for more than a week. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission announced the settlement Monday. One of the men will receive $250,000 and the three others each will receive $166,666.67, according to court documents... "Conectiv Energy is committed to work force diversity as a core value for all of our employees and our contractors working at every site and facility," spokeswoman M.Q. Riding said.