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7 Aug 2003

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U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

EEOC [U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission] Settles Color Harassment Lawsuit With Applebee's Neighborhood Bar and Grill

The settlement provides $40,000 to Dwight Burch, an African American former employee who was discriminated against based on his dark skin color by a light skinned African American manager, and terminated when he complained to corporate headquarters.