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7 Feb 2012

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UPI

Menard settles discrimination suit [USA]

U.S. retail chain Menard says it has agreed to pay $1 million to settle a discrimination case filed by black workers who claimed they were denied promotions. Attorneys for the Wisconsin-based home improvement store operator said it has denied any wrongdoing. "Yes, that is correct, we did no wrong," The Eau Claire, Wis., Leader-Telegram on Tuesday quoted company spokesman Jeff Abbott as saying...Chicago attorney Jeffrey Taren said black workers, "were denied promotion and took longer to be promoted."...Black workers can file claims to a portion of the settlement, which will be divided among workers on a prorated basis, depending on how long they were employed by Menard.