Daimler Reaches $2.4M Settlement with Ex-Employees After Racial Complaints
Portland, Oregon-based Daimler Trucks North America reached a $2.4 million settlement with six former employees who last year filed civil rights complaints alleging violent threats and racism in the workplace, reports The Oregonian.
An investigation included interviews with more than 60 current and former Daimler employees and supervisors and review of hundreds of documents pertaining to the Portland truck manufacturing plant’s operations.
Daimler agreed to compensate employees for damages and comply with measures to ensure workers are free of harassment and discrimination in the workplace, according to The Oregonian‘s report. Among the measures, the company will install a civil rights complaint hotline for workers and train at least two managers to conduct internal investigations addressing any future incidents.
