Racial discrimination happens all the time and most people are unaware of it. Discrimination affects people all over the world. People can be discriminated against because of their race, religion, or for other numerous things. "Discrimination" means unequal treatment. One common element discriminated against is a person’s ethnicity, or their race. This is called Racial Discrimination. While there are many federal laws concerning discrimination, most states have enacted laws that prohibit it. These laws may have different remedies than the federal laws and may, in certain circumstances be more favorable than the federal laws.
Racial discrimination happens when someone is treated less fairly because of their race, color, descent, national origin …show more content…
These can range from small individuals claims all the way to huge group claims where thousands of people have experienced the same treatment based on their race. One of the most popular discrimination cases in recent memory is the Abercrombie suit filed for discrimination in their magazine and posters. Abercrombie and Fitch paid over $40 million to class members to settle the suit filed against them. In December 2005, the claims Administrator in the Gonzalez v. Abercrombie and Fitch discrimination lawsuit settlement sent award checks to the over ten thousand class members who submitted valid claim forms in accordance with the process set forth by the court in the April 2005 settlement order (Abercrombie discrimination lawsuit). The original law suit was based on that A&F did not hire any Hispanic or Black models for their magazines or poster layouts. They said that A&F did not consider any other races as the fitting style they were going for. This is a huge settlement and a huge win for these people. Another huge suit was that on cracker barrel. They settled their suit for $8.7 million. This lawsuit was brought on by the NAACP on a restaurant in Nashville, Tennessee. It claimed that the restaurant was segregating its black customers in the smoking section and then denying them service (FOX News). This suit included 42 plaintiffs’ all which received some sort of settlement for the way they were treated. Another famous discrimination suit was filed against Wal-Mart in June 2001. The suit claimed that Wal-Mart fired 2 people because they were an interracial couple. This happened in Russellville, Kentucky when Lottie Burden, who is white, and Jonnie Hines, who is black, was fired in 1989 for violating Wal-Mart’s fraternization and nepotism policies. Wal-Mart first denied Burden’s request that she and Hines be allowed to date. After an investigation, the commission said
Racial discrimination happens when someone is treated less fairly because of their race, color, descent, national origin …show more content…
These can range from small individuals claims all the way to huge group claims where thousands of people have experienced the same treatment based on their race. One of the most popular discrimination cases in recent memory is the Abercrombie suit filed for discrimination in their magazine and posters. Abercrombie and Fitch paid over $40 million to class members to settle the suit filed against them. In December 2005, the claims Administrator in the Gonzalez v. Abercrombie and Fitch discrimination lawsuit settlement sent award checks to the over ten thousand class members who submitted valid claim forms in accordance with the process set forth by the court in the April 2005 settlement order (Abercrombie discrimination lawsuit). The original law suit was based on that A&F did not hire any Hispanic or Black models for their magazines or poster layouts. They said that A&F did not consider any other races as the fitting style they were going for. This is a huge settlement and a huge win for these people. Another huge suit was that on cracker barrel. They settled their suit for $8.7 million. This lawsuit was brought on by the NAACP on a restaurant in Nashville, Tennessee. It claimed that the restaurant was segregating its black customers in the smoking section and then denying them service (FOX News). This suit included 42 plaintiffs’ all which received some sort of settlement for the way they were treated. Another famous discrimination suit was filed against Wal-Mart in June 2001. The suit claimed that Wal-Mart fired 2 people because they were an interracial couple. This happened in Russellville, Kentucky when Lottie Burden, who is white, and Jonnie Hines, who is black, was fired in 1989 for violating Wal-Mart’s fraternization and nepotism policies. Wal-Mart first denied Burden’s request that she and Hines be allowed to date. After an investigation, the commission said