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This 3-page paper discusses the discrimination lawsuit filed against Coca-Cola Co. in 1998 and the diversity task force that was the outcome. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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things, that employers werent allowed to discriminate against employees on the basis of race, creed, color or national origin (Title VII, 1964). Yet more than 45 years after this Act
passed, and despite amendments made to the Act over the years, lawsuits charging racial and ethic discrimination are still being filed. One such
suit was filed in 1998 against Coca-Cola Co., which is headquartered in Atlanta, GA. The suit was filed by Gregory Allen Clark, an African American security officer at the company,
who claimed hed been repeatedly passed over for promotions because of his color (Big Suits, 1999). In April 1999, Clark was joined by three other plaintiffs in this case (Big
Suits, 1999). An administrative assistant claimed she was discriminated against during performance evaluations, and two women who alleged that they were paid less than their white counterparts joined the suit
(Big Suits, 1999). At the time, the plaintiffs attorney Cyrus Mehri claimed that Coca-Cola Co.s discrimination was institutionalized, pointing out a "glass
ceiling" in place that was not able to rise to the top (i.e., executive status) despite the talent (Big Suits, 1999). Mehri also pointed out that African-Americans were under-represented at
the company in the higher positions and at the higher pay levels (Big Suits, 1999). Those who make it up the corporate ladder, he added, did so in divisions that
didnt generate as much revenue, such as human resources and community relations (Big Suits, 1999). Though the case eventually achieved class action
status (meaning more than 2,000 African-American employees with the company signed on with similar complaints), it never made it as far as trial or jury. In late 2000, Coca-Cola Co.
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