Kodak still got issues?
Black Workers Sue Kodak
Sun Aug 1, 2004 08:42 PM ET
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Black workers are suing Eastman Kodak Co., charging that the world's top maker of photographic film paid blacks less and promoted them less often, lawyers for the plaintiffs said on Sunday.
The suit follows a high-profile race discrimination suit against copier maker Xerox Corp., and comes several years after large settlements of discrimination cases by corporate giants Coca-Cola Co. and Texaco Inc., now part of ChevronTexaco Corp.
The suit, which is seeking unspecified damages, was filed in the Federal District Court in the Western District of New York, the lawyers said.
Rochester, New York-based Kodak did not immediately return calls seeking comment.
The suit, representing 10 current and former Kodak workers, claims Kodak intentionally paid blacks less, promoted them less regularly and maintained a pattern of harassment against black employees by whites.
"Kodak says it's been taking steps to address discrimination," said attorney Clayborne Chavers, whose law firm is representing the plaintiffs, in a statement. "But the steps they've been taking amount to a cover-up, window dressing."
