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Lawsuit Alleges Wal-Mart Biased Against Black Truckers

By: Import User
Updated: January 7, 2009
A federal lawsuit alleges Wal-Mart Stores discriminates against blacks seeking truck driving jobs with the world`s largest retailer. The suit, filed in U.S. District Court in Little Rock, seeks class action status. The plaintiff, Daryal T. Nelson of Coldwater, Miss., alleges that Wal-Mart rejects and discourages black applicants for truck driving jobs at the chain`s distribution centers in 12 Southern states. The 12 are Arkansas, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia. Wal-Mart spokesman Gus Whitcomb said he couldn`t comment on the lawsuit because he hadn`t seen it. However, he said, the company does NOT discriminate in its hiring practices.

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