News Notes: Recruiter Wins Big In Bias Case

An Orange County jury has ordered Hyundai Electronics America Inc. to pay nearly $10 million to an executive recruiter who claimed his rights were violated. Technical Resources owner Jeffrey Abraham claimed that Hyundai told him not to refer black or female candidates to the company’s Oregon semiconductor plant because Korean managers there didn’t want to hire them. When Abraham refused, he said his contract was terminated. The company denies the allegations and said it plans to appeal.