News Notes: Big Race Bias Settlement For Route Drivers

McKesson Water Products Co., a drinking water processing and delivery company, and Groupe Danone (which recently acquired McKesson) will pay $1.2 million to settle a race bias class action lawsuit brought by the EEOC. The lawsuit charged that African-American drivers were assigned to water delivery routes in low-income communities, which were less profitable than routes in more affluent areas. Because pay and advancement were tied to the profitability of routes, African-American drivers assigned to so-called “ghetto routes” allegedly received lower compensation and fewer promotions than drivers assigned to affluent neighborhoods.