In: Math
the plaintiffs, on behalf of themselves and similarly situated
african-american colleagues, alleged they had suffered
discrimination in pay, promotions and performance evaluations. they
provided statistics showing that the median salary for african
american employees was about one-third less than that of whites
within the company. the plaintiffs also claimed that glass ceiling
and glass wall policies kept african-americans from rising to top
positions and in particular departments within the company. few
african-americans had advanced to senior levels in the company,
compared to the significant representation of african-americans
among all salaried employees. the plaintiffs argued that coca-cola
failed to prevent and remedy this discrimination.
that is why african americans plantiff in suit against cocacola argued that blacks who reach managerial position are often place in non generating areas.