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.