Sodexho Marriott Services Inc.
A class action lawsuit has been filed against food-services company Sodexho Marriott Services Inc. on behalf of approximately 2,600 current and former black managers. The estimated $1 billion dollar suit, which has been described as the largest employment discrimination case of its kind, alleges that the company has violated federal civil rights laws. According to the plaintiff's attorney, the black managers "face a glass wall, as well as a glass ceiling, because they have been shunted into dead-end 'black' accounts that serve and are supervised mostly by African-Americans."
The company had attempted to stop the suit by sending it to the Supreme Court, asking them to use the case to clarify when judges should block large class-action lawsuits. The court failed to stop the suit, sending it back to a lower court without comment. The suit seeks monetary damages, and a revision of promotion procedures.
The company had attempted to stop the suit by sending it to the Supreme Court, asking them to use the case to clarify when judges should block large class-action lawsuits. The court failed to stop the suit, sending it back to a lower court without comment. The suit seeks monetary damages, and a revision of promotion procedures.
