Chicago To Pay $5.8M Settlement Over Water Department Racism
by Daniel Johnson May 13, 2024 The lawsuit alleges the 12 workers ‘have been humiliated, harassed, denied opportunities for advancement and additional pay, and threatened daily’ by white co-workers and supervisors. The City of Chicago has tentatively agreed to pay out a $5.8 million settlement to 12 Black employees at the city’s water department over…
