Re: Dillard's Lawsuits

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On 12/12/09, Lea wrote:
> On 7/24/07, Dustin Arand wrote:
>> I am a reporter working on a story about a racial discrimination
> lawsuit against
>> Dillard's in Columbia, Missouri. We also want to do something
> about the nationwide
>> pattern of discrimination at Dillard's, so if anyone out there
> has information to
>> possibly contribute you can contact me at dda833@mizzou.edu. Also
> you can read an
>> article i wrote online at www.columbiamissourian.com.
>>
>>
>> On 10/19/06, Christina wrote:
>>> I was sexually harassed while working at Dillards last year.
>>> They did nothing about it. I went to the EEOC and another
>>> commission and now have a letter with the right to sue. I was
>>> discriminated against but I couldnt prove it, they lied to the
>>> EEOC. I witnessed many african-americans being followed around
>>> like second class citizens while I worked in the cosmetic
>>> department. I also heard one say she would never shop there
>>> again.This store needs to learn how to treat people and get rid
>>> of the thugs that run the place. They cant even be called
>>> human! The vietnamese dont ever get fired since the top
>>> ranking/mgrs are the same ethnicity.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 8/08/03, jay wrote:
>>>> On 6/20/03, Robert McKay wrote:
>>>>> Dillard's
>>>>>
>>>>> After finding this chat board I found that the following
>>>>> information may be of use:
>>>>>
>>>>> Dillard's Background History - contains valuable news and
>>>>> information about lawsuits against Dillard's.
>>>>>
>>>>> Dillard's has landed itself in the center of controversy …
>>>>> At least five people have died after confrontations with
>>>>> Dillard's security guards
>>>>>
>>>>> Associated Press
>>>>>
>>>>> Dillard's has landed itself in the center of controversy.
>>>>> Dillard's has a policy of hiring only off-duty law
>>>>> enforcement officers to provide security in its stores.
>>>>>
>>>>> Five (5) people have died after confrontations with
>>>>> Dillard's security guards since 1994. Four of the five
>>>>> Dillard's deaths occurred in Texas, including one in
>>>>> Arlington. The fifth was in Memphis, Tennessee.
>>>>>
>>>>> One man was shot and killed during a confrontation with
>>>>> Dillard's security at an Arlington, Texas Dillard's, while
>>>>> another was hog-tied and beaten until he was foaming at
>>>>> the mouth.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Dillard's Target Minorities as Shoppers
>>>>>
>>>>> Dillard's has also had dozens of lawsuits filed against
>>>>> them alleging that Dillard's target minorities as
>>>>> shoplifters. Two of the five people who have been killed
>>>>> due to Dillard’s security guards were black, two were
>>>>> Hispanic and one was Anglo.
>>>>>
>>>>> Nationwide, dozens of lawsuits have been filed alleging
>>>>> that Dillard's security guards and Dillard's store
>>>>> employees harass, abuse and falsely accuse minority
>>>>> customers of shoplifting. Multiple juries have found that
>>>>> Dillard's Corporate and Dillard's security guards acted
>>>>> improperly toward minority shoppers.
>>>>>
>>>>> During depositions for one case, several Dillard's
>>>>> security officers admitted that code words were used for
>>>>> African-Americans. Dillard's security officers at the
>>>>> store routinely watched, and sometimes searched, African-
>>>>> American customers.
>>>>>
>>>>> Dillard's Employment Discrimination
>>>>>
>>>>> Dillard's has also had lawsuits filed against them by
>>>>> former sales associates. Other Dillard's employees have
>>>>> joined the sales associates.
>>>>>
>>>>> Robert McKay
>>>>> webmaster
>>>>> http://www.dillardsalert.com
>>>>>