Re: Dillard's Lawsuits

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On 12/25/10, Shannon Bowman wrote:
> 12/25/2010. I worked for dillards as an area sales manager and was
> sexually harrassed, and retaliated against by demotion when I reported
> the issues to the district manager Marva harrell, fax # 913-307-2088.
> I also reported it to Bill Dillard (owner) and vice pres. and was
> ignored by all.. I reported to the EEOC and has now been under
> investigation for 1yr and 3 months. I want to put them out of
> business. I have been instructed by store management on many
> occasions to watch minorities specifically I have witnessed
> many "bad stops" by other employees not security. Stop the
> harrassment run them out of business. Ops Manager Jan Crowe in
> Jefferson City Missouri lied as to being a witness to harrassment to
> save her own job among many other lies and illegal activity. She
> worked a 14 year old child unloading our truck until I turned her into
> the Missouri board of labor to let her know your disgust you can
> contact her at 573-424-925512/09, 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
>>>>>>>