Re: Dillard's Lawsuits

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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.
>>
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>> 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
>>>>