Cracker Barrel restaurant chain to pay $8.7 Mil to settle race discrimination

Cracker Barrel agreed today to pay eight-point-seven (m) million dollars to settle allegations the restaurant chain mistreated black customers and discriminated against black employees. More than 40 plaintiffs in 16 states, including Louisiana, alleged blacks were denied service, assigned to segregated seating, subjected to racial slurs and served food taken from the trash. Also, about a dozen employees complained that blacks were segregated from white workers and generally received "back of the house" assignments such as cook and dishwasher. The company and representatives of the plaintiffs would not discuss specifics of the settlement, including how the money would be divided. Cracker Barrel operates 505 restaurants in 41 states. [more ] and [more ]