Judge to Approve Coke Settlement A judge is just days away from signing off on a $192.5 million settlement of a racial discrimination lawsuit filed by black employees against Coca-Cola.
AP Online
May 30, 2001
All But 1% of Plaintiffs Agree To Deal In Coke Suit Only 1 percent of the 2,200 class members have decided to "opt out" of Coca-Cola's $192.5 million settlement of an employee racial discrimination lawsuit.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
May 20, 2001
Few Plaintiffs Opt Out of the Coca-Cola Discrimination Settlement A $192.5 million settlement of a class-action lawsuit that accused the Coca-Cola Company of racial discrimination cleared a potential hurdle yesterday when only 23 members of the class chose to opt out. If more than 200 people had opted out, Coke could have canceled the settlement.
The New York Times
May 20, 2001
Coca-Cola Selects Former Labor Secretary To Lead Diversity Task Force The Coca-Cola Company and the plaintiffs in a class-action discrimination lawsuit against the company said yesterday that Alexis M. Herman, the former labor secretary, would be the chairwoman of a panel that will oversee the company's diversity efforts.
The New York Times
May 16, 2001
Ex-Labor Chief To Head Coke Diversity Panel Former Labor Secretary Alexis Herman will head the independent task force created to monitor Coca-Cola's $192.5 million settlement of an employee racial discrimination lawsuit.
