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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: Nike Retail Services
Current Parent Company: Nike
Penalty: $7,600,000
Year: 2007
Date: October 2, 2007
Offense Group: employment-related offenses
Primary Offense: employment discrimination
Secondary Offense: racial discrimination
Violation Description: The settlement covered approximately 400 current and former African-American employees of Niketown Chicago who allegedly were subjected to racial discrimination and harassment in connection with job assignments, promotions and other conditions of employment.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: private litigation
Court: Northern District of Illinois
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Case ID: 1:03-cv-9110
Case Name: Smith, et al v. Nike Retail Svc Inc
Private Lawsuit Resolution Type: settlement
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Oregon
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: apparel
Specific Industry of Current Parent: apparel
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