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FRESNO — Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has agreed to pay $440,000 to settle a federal harassment lawsuit by 10 employees who say they endured ethnic slurs and derogatory remarks on a daily basis while working at a Sam's Club store in Fresno, Calif.
Wal-Mart owns and operates Sam's Club.
Nine of the lawsuit plaintiffs were of Mexican descent and one was married to a Mexican. The alleged harasser was a Mexican-American co-worker.
The plaintiffs say they first complained in April 2006 but managers failed to address the harassment. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed a complaint in October of that year, and the harasser was fired two months later.
The EEOC announced the settlement Thursday.
The agreement also calls for Wal-Mart to review its policies and provide training on discrimination at Sam's Club locations in Fresno and Bakersfield.
