And this news from San Francisco: One man complained he was forced to endure racial epithets; another said he was ordered to do strenuous jobs despite his disabilities; a third had to work during a federal holiday. Seventeen black former employees at a Wonder Bread plant were awarded $120 million in punitive damages yesterday in a racial discrimination lawsuit against the nation’s largest wholesale baker. Interstate Bakeries Corp., the Kansas City-based company that produces Wonder Bread, Twinkies, Home Pride and Hostess cupcakes, said it would appeal the award. The verdict came two days after the same jury found that all twenty-one employees in the suit were subjected to working conditions inferior to those of their white counterparts.
Wonder Bread Hit with $120M in Punitive Damages in Racial Discrimination Suit
HeadlineAug 03, 2000