In business news, the food services giant Sodexho has agreed to pay out $80 million to thousands of its African-American employees. This marks one of the largest corporate settlements ever in a racial discrimination case. In a lawsuit, African-American employees of the company had accused the company of denying them promotions because of their race and for fostering a segregated work environment. Court documents showed that in 2000, there were no African-Americans holding any of the company’s top corporate positions. Sodexho provides food services to more than 6,000 businesses and organizations, including hospitals, cruise ships and universities.