"Lawsuit: Automaker mistreats African-American managers in reviews, pay", 13 Jan 2017

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles got rear-ended with a potentially explosive lawsuit: a race discrimination class action that could affect hundreds of African-American managers at the auto giant.  At issue is FCA's employee evaluation process, which the lawsuit claims is hurting African-American managers at a "disproportionate alarming rate" by giving them low performance scores that result in lower pay and fewer promotions than their white counterparts.  The culprit, the lawsuit alleges, is a team of mostly white, high-level managers who have the final say in the evaluation process and give African-American managers low scores even if immediate supervisors gave them glowing reviews.  FCA issued a statement late Friday denying any discrimination and vowing to fight the claims...[The] lawsuit claims, [the plaintiff] discovered that FCA was treating white managers "more favorably" than its African-American managers, including herself, giving white managers higher raises, bonuses and more opportunities for promotions...FCA said in its statement Friday..."FCA US does not tolerate harassment or discrimination of any kind in the workplace..."...Williams claims she was retaliated against for reporting the alleged discrimination, saying the company placed her under investigation...