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Labor Commissioner Brad Avakian says, “Thissettlement sends a strong message that everyOregonian deserves a workplace free fromdiscrimination. It’s difficult for any worker to stepforward in the face of a hostile work environment.”The bureau interviewed more than 60 current andformer Daimler employees and supervisors andreviewed hundreds of documents. The award of$2.4 million was the largest monetary settlement inthe history of the bureau’s Civil Rights Division.WORKPLACE DISCRIMINATION40.2%Although Blacks make up only 2% of thepopulation, 40.2% of Oregon’s reportedworkplace discrimination claims from 2009 to2014 were filed by Black employees, comparedwith just 7.3% of Whites.12105