State Farm facing discrimination allegations – report

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has referred insurer State Farm to its legal unit for possible prosecution for a case of alleged discrimination, retaliation, and racism, according to a report from WGLT.org.

According to WGLT, Carla Campbell-Jackson, first vice president of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) Bloomington-Normal chapter in Illinois, filed the allegations against the insurer with the EEOC in 2016.

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At the time, WGLT said that Campbell-Jackson was working in the claims section of State Farm in Michigan.

After going through an investigation process, WGLT said that…

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