Dillard's

Dillard's is a Little Rock–based department-store chain operating across much of the United States.

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The EEOC sued Dillard's for failing to promote African American employees based on race. A consent decree required $900,000 in back pay and damages, written promotion policies, vacancy posting, training, complaint channels to the EEOC, and HBCU recruiting for a Little Rock buyer program. Dillard's settled; it is not a trial verdict.

$900,000 EEOC settlement
October 2020: EEOC \$900,000 consent decree on Black promotionsThe EEOC announced Dillard's will pay $900,000 and revise job-posting and promotion processes to settle a lawsuit charging failure to promote African American employees based on race. The suit was filed Sept. 29, 2020, in the Eastern District of Arkansas; Judge Lee P. Rudofsky entered the consent decree Oct. 8 after negotiations. Relief includes nationwide written promotion policies, posting supervisor/manager vacancies, anti-discrimination training, an EEOC-reported complaint channel, and outreach to HBCUs for the Little Rock Buyer’s Program.Source: U.S. EEOC ↗

Aug 24, 2026 · The Cookout Editorial Desk

Dillard's paid $900,000 over alleged failure to promote Black workers

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In 2020 Dillard's paid $900,000 to settle an EEOC suit alleging it failed to promote African American employees into supervisor and manager jobs.

What happened

The EEOC charged that Dillard's failed to promote African American employees into supervisor and manager roles because of race. In October 2020 a federal judge entered a consent decree: $900,000 in back pay and compensatory damages, written nationwide promotion policies, posted vacancies, training, an EEOC-facing complaint line, and HBCU recruiting for the Little Rock buyer program.

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Concern. A $900,000 EEOC deal over Black promotion barriers is a workplace race receipt. It is a settlement, not a jury verdict—and settlements are how most of these files close. This file will not mix in unrelated customer-profiling dockets that did not produce the same kind of finding.

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Last reviewed August 24, 2026.

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October 2020: EEOC \$900,000 consent decree on Black promotions · Oct 8, 2020
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