Settlement reached in Marion discrimination case.

The Justice Department has reached a settlement with the city of Marion, Arkansas.

If approved by the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas, it will resolve the department's lawsuit against the city alleging race discrimination in employment in violation of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

The department's complaint, filed in May 2009, alleges that the city discriminated against Stacy D. Allen, an African-American and a former part-time patrol officer in the city's police department, when it did not appoint him as a full-time patrol officer.

The settlement agreement requires that the city not discriminate against on the basis of race, and also requires that the city provide Allen with a monetary award of $16,000 ($2,250 in back pay and $13,750 in compensatory damages). Read more atarkansasmatters.com.

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