In a lawsuit and a consent decree filed yesterday, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission backed accusations by workers that Daniel Boulud denied them promotions at his restaurant Daniel because of their race and ethnicity and retaliated against some who complained about it. But in settling those discrimination charges, the agency said, Mr. Boulud set up a promotion policy that was a model for the industry. The settlement of a federal discrimination lawsuit filed last year by seven Latin American and Bangladeshi busboys and runners, who take dishes from the kitchen to the dining room, was announced on Monday.
See "E.E.O.C. Backs Boulud Workers", Adam B. Ellick, The New York Times, July 31, 2007