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In at least its third discrimination lawsuit, a Mitsubishi plant in Illinois is accused of discriminating against five older, non-Japanese managers who were fired in 1999. Previously, the plant settled discrimination lawsuits with 250 African American and Latino workers for allowing racial harassment and a hostile environment and another discrimination lawsuit involving 300 women claiming sexual harassment at work. Although some say the recurring discrimination suits may be due to the Japanese company’s unfamiliarity with the law, others point to other Japanese companies, such as Toyota, who have been effective with their U.S. labor force.