‘Move Faster, Boy!’: Former UPS Driver Awarded $238M After Manager Barked Orders, Called Him a Racist Term and Then Blamed It on Being 'from the South'

‘Move Faster, Boy!’: Former UPS Driver Awarded $238M After Manager Barked Orders, Called Him a Racist Term and Then Blamed It on Being 'from the South'

A former Black UPS driver was awarded $238 million by a jury in Yakima, Washington, last week for damages he suffered in a lawsuit alleging racial discrimination and a hostile work environment at the international delivery company. In their verdict, the jury found that the conduct of UPS violated plaintiff Tahvio Gratton’s state and federal rights and awarded him $198 million in punitive damages and $39.6 million for emotional distress, humiliat…