A U.S. judge ended court supervision of Home Depot Inc.'s employment practices after more than four years, finding "enthusiastic" compliance with the settlement of a sex discrimination class-action lawsuit.
U.S. District Judge Susan Illston lifted a consent decree requiring the world's largest home-improvement retailer to boost the number of women it hires for higher-level store jobs. The judge said she ended the order more than a year early because the Atlanta-based company is meeting its goals.
