Leadership Conference on Civil Rights

Restaurant chain Razzoo's Cajun Cafe has agreed to spend $1 million to settle discrimination charges alleging it limited the hiring and promotion of male bartenders.

In the consent decree settling the lawsuit filed by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Razzoo's denies the actions.

The company agreed to pay $775,000, which will be divided among male employees who allegedly were discriminated. Razzoo's also must spend at least $225,000 to hire a personnel consultant or establish an in-house human resources department, the EEOC said in a statement this week.