The Collingwood Football Club has settled a lawsuit by a former employee who accused chief executive Craig Kelly of using slurs and making jokes about Indigenous culture.

The club has defended the allegations and its staff, saying Mr Cleaver’s claims had been investigated and no workplace laws had been broken.

Late Monday, Pies and his former chief of First Nations strategy, Mark Cleaver, released a joint, two-line statement confirming the case had been settled through mediation.

Details of the settlement were not disclosed.

“Mark Cleaver and the Collingwood Football Club announce that the legal proceedings have been settled,” the statement read.

“Mark’s confidentiality is requested to be respected and the parties have agreed not to make any further statements.”

The former employee makes claims of discrimination and derogatory comments

Mr Cleaver filed the suit in July, claiming he suffered “injury, humiliation and distress” and “economic loss” after the club terminated his employment in May.

In court documents, Mr Cleaver claimed the club had breached several laws, including race, disability and equal opportunities discrimination acts.

Allegations against Mr Kelly included that he threw a ball at Mr Cleaver, causing him humiliation and pain due to his multiple sclerosis.

Mr Cleaver also claimed Mr Kelly made disparaging comments about Indigenous culture and an elderly woman.

When the legal claim was filed, Collingwood insisted its staff had acted legally and said it intended to defend the case.

In July, Collingwood chairman Jeff Browne also said he had full confidence in Mr Kelly.

Mr Browne said an external workplace relations expert had been hired to carry out an assessment and the assessment found no breach of workplace laws.

The club said Mr Cleaver’s termination was due to conduct unrelated to his complaint.