News Release US Labor Department settles allegations of systemic hiring discrimination at Hospira Inc., in McPherson, Kansas Company agrees to pay female applicants $400K in back wages WASHINGTON — Hospira Inc., a government contractor, discriminated against women in violation of Executive Order 11246 when it denied jobs to 145 female applicants for pharmacy attendant positions
Read MoreNews Release CORRECTED: Fastenal Company will offer positions to 171 job applicants at Indianapolis and Atlanta facilities in hiring discrimination settlement Company also agrees to pay African-American and female applicants $1.25M in back wages INDIANAPOLIS — The U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs has found that Fastenal Company, North America’s leading
Read MoreNews Release US Labor Department files second lawsuit alleging hiring discrimination at Pilgrim’s Pride chicken plants Complaint seeks back wages and job offers from Pilgrim’s Pride Company ATLANTA — One of the world’s largest chicken processors systematically discriminated against qualified African-American applicants seeking entry-level jobs as laborers and operatives at its chicken plant in Marshville,
Read MoreNews Release The Home Depot agrees to pay $83K to women subjected to gender discrimination at Southern California store LOS ANGELES — For years, women at The Home Depot in Southern California store found themselves funneled into cashier jobs while their male coworkers landed higher-paying sales jobs. As a federal contractor, however, the company is
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