Yearly Archives: 2017

News Release B&H Foto Resolves Allegations of Discrimination, Bias, and Harassment _______________________________________________________________________________________ NEW YORK, NY – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs has entered into a consent decree with B&H Foto & Electronics Corp. to resolve allegations of systemic hiring, compensation, and promotion discrimination, as well as harassment, at the

News Release US Labor Department, KPMG enter agreement to settle allegations of hiring discrimination at New Jersey office MOUNTAINSIDE, N.J. – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs and KPMG, one of the world’s largest auditing firms, have entered into a conciliation agreement to resolve allegations of hiring discrimination. The agreement

News Release US Department of Labor settles charges of hiring discrimination with Silicon Valley company PALO ALTO, Calif. – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs has entered into a consent decree with Palantir Technologies Inc. to resolve charges of systemic hiring discrimination at the company’s Palo Alto facility. The decree

News Release Settlement resolves 24-year-old hiring discrimination case WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor has settled a case that arose from a 1993 compliance review of NationsBank, N.A., that found systematic hiring violations involving African-American applicants for entry-level jobs and led to more than two decades of litigation. NationsBank merged with the Bank of

News Release Iowa munitions manufacturer, US Department of Labor reach settlement on back wages, reasonable accommodation for disabilities MIDDLETOWN, Iowa – A munitions manufacturer for the U.S. Army in Iowa has agreed to pay two former security officers a total of $50,000 in back pay and other damages after the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office

US Department of Labor sues Oracle America Inc. for discriminatory employment practices Lawsuit could cost company millions in federal contracts SAN FRANCISCO – The U.S. Department of Labor has filed a lawsuit against Oracle America, Inc. alleging the leading technology company has a systemic practice of paying Caucasian male workers more than their counterparts in

US Labor Department sues JPMorgan Chase & Co. for discriminatory pay practices against female employees Compliance review finds sex discrimination in banking institution’s pay practices NEW YORK – The U.S. Department of Labor filed a lawsuit against JPMorgan Chase & Co., alleging that the financial institution systematically discriminated against female employees in certain professional positions

News Release LexisNexis Risk Solutions to pay over $1.2M in back pay and interest to 211 employees after investigation finds pay discrimination _______________________________________________________________________________________ Labor Department review identifies gender pay disparities in Georgia, Florida   ATLANTA – LexisNexis Risk Solutions will pay over $1.2 million in back pay and interest and provide additional relief to resolve

News Release Southern Glazer’s Wine and Spirits of Louisiana resolves US Labor Department claim of hiring discrimination against 467 warehouse workers _______________________________________________________________________________________ Investigation finds violations in federal contractor’s compliance review   SAINT ROSE, La. – A routine investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs found that Southern Glazer’s Wine

News Release US Department of Labor sues Google Inc. for compensation data ________________________________________________________________________________________ Data requested as part of routine audit of a federal contractor     SAN FRANCISCO – The U.S. Department of Labor has filed a lawsuit to require Google Inc. to provide requested compensation data and documents for the multinational company’s Mountain View