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
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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
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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
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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
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News Release Hormel Foods to pay $550K in back wages to 403 female applicants at Nebraska facility after US Labor Department finds hiring discrimination _______________________________________________________________________________________ Federal contractor resolves issues raised in compliance review FREMONT, Neb. – Hormel Foods Corp. has agreed to hire 37 women with retroactive seniority and pay $550,000 in back wages
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News Brief US Labor Department’s lawsuit alleges hiring discrimination at federal contractor’s beef-processing plant in Cactus, Texas _______________________________________________________________________________________ Complaint seeks back wages, jobs for applicants from JBS USA Date of Action: Dec. 9, 2016 Type of Action: Lawsuit filed with the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Administrative Law Judges Defendant(s): JBS USA Lux
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News Release Ameriprise Financial, Inc. to settle discrimination charges, pay $128K in back pay, interest to 20 black employees ________________________________________________________________________________________ Investigation found federal contractor paid white workers more than black counterparts MINNEAPOLIS – One of the nation’s leading financial planning companies discriminated in pay against black employees, an investigation by the U.S. Department of
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News Release International development company Chemonics International Inc. agrees to pay $482K to African-American applicants in hiring discrimination case _______________________________________________________________________________________ WASHINGTON – International development company and federal contractor Chemonics International Inc. has agreed to pay $482,243 in back wages, interest and benefits to 124 African-American applicants. The agreement settles U.S. Department of Labor findings that
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News Release Tyson Foods to pay $1.6M to settle charges of systemic hiring discrimination with US Department of Labor _______________________________________________________________________________________ Company will pay back wages, interest and benefits to more than 5,700 applicants DALLAS – The U.S. Department of Labor has settled allegations of systemic hiring discrimination by one of the world’s largest food processing
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News Release Genlyte Thomas Group will pay $275K to 51 women professional employees paid less than male counterparts following US Labor Department investigation _______________________________________________________________________________________ BOSTON – A federal contractor that manufactures “Lightolier” brand indoor and outdoor lighting fixtures has entered into a conciliation agreement with the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs to resolve allegations
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