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
Read MoreNews 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
Read MoreNews 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
Read MoreNews 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
Read MoreNews 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
Read MoreNews 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
Read MoreNews 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
Read MoreNews 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
Read MoreNews 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
Read MoreNews 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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