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News Release US Department of Labor sues Massachusetts technology contractor for discriminatory pay practices against female employees ______________________________________________________________________________________ Compliance review finds discrimination in Analogic Corporation’s pay practices   BOSTON – The U.S. Department of Labor has filed a lawsuit with the department’s Office of Administrative Law Judges alleging a Massachusetts technology manufacturer engaged in discriminatory

PRESS RELEASE 9-29-16 EEOC to Collect Summary Pay Data   First Collection Will Be in March 2018 WASHINGTON – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced that starting March 2018, it will collect summary employee pay data from certain employers. The new data will improve investigations of possible pay discrimination, which remains a

News Release US Department of Labor sues Silicon Valley tech company for discriminating against Asian job applicants ______________________________________________________________________________________   PALO ALTO – The U.S. Department of Labor has filed a lawsuit charging that Palantir Technologies, a Palo Alto technology company, discriminated systematically against Asian job applicants in its hiring process and selection procedures. Filed with

News Release Hewlett-Packard settles hiring discrimination case; agrees to pay $750K in back wages, interest to more than 500 Arkansas applicants _______________________________________________________________________________________ US Labor Department finds federal contractor denied opportunity to minority candidates   CONWAY, Ark. – Landing a job that pays an average of $50,000 a year with a household name in the information

News Release US Department of Labor sues Maryland contractor for discriminating against Hispanic, African-American employees _____________________________________________________________________________________ Potomac Abatement’s actions affected at least 162 workers at many DC- area work sites   JESSUP, Md. – The U.S. Department of Labor has filed a lawsuit alleging a Maryland demolition contractor discriminated against more than 150 Hispanic and

News Release Colonial Parking, Inc. settles charges of hiring, pay discrimination with US Labor Department after contractor compliance review _______________________________________________________________________________________ Agrees to pay nearly $250K to African-American applicants, employees   ARLINGTON, Va. – The largest parking operator in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area has entered into a conciliation agreement with the U.S. Department of Labor’s

News Release Division of Norfolk Southern settles charges of hiring discrimination at Roanoke facility in agreement with US Labor Department ___________________________________________________________________________________ Federal contractor to pay nearly $500K to 2,086 African-American applicants   ROANOKE, Va. – A division of one of the nation’s leading transportation companies has entered into a conciliation agreement with the U.S. Department

News Release Jennie-O Turkey Store to pay $492K in back wages to 339 female applicants after US Labor Department investigation found hiring discrimination ______________________________________________________________________________________ Department reviews federal contractor’s employment practices at Willmar facility   WILLMAR, Minn. – Jennie-O Turkey Store Inc. has agreed to hire 53 women and pay $491,861 in back wages to 339

 Email from OFCCP:   2016 Annual VEVRAA Hiring Benchmark is 6.9 Percent OFCCP has published the 2016 Annual Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA) Benchmark on its Web site based on data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) on March 4, 2016.  The benchmark – 6.9 percent – is effective as of

News Release US Labor Department announces updated sex discrimination regulations for federal contractors ______________________________________________________________________________________ WASHINGTON – Women make up a significant share of the U.S. workforce, but sex discrimination remains an unfortunate reality. To address this issue, the U.S. Department of Labor is publishing new sex discrimination regulations that update – for the first time