News Release US Labor Department sues Enterprise Rent-A-Car of Baltimore for racial discrimination against applicants for management trainee _____________________________________________________________________________________ Suit alleges federal contractor’s hiring shows preference for white applicants BALTIMORE – Enterprise RAC Company of Baltimore, LLC, a subsidiary of one of the world’s largest vehicle rental companies and a federal contractor, is discriminating
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News Release Subsidiary of Ashland Inc., leading chemical company, settles charges of hiring discrimination with US Labor Department _____________________________________________________________________________________ Federal contractor, Aqualon Company, to pay 660 African-American applicants RICHMOND, Va. – A subsidiary of one of the world’s leading specialty chemical companies has entered into a conciliation agreement with the U.S. Department of Labor’s
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News Release Federal food service contractor settles charges of gender-based hiring discrimination for entry-level Michigan, Kentucky, Wisconsin warehouse jobs Gordon Food Service Inc. to pay women $1.85M in back wages, benefits WYOMING, Mich. – For a second time, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs has determined that a Michigan-based, federal
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Insights May 2016 Newsletter: OFCCP Internet Applicant Turns 10 This year marks the 10th anniversary of the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs’ (OFCCP) Internet Applicant Rule. Hiring violations still top the charts for financial settlements, so it is worth making sure your organization understands and is implementing it accurately and consistently. Here’s the top
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News Release US Labor Department sues B&H Foto & Electronics Corp. for hiring, pay, promotion discrimination; harassment New York retailer allegedly violated federal requirements at Brooklyn warehouse NEW YORK – A lawsuit filed by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs alleges that B&H Foto & Electronics Corp. has systematically discriminated
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PRESS RELEASE 1-29-16 EEOC Announces Proposed Addition of Pay Data to Annual EEO-1 Reports Pay Ranges and Hours Worked to Be Included, Making It Easier to Spot Trends and Pay Discrimination WASHINGTON –The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today made public a proposed revision to the Employer Information Report (EEO-1) to include collecting pay
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News Release US Labor Department sues Convergys for refusing to comply with investigation of employment practices Complaint asks judge to order cooperation or ban company from federal contracting ATLANTA — The U.S. Department of Labor has filed a lawsuit to require Cincinnati-based Convergys Customer Management Group Inc. to submit documents detailing the federal contractor’s affirmative
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News Release US Labor Department alleges hiring discrimination by Indiana federal contractor that manufactures portable military meals Complaint seeks back wages, 27 job offers for male victims EVANSVILLE, Ind. — A federal contractor that manufactures portable meals for the U.S. Department of Defense and other government agencies discriminated systematically against qualified men seeking entry-level production
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News Release Aramark Educational Services LLC in Lubbock, Texas, settles charges of gender and race discrimination with US Labor Department 335 class members to receive $165K in back wages, interest, benefits DALLAS — Following an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, Aramark Education Services LLC has entered into
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News Release US Labor Department recovers more than $1.8 million for employees and job applicants at G&K Services Systemic hiring, pay discrimination found at laundry facilities across the country SAN FRANCISCO — The U.S. Department of Labor has reached a settlement with nine facilities of G&K Services, Inc., to remedy systemic hiring and pay discrimination
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