On August 24, the U.S. Department of Labor announced it has entered into a conciliation agreement with Wells Fargo Bank N.A. to resolve allegations of hiring discrimination. As part of the agreement Wells Fargo will pay $7,800,000 in back wages and interest. The DOL’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs claimed that Wells Fargo discriminated…
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On July 7, the U.S. Department of Labor announced it had entered into a conciliation agreement with electronic components distributor TTI Inc. to resolve allegations of hiring discrimination. The alleged discrimination occurred at TTI’s Sylvania and Northeast Parkway locations in Fort Worth, Texas. A compliance evaluation by the DOL’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs…
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In March of this year, the laundry service company AmeriPride Services, Inc. entered into a conciliation agreement with the United States Department of Labor to resolve allegations of employment discrimination. The agreement comes after a compliance review by the DOL’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs found that the federal contractor discriminated against male applicants…
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On February 19, the United States Department of Labor announced that Time Warner Cable LLC had agreed to pay $745,000 to resolve hiring discrimination violations. The telecommunications company was subject to a routine evaluation by the DOL’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs. During the evaluation, the OFCCP found hiring discrimination violation at three Time…
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In 2016, the United States Department of Labor sued a Maryland-based construction contractor for alleged employment discrimination against 150 employees. The suit was one of several against federal construction contractors in recent years, some of which have resulted in costly settlements. In November of last year, the DOL’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs released…
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