OFCCP Reaches $7.8 Million Agreement with Wells Fargo to Resolve Alleged Discrimination

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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TTI to Pay $650,000 in Back Pay and Interest to Resolve Alleged Hiring Discrimination

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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AmeriPride Services Conciliation Agreement Details Employment Best Practices

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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Time Warner Cable to Pay $745K in Early Resolution Agreement

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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LexisNexis Pay Discrimination Identified in OFCCP Investigations

LexisNexis Risk Solutions will pay over $1.2 million in back pay and interest and provide additional relief to resolve allegations of systemic pay discrimination against women at its facilities in Alpharetta, Georgia, and Boca Raton, Florida. LexisNexis provides computer-assisted legal and business research and risk management services. During fiscal years 2015 and 2016, the company…
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