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Palantir Technologies, Inc. agreed to pay $1,659,434 to resolve allegations that the company’s hiring process, which included an employee referral program, discriminated against Asian applicants in three engineering positions. The company, which is located in Palo Alto, California, also agreed to offer jobs to 8 of the affected applicants (OFCCP press release 4/25/17 and consent…

We’ll wait to hear how this all shakes out. In the meantime it’s a good reminder that if you have affirmative action obligations, like Google, it’s critical you maintain a compliant affirmative action plan. Being out of compliance can be costly. Do You Have Affirmative Action Obligations? If you, your suppliers, or your customers do…

The reasons varied (race, gender, and disability), but each resulted in a financial settlement. Here are the highlights: Race discrimination: During an affirmative action audit of Compass Group USA’s Morrison Sector in Mobile, Alabama, the OFCCP determined that the company’s hiring process for service worker positions discriminated against black applicants. The company, which offers food…

The settlements resolved allegations uncovered by OFCCP during affirmative action audits of federal contractors. The purpose of the web page is to publicize these settlements and encourage affected individuals to come forward to claim their share of the money. Here are the highlights: AmeriQual Group LLC, a food processing company, will pay $325,532 to resolve…

The CSALs are courtesy notices and not legally required, so the OFCCP has been inconsistent about mailing them; the last occurrence was two years ago. If you receive one of these letters, treat it as a golden opportunity to get your affirmative action house in order before the actual audit scheduling letter arrives. If Vigilant…

Federal contractors and subcontractors are required to use the current form to ask applicants and employees whether they have a disability. These employers must use the data they collect to assess their progress in recruiting and employing individuals with disabilities. The only change to the form is that the expiration date in the upper right…

As we previously reported, the Executive Order applies to federal contracts and subcontracts worth more than $10,000 that are signed or modified on or after April 8, 2015. For more information, see the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP’s) web page which explains these protections for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer/questioning (LGBTQ) employees…

Ameriprise Financial agreed to pay $128,200 in back wages and interest to 20 black employees in unlicensed service professional positions located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The OFCCP looked at wages for the one-year period of February 19, 2013, through February 18, 2014, and determined that the differences in wages between the black employees and their white…