Justice Department Settles Document Abuse Claim against Department Store in California
The Justice Department announced today that it reached an agreement with a California based store, resolving allegations that the company had engaged in a pattern or practice of discrimination based on citizenship status while verifying employment eligibility. The department also alleged that the store discriminated against a work-authorized individual when it refused to honor a […]
Pepsi Beverages to pay over 3 million dollars in racial bias case
Pepsi Beverages Co. will pay $3.1 million to settle federal charges of race discrimination for using criminal background checks to screen out job applicants — even if they weren’t convicted of a crime. The settlement announced Wednesday with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is part of a national government crackdown on hiring policies that can […]