Repost: US Department of Labor settles charges of racial discrimination with New York City-based federal contractor Parsons Brinckerhoff

On May 8th, the US Department of Labor circulated a news release that describes contractor Parsons Brinckerhoff's settlement over hiring discrimination for federal construction jobs. The news release states, "During a scheduled compliance review, OFCCP investigators determined that Parsons Brinckerhoff violated Executive Order 11246 between 2010 and 2012 by using a hiring process that resulted in systemic discrimination. The agency found that Parsons Brinckerhoff did not follow its own written hiring policies and failed to use a consistent selection process for screening, interviewing and selecting assistant engineers. As a result, zero minorities were hired as assistant engineers during the review period...Under the terms of the conciliation agreement signed by both parties, the contractor will pay $188,043 in back wages and interest to the affected job seekers and will offer assistant engineer positions and retroactive seniority to at least four class members as positions become available" (OFCCP, 8 May 2014). This settlement will affect 247 job applicants.

Visit http://www.dol.gov/opa/media/press/ofccp/ to read the full press release about this settlement.