Blog Posts: OFCCP
FedEx Pays $3 Million to Settle Hiring Discrimination Case
Package shipper FedEx settled an anti-discrimination case filed by the federal government by agreeing to pay $3 million in back wages and interest to 21,635 job applicants who were rejected for entry-level package handling jobs. FedEx also agreed to offer jobs to 1,703 of the applicants when openings became available and to make a series of reforms in their hiring practices.
OFCCP Proposes Substantive Changes to Prevent Workplace Discrimination
The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has proposed significant changes to federal rules designed to protect individuals with disabilities from workplace discrimination
OFCCP Reorg Focuses on Affirmative-Action Enforcement
The Obama administration has reorganized the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) to sharpen its focus on enforcement. At the direction of the President, the OFCCP, Department of Justice and Equal Employment Opportunity Commission have begun to coordinate their efforts to enforce workers' rights, concentrating on wage-discrimination cases and other discrimination issues.
