{"id":21897,"date":"2024-05-24T16:25:26","date_gmt":"2024-05-24T16:25:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.insurancejournal.com\/?p=775787"},"modified":"2024-05-24T16:25:26","modified_gmt":"2024-05-24T16:25:26","slug":"caterpillar-to-pay-800k-over-systemic-hiring-discrimination-at-illinois-plant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.lifeinsurance-orleans.ca\/index.php\/2024\/05\/24\/caterpillar-to-pay-800k-over-systemic-hiring-discrimination-at-illinois-plant\/","title":{"rendered":"Caterpillar to Pay $800K Over Systemic Hiring Discrimination at Illinois Plant"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.insurancejournal.com\/img\/social\/opengraph\/ij-social-default-1200x630.png\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<ul class=\"nav nav-tabs tabs tabs-entry\">\n<li class=\"active\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insurancejournal.com\/news\/midwest\/2024\/05\/24\/775787.htm\">Article<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insurancejournal.com\/news\/midwest\/2024\/05\/24\/775787.htm?comments\" rel=\"nofollow\">0 Comments<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"article-content clearfix\">\n<p class=\"reuters\">Heavy equipment company Caterpillar has agreed to pay $800,000 to resolve allegations of systemic hiring discrimination against Black applicants at an Illinois plant, the U.S. Labor Department said on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>The money will cover back wages and interest to affected job applicants, and Caterpillar will offer jobs to 34 people the department deems are eligible to apply, the agency said in a statement.<\/p>\n<div class=\"bzn bzn-sized bzn-intext\">\n<ins data-revive-zoneid=\"79\" data-revive-topics=\"talent\" data-revive-companies data-revive-block=\"1\" data-revive-id=\"36eb7c2bd3daa932a43cc2a8ffbed3a9\"><\/ins> <\/div>\n<p>\u201cThe company also agreed to ensure its hiring policies and procedures are free from discrimination and provide training to all managers, supervisors, and other company officials who oversee hiring decisions,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n<p>The case involved 60 Black people who applied for fabrication positions at the company\u2019s Decatur facility from March 30, 2018 to March 30, 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Caterpillar has contracts to provide machinery to the U.S. Department of the Army and since 2018 has held more than $481 million in federal contracts, the department added.<\/p>\n<p>(Reporting by David Ljunggren; Editing by Richard Chang)<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagtag\"> <span class=\"tagtag\">Topics<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insurancejournal.com\/talent\/\" class=\"btn btn-sm btn-primary tagtag\">Talent<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insurancejournal.com\/location\/illinois\/\" class=\"btn btn-sm btn-primary tagtag\">Illinois<\/a> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-poll\" data-post=\"775787\">\n<div class=\"article-poll-vote\">\n<p>Was this article valuable?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-poll-feedback voted-no\">\n<form class=\"feedback-form\">\n<p>Thank you! 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