{"id":25383,"date":"2026-09-16T16:21:58","date_gmt":"2026-09-16T16:21:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.insurancejournal.com\/?p=885345"},"modified":"2026-09-16T16:21:58","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T16:21:58","slug":"ag-tech-company-to-pay-65k-to-settle-discrimination-charges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.lifeinsurance-orleans.ca\/index.php\/2026\/09\/16\/ag-tech-company-to-pay-65k-to-settle-discrimination-charges\/","title":{"rendered":"Ag Tech Company to Pay $65K to Settle Discrimination Charges"},"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\/2026\/09\/16\/885345.htm\">Article<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insurancejournal.com\/news\/midwest\/2026\/09\/16\/885345.htm?comments\" rel=\"nofollow\">0 Comments<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"article-content clearfix\">\n<p>Lely North America, Inc., an international agricultural technology company headquartered in Pella, Iowa, agreed to resolve a discrimination charge filed with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced.<\/p>\n<p>The EEOC\u2019s charge investigation found that Lely violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 when it failed to provide a wage increase to a former employee on the basis of sex.<\/p>\n<div class=\"bzn bzn-sized bzn-intext\">\n<ins data-revive-zoneid=\"79\" data-revive-topics=\"insurtech,tech\" data-revive-companies data-revive-block=\"1\" data-revive-id=\"36eb7c2bd3daa932a43cc2a8ffbed3a9\"><\/ins> <\/div>\n<p>The investigation also found that the former employee was harassed and constructively discharged on the basis of age, in violation of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act.<\/p>\n<p>Under the conciliation agreement resolving the charge, the former employee will receive $65,000 in back pay, compensatory damages and attorney\u2019s fees. 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