Nov. 4 (UPI) — McKesson Medical-Surgical Inc. entered into an agreement with the Labor Department on Monday resolving employment discrimination issues involving nearly 900 Black, Hispanic and White applicants at a distribution center in Texas.
The Labor Department said its Federal Contract Compliance Programs found that medical-supply company McKesson’s facility in Grapevine, Texas, allegedly discriminated against 472 Blacks, 226 Latinos, and 186 White applicants.
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The Labor Department said McKesson will pay $448,578 to 32 eligible applicants in back wages and interest, along with making job offers to them.
Medical supply company McKesson to pay more than $400,000 over discriminatory hiring
