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G4S PLC

Hiring Discrimination in Aurora, CO

Date: 06/09/2010 (Date of Settlement Announcement)

Misconduct Type: Labor

Enforcement Agency: Labor

Contracting Party: None

Court Type: Civil

Amount: $290,000

Disposition: Settlement

Synopsis: Wackenhut Corp. (doing business as G4S Wackenhut) entered into a consent decree with the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs to settle accusations of discrimination in the hiring of African-Americans from January 1, 2002 through December 31, 2003. As part of the settlement, Wackenhut agreed to pay $290,000 in back pay and interest on behalf of 446 rejected African-Americans who applied for positions as security officers at its Aurora, Colorado facility.