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Federal Contractor Misconduct Database (FCMD)
The federal government routinely awards contracts to companies with
histories of misconduct, including
…
contract fraud and other
violations. POGO believes that providing this website will help to
improve contracting decisions and increase public knowledge of how
the government spends billions of taxpayer dollars each year.
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Religious Discrimination
Glenn Owen and Jose Gonzalez, two AT&T employees who are Jehovah’s Witnesses, alleged AT&T denied them a “reasonable accommodation” of their religious beliefs when it fired them after they attended a Jehovah’s Witness convention. The jury found AT&T had discriminated against them in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and awarded them $756,000 in damages. The judge also ordered AT&T to reinstate both men.
- Misconduct Type
- Labor
- Enforcement Agency
- EEOC
- Contracting Party
- None
- Court Type
- Civil
- Disposition
- Judgment Against Defendant
- Date of Verdict
- 10/19/2007
| Contractors Involved |
Penalty |
| Total |
|
| AT&T Inc. |
$756,000
|
