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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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Carter v. UPS (Racial Discrimination)
United Parcel Service agreed to pay $8.2 million to about 12,000 employees to settle allegations that it discriminated against African-American employees in pay, promotion, and job assignments. (The overall amount of the settlement was reportedly $12.1 million.) The lawsuit alleged that UPS routinely passed over African-American workers for promotion in favor of less-experienced white workers, failed to pay African-American supervisors the same wages as whites, and retaliated against those who complained of unfair treatment.
- Misconduct Type
- Labor
- Enforcement Agency
- Non-Governmental
- Contracting Party
- None
- Court Type
- Civil
- Disposition
- Settlement
- Date of Settlement
- 1/18/1999
