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Company: Gerber Products Co.
Current Parent Company: Nestle
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Penalty: $900,000
Year: 2009
Date: August 18, 2009
Offense Group: employment-related offenses
Primary Offense: employment discrimination
Secondary Offense: racial discrimination
Violation Description: Gerber Products Co. agreed to settle findings of hiring discrimination against 1,912 rejected minority and female applicants for entry-level positions. The agreement settled allegations that Gerber engaged in hiring discrimination against minority and female applicants for one year.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Facility State: Arkansas
Facility City: Fort Smith
HQ Country of Current Parent: Switzerland
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: food products
Specific Industry of Current Parent: food products
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