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Company: Swift & Company
Current Parent Company: JBS
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Penalty: $187,500
Year: 2002
Date: November 4, 2002
Offense Group: employment-related offenses
Primary Offense: employment discrimination
Secondary Offense: national origin discrimination
Violation Description: Meatpacker Swift & Company agreed to pay $174,088 in civil penalties and $13,412 in back wages to settle allegations that it engaged in citizenship status discrimination.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Justice Department Civil Rights Division
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
HQ Country of Current Parent: Brazil
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: food products
Specific Industry of Current Parent: meatpacking
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