Violation Tracker Individual Record
Company:
Tyson Fresh Meats Inc.
Current Parent Company:
Tyson Foods
Penalty:
$2,250,000
Year:
2011
Date:
September 20, 2011
Offense Group:
employment-related offenses
Primary Offense:
employment discrimination
Violation Description:
The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs announced that Tyson Fresh Meats Inc. entered into two consent decrees to settle allegations of sex discrimination. The company agreed to pay a total of $2.25 million in back wages, interest and benefits to more than 1,650 qualified female job applicants who were rejected for employment at facilities in Joslin, Ill.; West Point, Neb.; and Waterloo and Denison, Iowa.
Level of Government:
federal
Action Type:
agency action
Agency:
Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs
Civil or Criminal Case:
civil
HQ Country of Parent:
USA
HQ State of Parent:
Arkansas
Ownership Structure of Parent:
publicly traded
Major Industry of Parent:
food products
Specific Industry of Parent:
poultry processing and meatpacking
Source of Data:
https://www.dol.gov/opa/media/press/ofccp/OFCCP20110799.htm (archived copy)
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Parent company note:
Parent-subsidiary relationship is current as of the most recent revision listed in the Update Log.
