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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: United Parcel Service
Current Parent Company: United Parcel Service
Penalty: $9,900,000
Year: 2003
Date: November 26, 2003
Offense Group: employment-related offenses
Primary Offense: employment discrimination
Secondary Offense: disability discrimination
Violation Description: A group of deaf employees alleged that UPS discriminated against them by denying promotional opportunities and communications devices. A settlement was reached in which class members received $5.8 million and their lawyers received $4.1 million. A dispute over UPS policies with regard to hiring deaf workers as drivers was handled separately (see other entry).
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: private litigation
Court: Northern District of California
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Case ID: 3:99cv2216
Case Name: Bates, et al v. United Parcel Service (1st part)
Private Lawsuit Resolution Type: settlement
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Georgia
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: freight and logistics
Specific Industry of Current Parent: package delivery
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