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Company: United States Steel
Current Parent Company: United States Steel
Penalty: $1,580,000
Year: 2009
Date: March 2, 2009
Offense Group: employment-related offenses
Primary Offense: employment discrimination
Secondary Offense: gender discrimination
Violation Description: United States Steel agreed to settle allegations that its job requirements discriminated against women by agreeing to spend at least $500,000 on new hiring practices and by paying $580,000 to class members and $500,000 in legal fees.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: private litigation
Court: Northern District of Alabama
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Case ID: 2:05-cv-1359
Case Name: Smith v. United States Steel Corporation et al
Private Lawsuit Resolution Type: settlement
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Pennsylvania
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: metals
Specific Industry of Current Parent: steel
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