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Company: AstraZeneca
Current Parent Company: AstraZeneca
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Penalty: $250,000
Year: 2011
Date: June 6, 2011
Offense Group: employment-related offenses
Primary Offense: employment discrimination
Secondary Offense: gender discrimination
Violation Description: AstraZeneca agreed to pay $250,000 to 124 women who allegedly were subjected to pay discrimination while working at the corporation's Philadelphia Business Center in Wayne, Pa. The action resolved a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Department of Labor in May 2010 alleging that the company discriminated against female sales specialists by paying them salaries that were, on average, $1,700 less than their male counterparts.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Facility State: Pennsylvania
Facility City: Wayne
HQ Country of Current Parent: United Kingdom
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: pharmaceuticals
Specific Industry of Current Parent: pharmaceuticals
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