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Company: Tyson Refrigerated Processed Meats Inc.
Current Parent Company: Tyson Foods
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Penalty: $560,000
Year: 2010
Date: October 21, 2010
Offense Group: employment-related offenses
Primary Offense: employment discrimination
Secondary Offense: racial discrimination
Violation Description: The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs announced that Tyson Refrigerated Processed Meats Inc. agreed to settle findings of hiring discrimination against 157 African-American and 375 Caucasian applicants for laborer positions at the company's bacon processing plant in Vernon., Texas.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Facility State: Texas
Facility City: Vernon
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Arkansas
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: food products
Specific Industry of Current Parent: poultry processing and meatpacking
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