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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: Cox Communications Inc.
Current Parent Company: Cox Enterprises
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Penalty: $2,500,000
Year: 2023
Date: November 9, 2023
Offense Group: employment-related offenses
Primary Offense: employment discrimination
Secondary Offense: national origin discrimination
Violation Description: The DOJ reached an agreement with Cox Communications resolving the department's determination that the company violated the Immigration and Nationality Act by using a Georgia Institute of Technology on-campus recruiting platform to post dozens of discriminatory job advertisements that unlawfully excluded students and alumni based on their citizenship status.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Justice Department Civil Rights Division
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Georgia
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: privately held
Major Industry of Current Parent: media
Specific Industry of Current Parent: media
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