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 Parent:
USA
HQ State of Parent:
Georgia
Ownership Structure of Parent:
publicly traded
Major Industry of Parent:
freight and logistics
Specific Industry of Parent:
package delivery
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Parent company note:
Parent-subsidiary relationship is current as of the most recent revision listed in the Update Log.
