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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: Palantir Technologies Inc
Current Parent Company: Palantir Technologies
Penalty: $1,659,434
Year: 2017
Date: April 25, 2017
Offense Group: employment-related offenses
Primary Offense: employment discrimination
Secondary Offense: racial discrimination
Violation Description: The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs entered into a consent decree with Palantir Technologies Inc. to resolve charges of systemic hiring discrimination at the company's Palo Alto facility. The decree settled OFCCP's allegations that Palantir Technologies discriminated against Asian applicants in the hiring and selection process for engineering positions. Under the terms of the decree, Palantir agreed to pay $1,659,434 in back wages and other monetary relief -- including the value of stock options -- to the affected class and extend job offers to eight eligible class members.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Facility State: California
Facility City: Palo Alto
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: California
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: information technology
Specific Industry of Current Parent: software
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