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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: Hormel Foods Corp.
Current Parent CompanyHormel Foods
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Penalty: $550,000
Year: 2016
Date: December 20, 2016
Offense Group: employment-related offenses
Primary Offense: employment discrimination
Secondary Offense: gender discrimination
Violation Description: Hormel Foods Corp. agreed to hire 37 women with retroactive seniority and pay $550,000 in back wages to 403 female job applicants denied entry-level production positions at its Fremont hog-processing facility to resolve DOL findings that the company ? a large federal contractor ? discriminated in hiring against women in violation of Executive Order 11246.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Facility State: Nebraska
Facility City: Fremont
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Minnesota
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: food products
Specific Industry of Current Parent: meatpacking
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