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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: JacintoPort International LLC
Current Parent Company: Seaboard Corp.
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Penalty: $219,000
Year: 2012
Date: January 12, 2012
Offense Group: employment-related offenses
Primary Offense: employment discrimination
Secondary Offense: racial discrimination
Violation Description: The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs announced that government contractor JacintoPort International LLC agreed to settle allegations of hiring discrimination on the basis of race involving 48 African-American and 21 Caucasian job applicants who were rejected for longshoreman positions at the company's cargo facility in Houston.
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: Houston
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Kansas
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: food products
Specific Industry of Current Parent: food products
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