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Company: Aqualon Company
Penalty: $175,000
Year: 2016
Date: June 7, 2016
Offense Group: employment-related offenses
Primary Offense: employment discrimination
Secondary Offense: racial discrimination
Violation Description: The Aqualon Company, a subsidiary of chemical producer Ashland Inc. agreed to pay $175,000 to settle OFCCP allegations that from Oct. 1, 2011, through Sept. 30, 2012 it failed to provide equal employment opportunities to 660 African Americans in the Richmond metropolitan area who applied for entry-level transition operator positions.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Facility State: Virginia
Facility City: Hopewell
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