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☷US Department of Labor LinkedIn Corp enter agreement to resolve alleged pay discrimination on behalf of 686 female workers in California | U S Department of Labor
U.S. Department of Labor ( By Press Release office)
May 03,2022
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US Department of Labor , LinkedIn Corp . enter agreement to resolve alleged pay discrimination on behalf of 686 female workers in California Employment networking site operator to pay $1 . 8M in back wages , interest SAN FRANCISCO – The U . S . Department of Labor and LinkedIn Corp . have entered into a conciliation agreement to resolve allegations of systemic , gender - based pay discrimination by the operator of employment - oriented websites and mobile apps at its San Francisco and Sunnyvale , California , facilities . A routine Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs’ compliance evaluation found that – from March 1 , 2015 , through March 1 , 2017 – LinkedIn failed to comply with Executive Order 11246 . Specifically , OFCCP alleged that the employer did not provide equal pay to the affected female workers in positions in its Engineering and Marketing job family groups in San Francisco , and its Engineering and Product job family groups in Sunnyvale . Under the terms of the agreement , LinkedIn will do the following:Pay $1 . 8 million in back wages and interest to the affected workers . Conduct a staff training program to ensure compliance with LinkedIn’s non - discrimination obligations . Evaluate – for the next 3 years – whether the company’s compensation is gender - neutral and make salary adjustments if not . LinkedIn will also revise its compensation policies and practices and agreed to monitoring and reporting to ensure compliance with federal contract obligations . “Our agreement with LinkedIn Corp . resolves alleged pay discrimination that denied 686 female workers at the company’s San Francisco and Sunnyvale locations their full wages , ” explained Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs Regional Director Jane Suhr in San Francisco . “In addition to recovering $1 . 8 million in back wages and interest for these workers , our agreement will ensure that LinkedIn better understands its obligations as a federal contractor and complies in the future . ” Current or former LinkedIn workers who believe they may be owed compensation for the 2015 - 2017 review period in Sunnyvale or San Francisco can learn more about OFCCP’s agreement . The site also provides information about other recent OFCCP settlements . Learn more about OFCCP . In addition to Executive Order 11246 , OFCCP enforces Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974 . These authorities , as amended , make it illegal for contractors and subcontractors doing business with the federal government to discriminate in employment because of race , color , religion , sex , sexual orientation , gender identity , national origin , disability , or status as a protected veteran . In addition , federal contractors and subcontractors are prohibited from discriminating against applicants or employees because they have inquired about , discussed , or disclosed their compensation or the compensation of others subject to certain limitations , and may not retaliate against applicants or employees for engaging in protected activities .
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