A provider of contractor services for heavy construction projects has agreed to resolve claims of alleged pay discrimination affecting 22 female employees at its Houston location, federal officials say.
The U.S. Department of Labor said Bechtel Oil, Gas and Chemicals Inc. has agreed to pay $200,000 in back wages and interest and to set aside $50,000 in salary adjustments to female employees with engineering job titles.
The company will also take steps to ensure its personnel practices, including recordkeeping and internal auditing procedures, meet legal requirements, the DOL said.
A routine compliance evaluation by the department’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs found Bechtel Oil, Gas and Chemicals — which provides contractor services for engineering, construction and project management for heavy construction projects — allegedly discriminated against female employees beginning on or before April 1, 2013, by paying them less than comparable male employees in similar jobs.
Such actions violate Executive Order 11246, which prohibits federal contractors from discriminating in employment based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or national origin. The company denies the allegations.
Source: U.S. DOL
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