Caterpillar Inc. News

Caterpillar to Pay $800K Over Systemic Hiring Discrimination at Illinois Plant

Heavy equipment company Caterpillar has agreed to pay $800,000 to resolve allegations of systemic hiring discrimination against Black applicants at an Illinois plant, the U.S. Labor Department said on Tuesday. The money will cover back wages and interest to affected …

Environmental Platform Urges 1,600-Plus High-Emitting Firms to Disclose Data

More than 1,600 companies identified by non-profit platform CDP as having the biggest impact on the environment are not disclosing environmental data, it said as it launched its latest campaign to get firms to provide the information. CDP, which has …

Contractor Dies in Fall at Illinois Caterpillar Foundry

A contractor working at a Caterpillar Inc. foundry in central Illinois fell to his death when he apparently stepped off a ladder at the plant, authorities said. The Peoria County coroner said Scott M. Adams, 50, of East Peoria, was …