Arthur Grand Technologies has settled with the Departments of Labor and Justice regarding a job listing they had posted which said that it was only for US citizens and white people:
The settlement itself amounts to little more than a slap on the wrist:
Under the arrangement, Arthur Grand will pay a civil penalty of $7,500, along with a total of $31,000 to 31 people who complained about the posting. The company — which is minority-owned and a federal contractor designated a disadvantaged business — will also be monitored to ensure compliance with anti-discrimination laws.
“It is shameful that in the 21st century, we continue to see employers using ‘whites only’ and ‘only US born’ job postings to lock out otherwise eligible job candidates of color,” said Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, which announced the agreements.
The company, of course, denies any responsibility and blames it all on a “rogue employee” who has supposedly been fired.
But call me skeptical because there’s more. There’s always more.
The company is also in trouble for not keeping proper records to ensure fairness in their hirings:
In its separate agreement with Arthur Grand, the Labor Department says it also found other violations, saying the company didn’t have records tracking demographic characteristics of job applicants, such as their gender, race or ethnicity; and that the company didn’t post a notice of workers’ equal employment opportunity rights in conspicuous places.
“We are committed to holding federal contractors accountable for outrageous discriminatory practices like this advertisement,” said Acting Director Michele Hodge of the Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP). “Companies like Arthur Grand, that accept federal contracts, cannot have a ‘whites only’ hiring process.”
That kind of shit might have flown before but there is a non-orange president now and with him a new and improved Depart of Labor. It’s good to see these companies getting their feet held to the fire.
