LaborProf Blog: Whirlpool Corp. Agrees to Pay $850,000 in Back Wages to Settle Discrimination Claims
"The Department of Labor is reporting that Whirlpool has enter into a consent decree that settles the DOL's allegations that Whirlpool engaged in hiring discrimination from March 1, 1997 to February 28, 1998. The company admits no liability. In addition to paying the back wages, Whirlpool will hire 48 of the rejected African-American applicants."