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Company: Hertz Corporation
Current Parent Company: Hertz
Penalty: $1,750,000
Year: 2021
Date: April 13, 2021
Offense Group: employment-related offenses
Primary Offense: employment discrimination
Secondary Offense: racial discrimination
Violation Description: While in bankruptcy, Hertz agreed to pay $1.75 million to settle a lawsuit alleging that its practice of not hiring people with criminal histories caused it to discriminate against African-American and Latino applicants.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: private litigation
Court: Northern District of California
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Case ID: 3:18-cv-07481
Case Name: Lee et al v. The Hertz Corporation et al
Private Lawsuit Resolution Type: settlement
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: New Jersey
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: miscellaneous services
Specific Industry of Current Parent: car rentals
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