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Company: Parsons Brinckerhoff
Current Parent Company: WSP Global
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Penalty: $188,043
Year: 2014
Date: May 8, 2014
Offense Group: employment-related offenses
Primary Offense: employment discrimination
Secondary Offense: racial discrimination
Violation Description: The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs announced that federal contractor Parsons Brinckerhoff agreed to settle allegations of hiring discrimination on the basis of race and ethnicity involving 247 job applicants who were rejected for assistant engineer positions at the company's New York City headquarters.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Facility State: New York
Facility City: New York
HQ Country of Current Parent: Canada
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: construction and engineering
Specific Industry of Current Parent: construction & engineering
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